European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday september 22, 1991letters to the editor col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher Bryan Notan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manea sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo 09211 -4211 or Post Tach 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 ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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I find it fascinating because everyone knows but wont admit that single soldiers have been discriminated against in the military As a whole for a while now. Every Day the command says that married soldiers Are More important than single soldiers by the Way they Are treated. Single soldiers Are forced to live in cramped rooms with no privacy. On several occasions five wondered Why a private first class with two years service lives in base housing or on the Economy while a staff sergeant with 10 years service lives with someone else in a Small room in the Barracks. Hey but no one said life or the army was fair. That still does no to mean its wrong or that things can to change. The . Army still Hasni to figured out that duty performance is a direct reflection of the Quality of life. Again the Powers above have done it a this time in the Southern european task Force command in Northern Italy. They have taken the single soldiers Here specifically e-5s and e-6s, who arc living off Post and told them to move Back on base to make room on the Economy for married soldiers waiting for their families who Are in the United states. There Are several things wrong with this procedure that the command obviously Hasni to thought through. The first and most important is that it would disrupt the lives of several soldiers who have distinguished themselves after serving in this command. Second they Haven to talked to the most important person in this operation a the first sergeant. The first sergeants done to have any rooms for the people moving Back on Post. In be checked. In be checked because in a one of those people moving Back to the base. In effect the command has told me that in a not important. Married soldiers Are the Only ones who Are important. It does no to matter that we re creating upheaval in your life and forcing you to miss work in order to comply with demands of moving. Again they Are openly creating a favourable situation for others resulting in a personal and professional gain. That ladies and gentlemen is discrimination. To Gen. Crosbie e. Saint i say sir there a your specific instance. A Richard Bretz Vicenza Italy disregard for Mission in reference to your article Quot a act official ends six Day hunger strike sept. 12i feel something of grave in Ortance has been overlooked about tech. Sgt. Diggs priorities. While his important position As european president of the a act has Merit it seems that his hunger strike has been put above the air Force Mission. Threatening to continue i he strike Quot in immediate positive action is not taken to remedy injustices to Blacks and Oiler minorities Quot Only underscores his disregard Lor the Mission. As an air Force no tech. Sei. Diggs also be sending the one message to Junior enlisted pc sonnet that Radical methods such As hunger strikes Are a viable Means to get the at Tention of senior officials. They Are not. Such methods arc not Only physically damaging but directly affect Mission readiness. They also bring into question your methods of leadership As an no and a supervisor. A staff sgt. Michael d. Warren Ramstein a Germany editor s note a. Letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All i tiers 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. A a a 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.callousness a abhorrent my unit is deployed in silo i Turkey. What i would like to know is what was the stars and stripes thinking when you printed a help yourself to a iraqi Road kill Chili have you completely lost your minds and your human sensitivities at the same time i am an infantry Soldier but i am still a human being and the callousness you have shown is abhorrent. A spec. Robert w. Lotz Iii silo i Turkey memories of acro jets thank you for the article on the thunderbird. I had the pleasure of seeing them several times. They Are True professionals and bring great credit to us All. I would like to bring to your attention that we had a comparable group Here in Safe Many years ago a the acro jets a team of . Air Force pilots from the 7330th flying training Wing at Furstenfeld Bruck a who flew the same formations from 1954 to 1958. They flew t-33s and travelled All Over Europe and the near East. The founder and Leader was it. Col. Mike Smolen. The Mission of the 7330th was to train nato pilots to Fly jets. They came from Spain Turkey Greece Etc. I served As the Catholic chaplain for the Wing during those years. We have had an annual reunion of the Wing a Down to the third generation a Ever since 1959. A father William l. Travers Bonn Germany Iii ills nut ignored 1 feel the letter from die woman in Frankfurt who was offended by having to stand for a Pravir deserves a Reuf Tal. Not in the Constitution the Hill of rights or any other american Legal document is there found any provision Tor a Quot separation of Church and that phrase is one that has evolved Oer the Wais a result of a Basic misunderstanding of the first amendment. I the amendment reads a icon Grey shall pass no Law respecting an Estall Lish mint of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there is no Call Here for a separation Between govern j ment and religion. Instead the fore fax Thersy intent was to ensure that lawmakers were unable to establish a particular religion As a matter of Law on the entire nation or by Law prohibit anyone or any group from practising a religion. Congress has passed no such Law. Additionally and to the same Point americans Are not afforded even the slightest amount of Freedom a a from religion except whatever amount we Are Able to impose upon ourselves. We do however enjoy Complete Freedom a a of religion including the right to have none at All. If Congress were to pass a Law that charged All government functions to be free of prayer As the writer feels should be the Case they would he in violation of the Law since that would prohibit somebody a free exercise thereof. Finally while it is understandable that feeling compelled to stand no one can make your stand for a prayer As an atheist could be uncomfortable attempt to see yourself not As a citizen whose rights Are being ignored that simply Isnit the Case. See yourself instead As an atheist in a Christian society. A spec. Keith Barnes Ansbach Germany thanks to stripes during the period of july 2 through aug. 20, Over 350 3rd inf div soldiers deployed to the port of Bremerhaven under my command to offload vehicles from ships returning from saudia Arabia and Load trains in support of usar euros operation desert Farewell. As you Well know the stars and stripes is a part of every soldiers Day and our soldiers were no exception. With Only a phone Call from me your circulation office commenced delivering 150 free newspapers every Day to your Bremerhaven office for our Marne soldiers deployed away from Home. It is indeed a pleasure to work with an organization such As yours that is willing to go the extra Effort for soldiers without one bit of bureaucratic red tape or justification of a requirement a you were Only a phone Call away. From every dog faced Soldier who started his Day in Bremerhaven with the stars and stripes a Heartfelt thanks is sent out to your staff. You really made a difference. A it. Col. William e. Mortensen Kitzinger Germany pen pals ing am ears a d Anc travelling singing and writ Paulette Valentine 2 Brian re. Marton . St. Catherine Jamaica i am 24 years old and i would like to correspond with military people in their 20s and 30s. I like music movies travel sports the outdoors making new friends. Walks Bike rides and writing letters. Please write soon. Deb Heginger 16 1st St. Be Belmond Iowa 50421 i am 19 years old and i would like to have pen pals. Aii Kay a Skir Rasa my 133 6 Sok a no 12 p k 01080. Seyhan Turkey i a Oulch Ike to 1i,n,e pen pals Calus 1. 3 a a a. I it no i Man 1 w<5u.j Ike o be p i., from ail the Wor d j os.,i, it a pi1 Kim Lii Vil of Trent . -, ,
