European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday september 10,1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bob Wicker news editor sports editor to write us Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37 0-6100 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Tauson building 103, Cert Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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A a tour of the red Light District. A drug abusers shooting up. A an interview with a topless prostitute. If As one commercial states an wants to program shows where they Are seen by the right people i.e., sitcoms at night soaps in the afternoon cartoons in the morning sports at night Why was this shown at 9 30 a.m.? what about children who Are awake before their parents or children who Are at Home alone i done to want my children seeing what would be rated r in the states being shown so freely Here. More thought should go into programming. Remember children watch an also. A Jodette kitchens Brun sum the Netherlands aids education a must i am continually amazed to read letters from uninformed people regarding his and aids risk. A recent writer rambles on about How protected we of the military Community Are from aids because homosexuals Are not allowed in our environment. She stresses that keeping homosexuals out of this a protected environment and away from a innocent people is a matter of life and death. May i ask How she can be so narrow minded to believe that we in the military Community Are protected from aids just because homosexuals Are not allowed in the armed forces does she know the medical sexual history of everyone she has slept with How about the medical sexual history of everyone that her sexual partners have slept with and the history of everyone that their partners have slept with this could continue All Day. Can she be sure that her sexual partners have been honest with her does she realize that infidelity of marriages and relationships is just As prominent Here As anywhere else my Point is that aids is not just a homosexual problem and keeping homosexuals out of the military is not a a matter of life and  what is a matter of life and death for any Issue is education. However it seems that this woman like Many people is desperately clinging to the false Hope that what she does no to know can to Hurt her. . Kendall Schwabish Hall German deciding combat roles i read with much interest the recent article on women in combat. Why Are people still Bela Boring this time worn topic your article shows that women Are already serving in combat zones and Are receiving hazardous duty pay. The question is not women in combat but what jobs they should have. Have women proved their courage and ability to die just As Well As men yes. Have they proved their ability to work under stressful conditions yes. Could your average woman Load a 155mm howitzer round i weigh 185 funds and struggled to Load two Quick y could a woman Load a 120mm tank gun repeatedly when i was a Cadet i went to a tank Range with two women on my Crew. Neither woman could Load the 105mm gun. These West Point cadets were no weaklings. They were probably in the top 10 percent in physical ability of women in the . It is interesting to note that Israel used women in combat during a War of survival in 1948. The israelis quickly withdrew women from combat roles Ana still will not let women serve in combat today. This was after a period of three weeks not 100 hours. Is there a lesson to be Learned Here the question is not mental ability or desire but rather one of physical aptitude. Contrary to the popular belief that War is merely targets As blips on a screen War at the Sharp end is very physically demanding. Set scores and a desire to succeed do not count for much when in a lying wounded on the floor of my tank and a 5-foot, 110-Pound female medic hops in to pull me out. It is evident that women have performed admirably in combat conditions. Having women serve in combat is not a matter of mental ability or desire but one of physical aptitude. The  should not become a victim of a political consciousness and act rashly to make the politically Correct decision. Rather a Long realistic look at the facts should be used to decide. �?1st it. Mark h. Salas Mannheim Germany r. F leed Tor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All Etters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference 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. Too 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. Rvs Stem does no to work in response to the reply by Gen. Crosbie e. Saint to Arthur Fletcher chairman of the . Commission on civil rights and the sergeant who claims that the . Army is fair and impartial i would like to make a few Points the grievance system that is a a multifaceted does not substantiate the truth that it has failed and continues to fail soldiers,.family members and civilians. These statements i find to be on the same line As a some of my Best friends Are  the Point is that no matter How carefully this system is designed it does no to work. This is chiefly because these so called a a multifaceted individuals Are an intricate part of the a Good of boy networks who Are More concerned about fitting in the network than fixing the wrongs in the system. The other truth is that All commanders Are not dedicated toward preventing discrimination or resolving prejudice. Too much a responsibility without follow up has been Given to commanders who have created their own Justice systems that have been on the Side of those who fit in the network. It is True but May be Bard to uncover that disciplinary punishment is harshly administered to african american soldiers compared with caucasian soldiers. And by the time these avenues of redress Are acting on the matter the punishment is either already served the Soldier has already out processed from the  or the redress system finds letters to the editor the allegations a a unsubstantiated its favorite word. Again we do not Trust your system of redress. These networks have also created this a fear misery a Index where soldiers Are afraid to speak of the wrongs in their units for fear of repercussions in promotions demotions award Impact military careers family Impact Etc. And this is part of what keeps the a Good old boy network in existence. Finally it is time for an outside Agency to investigate the . Army and Dod system in Europe and this grievance system that a a works along with this fair and impartial . Prove that these soldiers family members and civilians Are All crying a a Wolf and Welcome or. Fletcher a recommendations for hearings in Europe. Watch what you find. A sgt. Michael m. Sauls Ansbach German Relief drive successful a big thank you to All the folks in Wurzburg military Community who contributed to our last romanian Relief drive. The pastors from Wales came on aug. 15 to Load up the 63 boxes twice our previous Effort our Community contributed. An extra special thank you to the Wurzburg no wives club which donated 12 boxes of food diapers and health care items. This was our largest single donation to Date. We had contributions coming in from As far away As Hanau where the Friendship Baptist Church donated a Van Load of toys food and bicycles. I am also Happy to announce that we now have a new organizer Diane Lindner and two assistants from kit Zingen Community who will take Over the project once our battalion deactivates. A boy scout in Aschaffenbur has expressed an interest in organizing a drive from his Community to Combine with our Effort. The pastors from the apostolic Church of Wales will come again in november. Anyone wanting to contribute May drop the goods off at Harvey Chapel Annex building 141, second floor or Call me at 09321-24230. The major goods needed Are Medicine food disposable diapers health and Beauty aids 220-Volt Small appliances. The pastors Are unable to accept clothes donations because a warehouse of donated clothes in Wales awaits shipment to Romania. Anyone wishing to make tax deductible contributions to the Relief Effort May do so by mailing a Check directly to apostolic Church a romanian Relief attn pastor Hadyn twi Berrow 34 Waterloo Road Capel Hendre Ammanford Dyfed a 18 3 of South Wales great Britain. A Debbie Higdon Kitzinger Germany pen pals i would like pen Pale. A Nta Cabel 344 or. Medano re. Co Corazon Carabuena Dumaguet City Philippines my hobbies Are Reading listening to music watching to and going to the movies. A Vivian Ferrer Bacolod City 6100 Tocsin St. Philippines i am 45 years old and i like to walk to Camp and to talk. A june Parks . Box 203 Jonesville Mich. 49250 i am looking for pen pals from All walks of life. I enjoy physical activities and intelligent conversation. A Trudl Morrow Box 5087 out 1 Apo a 09497 i would like to correspond with soldiers. A Cheryl l Taylor 111 Mustybrook drive Spartanburg . 29302 i would love to have pen pals of ail Ages in the military. My hobbies Are dancing listening to soul music keeping tit and travelling. A Carol Rawson 299 the Glen Palace reids Runcorn. Cheshire wa7 2 to England