European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday october 22, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100.000 col Gene e. Townsend. Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Weckar sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manea special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 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, cart Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. Lynda Davidson. 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Give us what we pay for. A sgt. 1st class Stan Martin Hohenfels Germany badge needs reviewing i totally agree with command sgt. Maj. Barber the requirements for awarding the combat medical badge should be changed. I am assigned to a medical company in a Forward support battalion which served in the persian Gulf in Kuwait and Iraq. It s a Little ironic that some medical soldiers were awarded the cab without Ever receiving any casualties at All. In several instances we As the medical company were so close to the front that we saw iraqi armoured vehicles being destroyed. Again i would like to say that i agree and that All medics who were in combat in the Gulf should express their feelings about the Way the combat medical badge is awarded. A sgt. Peter Greene Firth Germany a facts still facts i must respond to a letter which appeared in the stars and stripes oct. 7 stating that a a. The Black Man built the pyramids and mastered math architecture philosophy etc.,�?� and that a the Black Man gave the europeans  if he goes on the Assumption that egyptians who built the pyramids Are a Blacks Quot or of the negroid race because it is a country in Africa perhaps these statements May be True even though egyptian knowledge has its roots in the Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia from the Early dynastic period of the land of Sumer from the cities of Nippur or and la Gash where incidentally a the domestication of Many slavery was born. The sumerians were nomadic people who came into the Valley from the North. They were finally United into a civilization by fugal Zag Gisi in about 2350 . He was not of the negroid race. Nevertheless one could almost Swallow these statements if one accepts the writers original Assumption. What did catch my Eye and prompted this letter is the statement the writer makes a we civilized Greece and  i suppose the a a we is the Black Man. As an italian born and raised in Rome and Florence and As a Phil Hel Lene married to a native greek for 15 Yea Sand very knowledgeable about both countries i must take exception to this statement. I do not believe this is True. And in Case some wonder racism or my own prejudiced attitude about Europe do not enter into play in this letter because even though i am an artist i was raised a Ocolor Blind a and facts Are still facts. I will acknowledge that a a Blacks have made immeasurable contributions to the United states even though we Arentt taught about them too often and have also contributed greatly to world civilization in general. But to state that they should be credited with the Golden age of hellenism or the greatness of the roman Empire is asking too much. A Richard e. Stoddard Stuttgart Germany editor s note a 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. 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.autovon appreciation on behalf of the service members who have been and Are deployed to the various parts of the Globe i want to extend a big thanks to All Auto on operators. Their Diligence and assistance in placing morale Calls to our families is a great boost and provides us a level of Comfort. As a communication officer serving in operation provide Comfort i am acutely aware of the extensive communications network in place to support such an operation. 1 commend everyone in the command and communications Structure the leaders who allowed the network to be used to maintain Contact with our families the soldiers and airmen who install operate and maintain the network and most important the Auto on operators who diligently ensure our Calls get through providing us some Comfort. A capt. Hugh g. Cooper operation provide Comfort gel background first the author of Quot poor role Model was himself guilty of not doing his Homework and the context of his letter made him if not ignorant a racist and a hypocrite. The honorable Malcolm x cannot and should not be compared to the Kun flux klan. When interviewed in the Early 1960s regarding the bombing of a Church in which four innocent Black children were murdered Malcolm xes reply was that Blacks should have the right to defend themselves As stated by the second amendment of the . Constitution. Malcolm x did not advocate the hanging of Whites. He did not advocate the burning of schools and houses and he definitely did not advocate bombings of churches and assassinations of civil rights figures such As Medger Evers. It is True that Malcolm x disagreed with Many leaders of the civil rights movement such As or. Martin Luther King jr., but this in no Means made him an advocate of Black superiority either. The writer failed to Point out that Malcolm x strongly pursued the leaders of the civil rights movement in an Effort to change their Mode of protest from a civil rights Issue in which the . Government had jurisdiction to a human rights Issue in which the United nations had jurisdiction. That was to bring the oppression suffered by Blacks of that time before the world court of the United nations the same Way the plight of the 3 million jews in the soviet Lunion the people of Hungary and the Black people of South Africa were All brought before the United nations. It should also be pointed out that in this time in american history the Black people in the United states were persecuted not Only in the South but also in the North. Have memories faded so much that the Plain truth can be so perverted my advice is simple go to your installation Library and read up on Black american history or better yet sign out tapes of Malcolm x s lectures. This Way you can get the message straight from the horses Mouth. The next time you see a Malcolm x to shirt that offends you ask that person Why he is wearing it. You May discover that it is out of reverence or in silent protest to a problem. Spec. William p. Wright Timberg Germany to shoulder to cry on in reference to the recent letter a costly carelessness and the writer who lost control of his car after running Over a set of rubber chock blocks i done to know Why he placed All the blame for his Accident on someone who lost the chock blocks off a truck. He clearly admitted that he was travelling at about 120 Kph through the curve before Pioneer Cavern. The Speed limit through that curve is clearly posted at 60 Kph. He also admitted to seeing the chock blocks about 100 meters away. At that distance had he been following the posted Speed limit he would have had More than enough time to slow Down and safely Man Uever around them. He is a Good example of what can happen when someone has no regard for the Speed limits. They Are posted at a particular Speed limit for a reason. Its people like him who make driving dangerous for others because of their Lack of respect for. The traffic rules and regulations. As far As the stress loss of personal funds and hardship he complained of going through he does no to have a shoulder to cry on Here. He has no one to blame but himself. A Chi Gerald Handy Hanau Germany i am 25 years Aid. My hobbies Are Reading singing travelling and meeting people. Cyndi Torralba co Amelia Torralba Der r-8 Sto. Nino ext 6500 Taloban City Philippines i am 25 years old. My hobbies Are cooking swimming biking and Reading magazines. A Maria Lucia Bernabi co a. Loudes Bernabe Acevedo k.v.f.i., Banetown sub. Vic Victorias Negros Occidental 6119 Philippines i m a College student who is a dedicated Ian of hockey and baseball. I also love All sorts at music. A Jennifer Small Ohio Wesleyan University Hamilton Williams bldg. Delaware. Ohio 43015 i am 18 years old and , Reading and writing. A Elgen Maglangit Tula pos Enrique Villanueva siquijor. Philippines