European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and Stripe sunday october 27, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bill Walker european 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 348-6 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. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Turkey Istanbul civilian and Tel fax 0090-1-1 724643 United kingdom Newbury civilian 0635-44 768. Dan 266 3209 circulation Tel fax 06155 60141 7 advertising display ext 247. 309 classified ext 349 advertising Tel fax 06155 601412 faulty system after 19 years in the army 1 can a you know better than to walk off. The child is a child a does he or she really know better than to walk off by the Way please thank the employee who took the time to Comfort your safely say some things get better and old who a he or she was afraid j. And some things get worse. The army awards system needs a Bath. 1 was assigned to a Mobile training team in saudi Arabia during operation desert storm. Prior to our return to Germany the commander of our team told us about How Well we did and described his feelings on awards. In his opinion no one should receive an award for doing their Job. This statement was satisfactory to All. Nobody expected awards to be presented upon our return. After our return a a hush hush awards ceremony was held. A lieutenant colonel two majors four captains the command sergeant major a master sergeant and one sergeant first class received meritorious service medals. Everyone else received army commendation medals and army achievement medals during separate ceremonies. The composition of the team was 95 percent cos. Why does the officer corps seemingly have exclusive rights to mss what Are the criteria for the Mem a or Are they such that one has to be an officer or an e-8? is there equity or favouritism in a concerned. A Sajn list class Jack a. Worst Hochu fils Germany missing zip code the letter from Connie Gilberto in a recent readers action line about her Mother trying to Send a package but the Post office not having the new zip code hit Home. While on leave in my Home town of Wilmington Ohio i tried mailing myself a package using one of these new Well publicized zip codes. As the postal clerk punched in the new zip code i waited for the Price to appear. The machine beeped and displayed a no such zip code 09192.�?� i told the clerk the zip code was supposed to be an Active zip code. He showed me the very thick Apo Fpo zip code alignment and address standardization Book and at the same time presented bulletins that changed or cancelled those zip codes faster than they could be inputted. The clerk said postal workers can to keep up with All the changes and cancellations going on with unit movements and draw Downs. Consequently i gave the clerk the old zip code which his machine took and now 1 patiently await my package. 1 warned my relatives to be prepared to use the old zip code for this years Christmas packages. It makes me wonder if they will get Lindsey air stations new zip code in the system before or alter it closes a club Lovelace Wiesbaden Germany show love not anger 1 work at the Rhein main Exchange. On an average week we have three or More children who become separated from their parents. We take the child to the nearest intercom and have the parents paged. Almost always when the Parent arrives to claim the child the Parent is angry at the child. Why the child is 3 years old or 5 or 6. The child is not at fault. The 3-year-okl is being a Normal 3-year-old a More concerned about gelling a amp is or a toy than watching where mom or dad went. Please done to scold your child be thankful that your child whom you love is of and be concerned about How frightened your child was while he or she was separated from you. Ask Quot Honey Are you All right a instead of give your child a hug. A Shirley Finch Rhein main a Germany editor s note 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. O 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. Voice of oppressed i strongly disagree with a recent writers letter about the a act. The a act is not a divisive organization but a voice of the otherwise voiceless. Furthermore if you Are looking for a Savior in Clarence Thomas you re looking in the wrong place. Remember those so called a government hand out programs a you talked about that a what put or Thomas through Harvard. Now that he a in a position where he does no to need those programs anymore he wants them abolished. How a that for hypocrisy granted there Are some people abusing some of the government programs. That  make you bitter because there Are some very needy people out there. The a act does no to support Thomas because he feels that every Case should