European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes Friday november 15,1991 european stars and stripes departmental directory cocoenee.town8eno.usaf commander publisher Christopher a. De Donga u. Col. Thomas e. Conrad Usa general manager Deputy commander Marla Kohl Nickl William healer production manager circulation director Dale Eatoe Chris Ryan advertising manager comptroller business offices circulation for Home delivery service and inquiries Call the office nearest you listed below Germany Berlin civilian 8331846, ets 332-3548. Bremerhaven civilian 0471-85168. Ets 342-8119. Rhein main a civilian 089-892050 or 692565, ets 3308025 or 7103, telex 412712, Cen Reg Tel fax 069894087. Kaiserslautern civilian 0631-57070 or 57079, ets 4697100, Tel fax 0631-50696. Munich ets 440-6209. Nurnberg civilian 0911-712558, ets 460-7001. Stuttgart civilian 0711-546743, ets 420-7175. A a Italy. 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Everything advertised in Thia publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sax National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  justified this is in reference to the letter from the sergeant first class with 19 years in the army who is a a concerned about the awards system. I done to share his views. Although i recognize that there May be some commanders supervisors who have preconceived ideas about what rank Structure should get what award i am convinced that this is not a systemic problem. Further i strongly believe that if award recommendations Are Well written and Well justified the overwhelming majority of the time they will be approved for the level of award recommended. If and when a recommended strongly feels that this has not happened he she can ask for reconsideration. The problem is that most supervisors do not justify Well enough the award they recommend they often recommend a higher award expecting it to be downgraded and in the instances where they truly believe the Soldier has earned a higher award they often fail to follow the procedures to seek a reconsideration. Supervisors who truly care about How their top soldiers Are recognized will put Forth the time and Effort. This is not something the individual Soldier should be doing. Most people have an inflated View of their contributions and if they could recommend themselves they would always have the top awards. What shape would the awards system be in then what value would the awards have. I have recommended Many soldiers for awards and in 14 years i have Only had three that were downgraded. Of those three i personally sought reconsideration for two and in both instances the Soldier received the award i originally recommended with no revision of the original justification. All it took was for me to show that i Felt very strongly about the Soldier getting that particular award and most importantly emphasizing that the Soldier truly deserved it. When it comes to award recommendations if you Are sincere honest and realistic with yourself and with your soldiers they will get what they deserve. A master sgt. A. Ray Everette Heilbronn Germany a a a the stigma lives9 i recently watched an an broadcast of meet the press which of course was a half hour discussion on the outcome of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. I was caught totally off guard when one of the guests suggested that a one of the big pluses that came out of the whole hearing was that americans on a Large scale were exposed to a display of intelligent and Well spoken african americans which he Felt dealt a Large Trump card for the african american society. The stigma lives. I have never understood the connection Between the brains ability to absorb store process and utilize information and the pigmentation of someone a skin. A judged by the Content of their character and not by the color of their  a Martin Luther King or. Some dreams never seem to come True. A staff sgt. Theron l. Mathis Dix him Germany a a King led the Way Malcolm x and Martin Luther King or. Represent two different philosophies of life which led them to follow two Dif Ferent strategies for fighting social injustice. Of these two views to judge by the letters you have printed Malcolm a seems to be the More popular. I am sorry to see that so few people Are willing to defend the ideas of Martin Luther King or. For it is his ideas a not Malcolm so that led to All the great civil rights gains of the �?T60s. Martin Luther King  theory of non violent social action holds that peace Freedom and brotherhood can be achieved Only through forgiveness and reconciliation. It also holds that violence and hatred Are counter productive leading inevitably to a climate of fear suspicion and revenge from which nothing Good can come. The Brave men and women who nonviolently resisted the water hoses dogs and Billy clubs of Bull Connors were not fools As some of your letter writers have suggested and their heroism was not in vain it is they a not the rioters in the streets of Detroit Newark or Watts a who helped gain More rights respect and Equality for their people. A spec. Chris Ruhnke Kirch guns 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 a 09211. Of 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.�?~chop9 belittles indians this is a response to a fans have too much  while i agree that the noun Rule should be dropped a a fun  be had at the expense of another a dignity. The a Tomahawk chop and other such displays Are demeaning to indians and Are not seen As honouring the culture. How would italian americans feel about the a Atlanta mafioso a what if fans of the a Washington orientals committed Hara Kiri with a foam knife after a losing game Atlanta Kansas City and Washington Are cities with their own unique qualities. In a sure they can find names that properly reflect their communities without disrespecting anyone. Since the Landing of Columbus 500 years ago we be taken everything away from the native american. Must we strip them of their dignity and respect As Well a spec. Robert Brewer Nienburg Germany a �?�don9t preach to Hunters As for wildlife populations being artificially manipulated by wildlife managers better think again How you define a artificially manipulated. Whenever a Bulldozer Blade carves out another housing development tears up another Hillside for skiers or makes letters to the editor another Road wildlife is being a artificially manipulated through loss of habitat. Long before there was Peta or the humane society there were Hunters who were concerned about wildlife. As far Back As 1680 in Rhode Island there were Laws restricting Deer Hunting brought about by Hunters. That a right we restricted ourselves. Early in this Century Hunting licenses came into widespread use As a Means of financing wildlife game and non game management. In 1932 Hunters had passed the Pitman Robertson act which imposed an 11 percent tax on All firearms and ammunition. That Law has since been extended to fishing equipment and Archery equipment. All of the Pitman Robertson Money goes to wildlife management. A Dewayne t. Currier Ramstein a Germany a a a a matter of attitude for Days in be been Reading letters that debate the Virtues of Hunting and Hunters in general. I think there is some a confusion out there and would like to try to straighten it out. Unfortunately the English language does not have a word to differentiate Between a Hunter and a person outdoors with a weapon intent on killing game. Consequently when you hear about an incident like that in Riverside wash., a a Hunters Are blamed. Trust me these Guys May have been Hunting but they Arentt Hunters. As a Hunter of 15 years i can Tell you that being a True Hunter is an attitude. A the pure enjoyment of being in nature is not the whole Story but does a fair Job of wrapping it up in a sentence or less. Contrary to another writers suggestion a walk in the Woods wont reveal the things in be seen while Hunting. I doubt most people would go into that terrain for recreation or stay still Long enough to really see what a going on around them. Matching wits with game in their habitat is another source of enjoyment for the True Hunter along with the Challenge of locating and Reading signs. The humane taking of game is the Reward of a successful Hunt and i know of no real Hunter who lets the meat go to waste. Next time you see holes in a Road sign or hear of someone Hunting on private property without asking permission first or read about some joker taking game without a fair Chase remember they Are not Hunters. Staff sgt. Russell s. Davis Hanau Germany a a a height of bureaucracy9 with respect to a recent news item from stripes dealing with a recall of Van Campos Beans and Wolf Brand Chili i  believe my eyes when i read the final paragraph in parentheses. To require a receipt for refund of a recall commissary item appears to be the height of bureaucracy. How Many people retain commissary receipts after they get Home and double Check them if they indeed even do that much ? i doubt that even Denise gnomes spokesman for the defense commissary Agency european Region keeps her receipts. I Hope she did no to have any of the recalled items. It also troubles me that stripes personnel just blithely accepted the remark without asking any questions. A Nicholas she Stople Fulda Germany