European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday August 29,1991 european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor to write us Apo 09211 -4211 or Postrach 11 14 37 d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230,245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. 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Examples Are Lead from the front be bold and audacious and be fair just and Swift with awards and punishment for soldiers. My. Unit returned from saudi Arabia on april 22. Since returning four months ago my unit has imposed 32 articles 15 but has yet to present awards for action during operation desert storm. My troop began submitting awards recommendations for soldiers in the unit March 15 As we awaited orders in Kuwait. We be deployed to Grafe Wohr for gunnery. Perhaps when we return we can have a combined awards ceremony for desert storm and gunnery. How will it look if a Bradley gunner who fired exceedingly Well at target panels receives an a com army commendation medal standing beside a Bradley gunner who killed a Republican guard t-72,with a Tow missile i wonder if any of this has an Impact on morale. A capt. Thomas e. Sprowls or. Bamberg German badge should be earned i earned my combat infantry badge in 1968. It was a badge that had to be personally earned. However during the action in Grenada and desert storm if you were in the area of operation and in the infantry you got the badge. I think the army should go Back and look at the journal logs and determine which soldiers earned the lib. Soldiers not units earn the lib. When soldiers who did no to earn it get it it reduces the meaning for the soldiers who did earn it. I question the moral courage and integrity of the commanders who let their units be awarded the lib knowing they did no to earn it. I also question the integrity of any Soldier who wears the lib and knows in has heart he did no to earn it. A sgt. Maj. Carl w. Andersen Frankfurt Germany letters to the editor the last time i gave blood i was dirty in the Field. They Don t seem to asked to fill out a card assuring that i sacrifice training time did not have his. How Many people i was More frightened for my Hus would possibly know if they could be band s life when i heard he might have carriers other than those in the High to fight the iraqi female soldiers be risk groups we read reports in the cause god help the Man who comes be news about heterosexuals who have tween a woman fighting for her Home contracted the virus or spread it when country and children. It is equivalent to they did no to even have a clue they were  coming Between a grizzly cub and at risk. A mama grizzly. I would train and fight screening the blood Hasni to been 100 my hardest to keep my children free by his risk is too much and Safe. It seems the ignorance and prejudice from men like this writer Are a woman a main obstacle. A Ginger Karnbach Friedberg Germany percent successful either in detecting his. Innocent people have contracted aids through examinations blood transfusions and mistakes. In a getting hysterical you say the risk is so Small you say maybe Only 1, 2 or 3 percent do you Volunteer to be or do you Volunteer your children to be a Quot a a that 1, 2 or 3 percent any risk Howe a  Fqy. Golf do fens or Small is too much of a risk. Let s continue to enjoy the Protection the military has provided for us a its a matter of life and death. A Linda j. Lobeck Sembach a Germany editor s note in letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length Quot and taste. Prefer enee is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. O o o letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.Gays Kepi in line i am replying to the letter a guns Are for  first of All our Independence was a Success More than 200 years ago not just because a the ships of the time  keep a Supply line  the colonists were Able to fight Back because they were armed with guns. Those courageous people did no to make a stand with pocket knives and slingshots. There Are Many reasons to justify a firearm even in these a a civilized times. The crime rate in the United states is horrible. What would you do if you found an intruder in your House would you ask the Crook to wait a couple of minutes while you called the police could you defend your family with your Bare hands i wish you the Best of Luck if you do not have a self defense firearm. What about legally carrying a gun on the Street for Protection would a criminal try to Rob someone on the Street if he knew he would get shot trying to do so that is the problem these Days there Arentt enough armed Good Guys. The police can to be everywhere at once. It is up to. You to protect yourself. Gun Laws will not reduce crime. A criminal Isnit going to acquire a gun legally. Even if there was a one year waiting period it would not affect a criminal one bit. Gun owners Are far from being cowards. I  Call you a Coward if you saved your own life and the lives of your family by using your gun. A justifiable homicide would be easier to live with than grief Over the deaths of your Fame a senior airman Eugene Mason Hahn a Germany putting aside gods statement that it homosexuality is an abomination in his eyes with which i am in total agreement discounting the statements made by psychologists in an aug. 19 stars and stripes article claiming it is discrimination ignoring that it makes people a uncomfortable a lets just get Down to the basics it is matter of life and death. Military personnel and their families Over the years have had the luxury of living in a a a protected environment. This Protection is provided As a Trade off to a being owned by the military. Part of the Protection is reasonably Good health care at Little or no Cost. If homosexuals Are allowed into the military we can assume some would be health care providers. We know already that rubber gloves Haven to been 100 percent successful in preventing the spread of aids. And what about those blood drives we can Only Hope that Gays would not be so generous As to donate blood. This letter is for All patriotic homosexuals who want to serve in the . Armed forces. All you have to do to serve in the military is to keep your sexual orientation a secret. You wont be Able to have a Gay Lesbie to better to be Safe than sorry. An club on base. You wont be Able to a hold hands with your Lover in the commissary. But you la be Able to serve your country the same As everyone else. There Are homosexuals in the military Sll 11111101 Ali 10s Iii Sod now. In a sure that Many of them Are r doing a Fine Job. They Are being discreet and discipline is not being affected. In a tired of hearing about All of the poor patriotic homosexuals who can to . Coasts and in several foreign coun serve in the military because of a a no tries. I have been consistently impressed Gays policy. This policy has never kept with the Energy dedication intelligence Gays out. Its Only kept them in line. And willingness to learn demonstrated a sgt. John l. Wyman a a a a i strongly disagree with the letter titled a tired of summer  i have been involved with this program Over the past 15 years on both Graben Trarbach Germany women can fight hard this is in response to the letter a no place for  women have proven themselves in Ever position they were a a allowed to have. Why then would they fail in the infantry Are you implying that a woman could not handle being dirty and would Stop everything to clean herself i believe female truck Drivers and mechanics get by every one of the summer hires in be known. I have Given Many of them letters of appreciation. A proper attitude by the military or civilian supervisor is essential. These Young adults need to be treated with respect. Work environment regulations need to be discussed and they need to be properly trained a not just told what to do. I for one Welcome each and Ever Opportunity to nurture these future full time employees. Ill gladly take allot them who Are available. A capt. . Cooper commander naval Hospital Naples Italy