be judged by one set Standard and not by circumstances. A airman 1st class Victor g. Guyton Iraklion Crete sharing he blame regarding the letter headlined Quot costly carelessness a i would like to Point out that the writer left out one major Point in his narrative. After passing the Lam boy exit heading to Pioneer Cavern on by there is a posted Speed limit of 100 Kph. Approximately 2i/t meters farther Down the Road at the very beginning of the turn to the left he so aptly described there is another posted Speed limit this one is so Kph. If he was a about Halfway through the curve a then he had absolutely no business going 120 Kph As there is a Speed limit posted in the Middle of the curve for half that amount 60 Kph. Perhaps if he had been obeying those posted Speed limits he would not have been put through the harrowing and expensive consequences of someone else a carelessness. 1 have been driving from my husbands unit on Francois Cavern to our quarters at old Argonne Cavern for the past two years and 1 do my Best to obey those posted Speed limits. I am constantly amazed at the number of times 1 am tailgate and passed by americans and germans alike because 1 am decelerating to the lawful limit. A Joanna Carra Hanau German letters to the editor deserving of award in reply to command sgt. Maj. Mark Barbera a criticism of the combat medical badge award policy i empathize with him but disagree. When i was a platoon medic with an armoured cavalry unit in Vietnam at first it did no to seem fair that infantry medics received the cab and i did no to. I too was in Battles ambushed rocketed Etc. However after 1 talked to infantry medics and read about infantry actions it became Clear Why infantrymen and their medics deserved the special recognition of a combat badge. Their jobs were far More difficult than mine. The Grunt medics combat experience May not have been any More hazardous than that of the other soldiers although it usually was. But More important the near continuous fatigue and extreme difficulties of infantry combat far exceeded that experienced by soldiers Riding vehicles into combat. The combat badges Are not awarded just for being in combat but for going into Battle in the most dangerous strenuous and terrifying Way possible a As foot soldiers. A staff sgt. Robert d. Mumby Dhahran saudi Arabia difference among teens in regard to the letter concerning teen age behaviour in cafes Heaters 1 would like to say a few things. First Only some teen agers Are like that. I wont apologize for their behaviour. But i am a 16 year old i go to the movies in Wiesbaden All the time and this behaviour occurs very rarely. Yes 1 admit kids curse but that a their Choice. There Are those of us who choose not to and i refuse to be grouped with these people. Second people Are allowed to have their own position on patriotism. Being an air Force a Roth Cadet 1 have a Lotof respect for the Flag As do most of my Peers. This is a majority of the students. We sit together All the time in the theater and when we talk its about something that just happened. Most other people in the theater do the same thing. Lastly take a look at yourselves. 1 have noticed that sometimes its not the teens its the Young adults 18-21. Most of these people Are in the service. Where is their patriotism Why do you blame All teen agers for the actions of just one or two a Marcus Caylor Mainz Fin then Germany pen pals my hobbies ate letter writing Reading cooking and volleyball. I am 25 years old. A Mary Ann c. Torres Gui Huangan Negros Oriental Philippines i am 20 years old and my hobbies Are cooking Reading and Badminton. A Finella g. Vergara san Julio sub san Carlos City Negros Occidental Philippines 6127 Young German family would like Friendship with american soldiers families who Are stationed Here in Germany. A Andreas Grundmann Swiss Erst 13 4840 Rheda Wiede Bruck Germany my hobbies Are Reading singing travelling and Bow a ing. I am 21 years old. A Valerie g. Vergara san Julio subd., san Carlos City Negros Occidental Philippines c127 i am 23 years old quiet Friendly and music mad. I Ateo like writing letters and would like to have american be pals who Are 23-27 and enjoy pop Rock music. A Caroline Nicklin 12 Pear tree drive Madeley or. Crewe Cheshire cw3 9en. England. I am 22 years old and like cooking Reading sports Ana collecting Stamps. A Fredelie Catina tubed Dugue Cecily Negros Oriental Philippines 6200 i am 25 years old. I like travelling dancing Reading gardening and listening to music. A Flora Mae Vil Iran tubed Dumaguet City Negros Oriental Philippines 6200 i am 21 years old. My hobbies include Reading writing listening to music and swimming. A Julie Atherton 34 Boddington gardens Biggleswade Beds. Sg18 0pj England