European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a i a a the stars and stripes monday november 11, 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 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 3�6. 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 Bremer Haven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Lynda Davidson. 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We experienced blood sweat tears hunger disease extreme fatigue hot and cold sleepless nights mud rain Snow and Frozen meals. Close Friendship was shared with Many of our comrades who Felt the same fears. We served with courage and distinction in the fight to preserve our precious Way of life and set the example for the military members of today and tomorrow. We sincerely Hope and Pray that War never comes again but if it does our country must be prepared. Strength courage determination loyalty and patriotism will always be needed. On veterans Day each year every american should take the time to say to our veterans a thank you for All you have done for our great nation. Without you there would be no United states of  history has repeatedly reminded us that if we want to maintain peace we must always remain Strong and be pre it ared for War at any time. There would Lave been no Hiroshima or Nagasaki Tad there not first been a Pearl Harbor. Likewise no operations desert shield and desert storm if there had not been a Saddam Hussein. In today a troubled world there Isino substitute for a peace through strength or a Power for  to ensure our own survival and those who cherish Freedom we should always be a second to  or. Cabulong Heidelberg Germany went into a Complete rage telling me to go Back to Africa and attempting to make me leave the train at the next Stop. At first my reactions were to act As rude As he did toward me but i did t. In be never been to Africa and cannot understand Why there is so much ignorance toward the aus finder. I do understand that there will always be problems with people who come from different places and different cultures but i can to remember Reading anything about people disliking germans during the 40s when More than 1 to 2 million immigrated to the United states and other countries. I also understand the pressure that comes with things like this increased taxes housing but the aus finder Arentt to blame it is the German government which allowed them Here. I really want germans to know hating is not going to solve anything. A Kevin Sykes Darmstadt Germany letters to the editor for the outdoors and the animals m them. People like the ones in the Story Only prove that in any group of people there Are always a few bad apples. They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. To you non Hunters out there please done to judge us All on the actions of just a few. A staff sgt. Mark w. Saicheck Pitburg a Germany 4i suggestions for the better editor s note 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 a 09211. 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 a 09211.unfair Job preference i have been in the army for a number of years serving my country. I just saw something that got under my skin. I just watched the news and could not believe what i heard if you were in the conflict in operation desert storm you now have a better Chance of getting a Job with the department of the army than anybody else. 1 have nothing against those people who did go there. I Only want to say i am also a Soldier and i also would have gone if my unit had been sent. I just done to think that the people who set those standards were really thinking of what they were saying. These soldiers went to a conflict and Are qualified in combat. I just done to think that Dod is being fair toward the soldiers serving in the military who did not go to operation desert storm. They should give everybody a fair Chance. Sgt. . Ward Kitzinger Germany hatred is no answer i am writing in reference to the a eau Slinder foreigner  just today i find myself being placed in the a another Hausli inders category. In a from new York working in the Frankfurt area. While Riding on the train from Frankfurt to Darmstadt the conductor requested my ticket. I showed it to him not knowing that i was in the first class area. The conductor requested that i pay an additional four Marks. I said that 1 was very sorry and 1 would go to the second class area. He adults not children i was angry when i read the letter a get on the right  i along with Many other people am pleased with the change. For me this Means running in and getting my husband without waiting for the cd runner to find him. Also when he is delayed getting off work this Means i can wait around the Barracks and not have to sit in the car. A did you forget there Are also women m the army it sounds As if you did. Women will not be the Only people allowed to come into the Barracks. Men will be allowed As guests in a woman a room. A. How about keeping them on a Short Leash what do you think these men and women Are animals i always thought they were people with feelings and needs just like everyone else. What is moral it is what is in someone s heart. I done to think these soldiers need someone to Tell them what is moral. 1 do stress that they Are men and women and not children. A Melanie Mitchell Mainz Germany a Hunters not to blame recently there was a Story about Hunters who herded Deer into a fenced in area with trucks and shot 20 of the animals. A 1 ? Cre Llu tcl1 you that the people involved in this incident were not Hunt he Rioz nere poachers the american 1 k c a nary says to pm Ach is to take fish or game  Hunters Are people of High moral character who would t even consider such an act. In general Hunters have a great respect a recent writer missed the Point completely. Common sense not a religious smoke screen would have enabled her to understand the objectives of the single Soldier Quality of life task Force s recommendations that she denounces. The primary intent of those and Many other changes is to mandate consistent policies that treat soldiers in Barracks like adults regardless of Grade or marital status. Many of the task forces recommendations will be implemented immediately while others Are Long Range actions. As the Usa eur Community commander assessment Survey action officer for the Wurzburg military Community i was overwhelmed by complaints Over the treatment of single soldiers and troops residing in Barracks. The task forces actions address those longstanding grievances regarding such treatment. Accompanying those changes Are checks and balances such As counselling for single soldiers a providing an outreach program similar to the acs program for married soldiers. So if things do get out of hand As the writer suggests help is available. In the Long run these changes not Only improve the Quality of life for single soldiers and Barracks residents but they also add another retention incentive for Quality soldiers. A Ellis d. Carter Wurzburg Germany Vii founders Day Virginia military Institute alumni their wives and friends of Vii Are invited to a founders Day reception at the Frankfurt Terrace club on nov. 15 at 6 . Contact it. Col. Seay for details at ets 320-7502 or civilian 069151-7502. A it. Gen. David m. Maddox Vii class of 1960 Frankfurt Germany a take another look As i not so anxiously await the flood of Fri magnetic resonance imaging requests your recent article in the stars and stripes will probably generate i want to comment that the routine a Ray of the vertebrae is still a Well respected Standard of care and in Many cases underutilized. This is Well substantiated by the a Ray that accompanies the comparison Fri and i would like to comment that the a Ray assists the astute physician in making a diagnosis that the Fri failed to reveal. Specifically i am talking about the rare syndrome of von Funni Mandy a disease which is characterized by a patient who comes in to a physicians office standing on his or her head complaining that the foot Bones Metatarsals have turned into hand Bones metacarpal that the heart is sucking blood rather than pumping blood which has incidentally turned into Lead and settled out in ones buttocks creating a rather lethargic Outlook on life. What i am trying to say is that your a Ray is upside Down. A a col. Lynnford s. Wilson or. Augsburg Germany