European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes thursday november 28, 1991tkeshpes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes sports editor 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. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Sounds to me like there May be a few red skinned Indian relatives somewhere Back in his genealogy. The same goes for Todd Birch. Actually he looks to me As if he has some mongolian or russian blood running through his veins. And that third Guy Bill Carpenter. A Good German name if Ever i heard one. But he definitely has some Olive skinned italian ancestors. Of and is this Good Bill Mcdermott. A Aye Laddie. There a a wee bit of the Scot in you no a i know racism still exists and it goes both ways Black is. White As Well As White is. Black. But burning crosses you Fine Young White Christian men defiling the holiest Symbol of the Church you make me sick. When is the world going to be Able to look beyond the layer of skin that covers each and every human being and look into the heart mind and soul for that is where the True measure of a Man is found. A Penny m. Fox Berlini makes one wonder two Days ago some soldiers of a unit were moved into a Barracks on another Cavern in the same town. The move was due to a Cavern closure where the Barracks life was of a Homelike Quality. As you enter this Barracks of a Ghet to the dim lit hallway is filled with the stench of one thousand doors. Each floor turns up a More gloomy presence As the odor is now a fixed part of the environment. On the third floor where i was moved there is a puddle of water in the Middle of the floor next to a water Fountain that needs an emergency work order. The hallway is filled with trash. The latrines arc like outhouses and the toilets pathetically filled with waste. The showers leave me few adjectives except to say that they Are coed. A refrigerator is Green with Mold and mildew. One has to wonder who would move soldiers into a place like this. It reminds me vividly of the ghetto i was born in but Wasny to born of. This negative environment makes a Soldier rethink this Quality of life initiative that is so positively broadcast in the news. What no or officer would consider himself herself a person who cares for soldiers while moving them into conditions so closely related to the plight that now blankets poverty stricken America who would believe that some of these soldiers Are persian Gulf vets while others would Light for their country on a split second notice most of All we re All human beings. Ibis scene will remain burned in my memory. The sad comedy is that the plea Tor help reached the ears of a supervisor two first sergeants who voiced some discontent two inspector general agencies one who repeatedly stated that it is a Chain of command problem and not an Ici complaint while the second referred to other agencies hous ing official who never called Backa health inspector the Usa eur sergeant major and the Usa eur commander whose lines were respectively Busy and people in the Community who can to believe its True. Still nothing has changed. I wonder myself is this really the army of the future or just Darwin a theory survival of the fittest As applied to the draw Down Quality of life id rather be homeless. A sgt. Michael m. Sauls Ansbach 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 a 09211. Of o 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.not All Are quitters in reference to a abortion Here to stay Quot the writer comments that if a 17-year-old student is not allowed an abortion a there goes another  i have a problem with that statement. So a student becomes pregnant is that her reason to quit i think the writer should not stereotype our youth As quitters. If a student opts to quit just because she is pregnant then education must not have been too important to begin with. 1 went to school with a few girls who had their babies and finished their High school education. Sure it was rough at times for them and they had More responsibilities than their Peers. Ten years later i can say a few of those girls have successful careers and the love of their child. 1 realize not every Story has a Happy ending but done to make it All one sided either. 1 also Hope should legislation change that women will not resort to using a coat Hanger to remedy their unwanted pregnancy. A . Radtke Sinsheim Germany Hud dream lingers. The unemployment rate has gone up considerably in the past 10 years. More americans Are on welfare and food Stamps. The crime rate has risen rapidly in the past decade. Gang violence has increased in major cities and in some of the smaller ones too. There is no Light at the end of the crack pipe for the drug problem in America. Aids is on the Rise. There Are More and More homeless people in America. There Are scandals everywhere you look. Banks charge More interest now. Colleges and universities have hiked up their tuition. School kids carry uzis and knives to school. They get shot Over a pair of shoes or something. Letters to the editor so you might be wondering what the establishment plans to do about these problems before our nation slips into the abyss. There Are some people who have dedicated their lives to helping our country in this dark hour and to them i give my thanks. But the government seems to throw Money at these problems and Hope they go away like a bad dream does when you Wake up in the morning. It wont. The Only thing that will solve these problems will be people who Are willing to work to improve our country. The president needs to be More concerned with the plight of the United states of America than being an International cop cleaning up other Peoples messes. He needs to address Domestic affairs and foreign affairs equally. A Chris Brace Karlsruhe German Retreat inspires Pride i thought the recent Gulf War had renewed the spirit of patriotism in most americans especially members of the military Community. The fact is no matter what american military installation i travel to in Europe or the United states i keep seeing the same disturbing sight. In a referring to the alarming number of individuals of All rank age sex and Branch of service who refrain from stepping outside at 5 . Because Retreat is about to be sounded. I can no longer count the number of people who have said to me a they you done to want to step out there now they re playing  my response to these individuals is a then what Are you doing standing in Here a i then step outside and pay our Flag the respect it so richly deserves. If this sounds a a corny to you or like another a Soapbox Sermon a then you re probably one of the individuals who choose to remain inside during Retreat. If you feel embarrassed or that standing at attention and saluting or holding your hand Over your heart for an entire minute is just too strenuous i can to change that. I urge you however not to try to talk others out of their Pride and patriotism. Staff sgt. Mark w. Gilding Stuttgart Germany Friendly Canvas bags i would like to propose an idea that would decrease the use of non biodegradable plastic and paper commissary bags. Cafes exchanges sell Canvas tote bags with the logo a Earth Friendly printed on them. These Canvas bags have handles arc convenient to use and the holding capacity is approximately the same As commissary grocery sacks. If customers would Purchase several Canvas bags at under $3 each they could take them into the commissaries for the baggers to place their groceries into. Several Canvas bags could be rolled up and placed into one bag for convenience when you bring them to the commissary. Another advantage of using this system is the ease of use for whoever must carry the groceries because of the handles each hag has. These sturdy bags should pay Lor themselves after much use. Most of All. The positive contribution each of us can make to decrease the Mounds of garbage which simply can t be recycled is the overwhelming advantage. A Iris Cromartie Wiesbaden Germany