European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes monday september 23, 1991letters to the editor the a Helpes european edition circulation 100,000 col Genee. Townsend Usan commander up Blister Bernard a. Zovistoski de mar Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes sports editor special sections editor to White 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 ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson. Building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069, Telephone ets 342-6659 or civilian 0471-88782 Kaiserslautern. 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Mentzer Wiesbaden Germany poor course of action an airman s letter sept. 14 is As racist As any such letter could be blaming europeans As a group for the world s ills. Until we learn to Deal with each other As individuals More than As members of this or that ethnic or National group we re unlikely to make much Progress on solving the multicultural problems to which the writer refers. Further when any human group elects to see itself chiefly As a victim of others actions that group is probably selecting a poor course of action if it wants to Advance. It would be far better 1 think for such a group to focus on obtaining recognition based on its individual members present merits and achievements. Perhaps the airman is emboldened by civil rights commission chairman Arthur Fletcher s current racial allegations. Ill be following their investigation with interest. Personally i have observed no evidence of systemic discrimination in the . Armed forces for Many years a except of course for the preferences found in the legally mandated Well intended affirmative action program. A James j. Stewart Heilbrunn Germany a bit of Black history this letter is in reference to the comments on president Bush s greeting of old soldiers in the sept. 14 faces a no places column. Because their curly Black hair reminded them of the then prevalent Plains animals Heads indians applied the term a Buffalo soldiers Quot to enlisted members of the 9th and 10th negro cavalry there were no negro officers. The term a Black Quot frequently used to describe those of us of the negro race can also be traced Back to a former commander of the 10th a a White officer. Because of his hard nosed discipline As an instructor at West Point cadets learning of his past command of the 10th attempted to insult him by calling him  not Only did this not insult him it pleased him greatly a Black Quot was used in his name for the rest of his life and he never lost his affection for a or failed to Champion a the valorous negro troops he led. On his promotion from Captain to brigadier general he further championed the cause of commissioning negro soldiers. When commanding Allied forces in world War 1, Gen John a Black Jack Quot Pershing had a Young major under his command who later became the presi Dent of the United states. In 1948, Harry s. Truman As commander in chief integrated the services. There is then a connection Between the 9th and 10th and the appointment of Colin l. Powell As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Red Tierney Giessen Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters 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. O o 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.not needed in army the first amendment of the . Constitution states a Congress shall make no Laws prohibiting or establishing religion. A i say Why Are Muslim american soldiers being court Martiale for refusing to deploy to fight or help support the .-led Allied forces against their own Muslim Brothers of Iraq yes we raised our hands to defend the . Constitution against enemies foreign and Domestic. However the . Constitution under the first amendment gives every american Freedom of religion As Long As it does no to interfere with other people s rights a Freedom and Pursuit of happiness. However this is what the . Military is doing when it gives orders that it knows True muslims who follow the holy Koran and Sunna of Prophet Mohammed cannot obey. According to the technical manual concerning All religions acknowledged by the Headquarters department of the army the . Army defines a Muslim As one who follows the holy Koran and Sunna of Prophet Mohammad to the letter. All . Army chaplains should have this manual. Why not put the Muslim american soldiers who follow the holy Koran and Sunna of Prophet Mohammed out of the . Army a Jimmie Lee Jones or. Mannheim Germany a moral rightists thrive Well the moral rightists and the often dormant Quot god squad Quot have sounded off in your newspaper against the folks who wrote and fell that religious reverence should be left As an individual belief and not mandated by government and the military. For shame that anyone Ever disagree with these staunch moral rightists of present Day. Are they going to bring the dunking Stool Back for non believers or those who Are suspected of non belief i considered writing a no religious preference Quot in my official records. After the local response i think i la just keep it As it is protestant. If just two letters in your Section can bring Forth such a storm from the Radical moral rightists then i am sure my career would be ruined by one just like them if i Ever dare say i am agnostic in my official files. I sure am glad 1 am not handicapped a minority member or some other daring Type of individual who would go up against these believers of fantasy. I am sure that i would never have a Chance to make it in this world with All those strikes against me. A Paul d. Levasseur Frankfurt Germany Aulo insurance mixed up in a one of Many people who received a letter from Usa eur saying that my insurance company Deutsch Lloyd had notified it that i Haven to paid my insurance and therefore i must Send a new double White card to the Heidelberg office within four Days or my vehicle would be de registered. I wonder if that s the same insurance policy i renewed last july the one that a not due again until october my insurance company did no to write to Usa eur at All. As a matter of fact it told me that it was quite disgusted with Usa eur because it sent out these letters in a Standard format making it sound As if the insurance company were at fault. The truth is Usa eur can to keep track of the current records our insurance companies Send. In be been to the Heidelberg office and in be seen the fiasco that goes on there. Maybe while Arthur Fletcher was Here investigating he could have swung by the Usa eur department of motor vehicles. A staff sgt. Mark w. Slates Ramstein a Germany Bill to conic due this is an open letter to whoever found my at amp to card and ran it up to $1,200. I Hope that whomever you decided to Call in Elpaso Texas really cares about you because unless at amp to finds you and in a sure they will that person will be charged for the Calls you made to him or her. Pc. Mcdonough Frankfurt Germany Cycle rally was tops i would like to extend a Hearty thanks to the Harley Davidson military sales and Karlsruhe mar for the fantastic Job they did at the military motorcycle rally this year. It was Well organized and every event from the Wiener bite to the slow race was a crowd please. I Hope that there will be one planned next year. It was Well Worth the trip from Gra Fenohr. Even though we arrived at the Campground around 11 30 p.m., there were still people there to help us out and get settled in. I could go on on about All the great things that went on that weekend. Thanks again for the great weekend and Hope to see you next year. A Harald a a a Quot Wolf Grafen Wuhr Germany