European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday october 2,1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a Zovistoski editor c. Bill Walker euro Peari editor Deborah Absher Bryan Nolan news editor Cit editor Bob we Cor George Manes sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 w-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 0471-68762. 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Munich civilian 089-6901503 or 6901504, ets 440-6556, Tel fax 089-699-1606. Nurnberg civilian 0911 -712558, ets 460-7001. Stuttgart civilian 0711-546743, ets 420-7175. Italy Naples civilian 003981-5685306, ets 625-5306. Vicenza civilian 0444-515358, ets 634-7545, Tole tax 0444-300-641. Spain Madrid. Ets 665-5807, civilian and Tel fax 003416561405. Turkey Istanbul civilian and Tel fax 0090-1-1724843. United kingdom Newbury civilian 0635-44768, Dan 266-3209. Circulation Tel fax 06155-601417. Advertising display ext. 247,309. Classified ext 349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412.lack of Courtesy one would have thought that a Man of Arthur Fletcher a influence As chairman of the . Commission on civil rights one committed to righting the wrongs of racial inequality would have taken immediate positive Steps to Correct the alleged a a hundreds of equal employment Opportunity complaints he received during his recent visit to Usa eur. On the contrary his first step was to beat a Hasty Retreat Back to Washington where he dropped copies of his findings into the in boxes of the president Secretary of defense the equal employment Opportunity commission the civilian secretaries of the various military branches and the House and Senate leaders. Unfortunately Fletcher was so Busy documenting these a a hundreds of complaints that he did no to have time to drop by and discuss his findings with the Usa eur commander prior to his speedy departure. Obviously Fletcher is not required to report to Gen. Crosbie e. Saint. However one could assume that a Little professional Courtesy regarding a matter of this magnitude would have been appreciated by Gen. Saint. Did those who filed these a a hundreds of complaints give their immediate chains of command or unit Leo representatives an Opportunity to help them before they sought Fletcher a attention if you be been wronged have the courage to stand up for your convictions with the support of your Chain of command and use the available resources within this command to resolve your problems. A capt. Donald i. Clarke ludwigs Burg Germany 4i whereas our mail i am sure that this is one of Many letters concerning the mail to troops in Turkey for operation provide Comfort. We Are deployed from Span Dahlem a Germany. We have been deployed in Turkey for 62 Days. We Are very distraught about the mail service. The very few tetters we have received have taken three to four weeks to get Here. But what is More disturbing is that they Are never in chronological order. Conversations with friends and relatives in the states reveal the same about the letters they Are receiving from us Here in Turkey. Why is there not a priority with the mail system we seem to be Cut off from the rest of the world. We Are Forward deployed and now not even our Home base will connect us to an at amp to operator. We have no Way to be sure that All of our personal business is being taken care of. Even our maps mail from Germany has been taking three to five weeks. I would like to see someone who cares about the morale of the troops Here Start getting and giving some answers. A airman 1st class Jay Chamniss operation provide Comfort a a Guys do affect morale i am writing in response to a recent letter about Gays in the military. I believe our nations leaders and the . Populace Are overlooking a great Many concerns in reference to the topic of Gays in the military. The concerns that Gays present possible Security risks or spread aids Are moot. The concerns i wish to address Are on More of an interpersonal level. In be been in the Marine corps for More than five years. I have served in combat units on various exercises and operations throughout my tour. On two occasions i have been in a platoon where incidents involving Gays occurred. In both cases the morale and integrity of the unit were impaired considerably. Suspicion ran rampant and our ability to work As a team was seriously undermined. ,. Any time especially in the military where close confines personal Trust and dependency Are prevalent and necessary incidents like the above or cases involving treachery or criminal impropriety can seriously affect Unity. I done to think Trust in a Gay person is the problem. I think the problem lies in whether the people of the United states can accept it or riot. Also whether today a youths Are willing to Volunteer for service in a straight and Gay military. These Are some of the things i think need to be addressed. A sgt. Richard d. Strader bad Godesberg German yrs editor s note a i 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 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 a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday arts sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Letters to the editor for those who know Only minor irritation from insect stings educate yourselves. To us who suffer from severe allergic reactions your Bee sting kit could be likened to the american express card done to leave Home without it. You never know when you will need it. A Jerry r. Shoemaker Schweinfurt Germany a give us live coverage we Settle in our favorite chair with snacks and beverage to watch an exciting College football game. Midway through the first Quarter we Check the Progress of the baseball game on the radio. To our Surprise they announce the third Quarter score of the game we Are watching. College football is Only scheduled on saturdays now and then thursday and there is surely enough interest to justify live coverage. We appreciate the great Job the folks at an radio and to do it please give us our traditional live coverage of College football. A Billy r. Anderson Sembach a German thanks for first Aid in i wish to publicly acknowledge and express my deep gratitude toward the civilian employees and military staff members of the Schweinfurt health clinic. I suffer from potentially fatal allergic reactions to the sting of bees wasps and other insects of this family. Recently one of my greatest fears became reality. It was on this Day that i overlooked one of the simplest precautions that any beverage Drinker should take. If you Are drinking from an uncovered drink before drinking make sure that one of these stinging insects has not crawled in for a closer look. I done to think that i shall Ever forget when i took a Mouthful of my soda and found that i had an unwanted and obviously unhappy guest in my Mouth. In his Way of expressing great displeasure he stung me on the tip of my Tongue. After nearly dying on two occasions from Bee stings Many years ago i knew what actions i must take the most important being not to panic and to confirm that indeed i had been stung. This took All of 30 to 45 seconds. Next i made a phone Call to the Schweinhart health clinic requesting assistance. Within what seemed no More than a couple of minutes help had arrived. Staff sgt. Steward and Peta Larson crewing the ambulance that Day wasted no time in assessing the situation and taking actions that very Well Mav have saved me from dying or at least the suffering that goes along with late treatment. To them i wish to say thank you very much. Your professional conduct in patient care not Only in administering first Aid but also in prevention of Shock and panic was a godsend. I also thank or. Sales who treated me while i was at the clinic. And not to forget is. Hart who admonished me for not having a Bee sting kit and for instilling a sense of humility that we Are All Are subject to uncontrollable  and sports junkies this time an has gone overboard in catering to the sports junkies. I refer to the new a Rafn sports Newline a which will give the junkies their fix of news every couple of hours about the same frequency As sports reports on the radio to the de tement of the rest of the military Community. 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