European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes Friday december 20, 1991 ipes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend. Usan comma ode it publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bui Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Menea 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 text. 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 -86782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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I suggest that we remember our heritage and keep our culture and traditions but when it comes Down to it we arc All americans. There is no such country As a afro american or a hispanic America Quot Etc., just Good old .a. A spec. Joe Anthony h. Nevarez Giessen Germany 41doing wartime Job As a Security policeman in the air Force i and my flight of fellow airmen were assigned to the northernmost Airfield in saudi Arabia. We and a few dedicated . Civil engineering personnel built a Bare Airstrip consisting of Only a runway and an air control Tower into an effective defense perimeter controlled area and restricted area. This As Many soldiers know consisted of digging bunkers  defensive fighting positions and a lot of barbed wire. The whole time we hated this trial and error and All of us drove on to the tune a this is our wartime Job and we re the Best at  personally i think we All did a hell of a Job while we were downrange. After finally arriving Back in Germany we Are told that All of our medal packages were shot Down because we did t do anything but our wartime Job. So now in masking if that is the reason Why we Don t get anything for doing our wartime Job then Why in the world is anyone getting anything throughout the armed forces because everyone did their wartime Job if that s the Case then a lot of commanders better Start taking Back All the medals ribbons and awards from All of those deserving soldiers and airmen a everyone from the fighter Pilot trained to drop bombs to the infantryman trained to overcome the enemy. What is the purpose of medals and ribbons the Only thing that 1 and my fellow spa received was a real bad Atti tide of shut up and get to work. A airman 1st class Gregory s. Treadway Hahn a Germany a education about aids i am one of Many students at London Central High school who think that education about aids should be taught to the teen agers of the world. 1 believe if we teach the younger children about the effects and causes of aids then we will make an attempt in fighting and decreasing the chances of aids spreading. Aids is spreading faster and faster each year. If we make efforts to Stop this monstrous disease then maybe we can help save Peoples lives. Parents and schools Are now fighting whether or not to educate in schools about aids and its precautions. As it seems to me they never ask How the students feel. I think there Are More positive results in informing the teenagers than negative ones. Speaking As a student i feel there should be education on aids because As far As in a concerned if we Ever want to beat this disease this is a step in the right direction. A Sarah Russo High Wycombe England there is no a Zero risk this is in reply to the writer of a aids free zone in Europe. It is beyond my understanding How anyone can state among other things a the risks of someone contracting aids within a monogamous heterosexual marriage is  did the writer by any Chance miss the Story of Kimberly Bergalis a Young woman who had everything to live for but made the mistake of having dental work done. What about the recent scandal of Haemophiliacs receiving tainted blood i venture to say most of them probably lived lifestyles of a Zero  unless the writer proposes for himself and his family never to see a dentist or have an operation unless he can Supply his own blood he is at risk too. The Odds May be considerably smaller than for people with other lifestyles but nevertheless the risk exists. Aids is and should be a genuine concern not to be discarded As Mere sensationalism. A Brigitte Adams Schwet Zingen Germany a rapes positive Side when the writer of a musical harassment a started his letter with a i m confused Quot he did t realize just How Correct he was. He and people like him Are ignorant of what rap represents and the creative Means of education behind the music. He claims rap portrays women As sex objects with no feelings intelligence rights or anything else. Up to a Point i agree with him. There Are some groups that portray the negative of this popular Art form but in their defense they Are Only expressing their View of some of today a women. In some cases they Are Correct what you fail to realize is there Are More groups that portray the positive and teach society to respect women Bop Public enemy Queen Latifah and Kool Moe Dee Etc. As for your children learning about male and female relationships in this letters to the editor manner Mutual love respect for one another Safe sex and honesty within the relationship is what raps that Deal with male and female relationships with a few unfortunate exceptions Are about. Negative rap will be around until we do something about the society and education system that Breeds sex and violence. To the writer i would like to recommend the source Magazine so you can learn what rap is about. A Tomlin Pedro Campbell Iii Span Dahlem a Germany a Praise for Pearl report i just wanted to Send a note of thanks and appreciation to you for the Well written and Well designed special report on Pearl Harbor. I thoroughly enjoyed Reading All the articles those written by the stars and stripes staff and those taken from the wire service. I am 39 years old. My father is 66 and a former infantryman in the 76th inf div part of Patton a 3rd army. He was airlifted out of Luxembourg City in february of �?T45 after being severely wounded by German artillery fire in the Sigfried line Northwest of Trier. Currently i teach English at Heidelberg Middle school but much of my pleasure Reading is military history especially world War ii. In be always been fascinated by the 40s in Genera even to the Point of listening to big band music As often As i used to listen to the beatles. My father was 16 when he first heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor and right now in a immersing myself in the history politics and culture of the United states and England at the beginning of that tremendous conflict. My parents came to visit us this summer. Two somber Days of their visit were spent at Dachau and the american military cemetery outside Luxembourg City. There Are a lot of Guys from my father s regiment buried in the latter location. I Hope you continue to publish 50th anniversary stories of various Battles and events of world War ii. A Tim Watts Heidelberg Germany out to make a Buck now the Fate of William Kennedy Smith has been decided and events in West Palm Beach District court have come to a decisive close. In conclusion the accuser expressed a satisfaction a and Why not regardless of the outcome her future promises lucrative Book contracts Story rights and royalties. This debacle should serve As a lesson to All prominent Public figures a particularly the Kennedy a about making themselves vulnerable to such casual contacts however fleeting. In today a climate of trash Media there Are More people than Ever tabloid publishers tabloid to reporters character expose writers ready and willing to Stop at nothing to Send the great old family name Down the toilet for a Buck. A pfc. Jon Eric Engdahl Idar Oberstein Germany pen pals 1 would like to Ham pen pals i am 27 years old. A Pedrita p. Quinet provincial attorney s office Capitol building Dumaguet City. Negros Oriental Philippines 6200 i am 39v5years old. I am a teacher presently studying to become an administrative assistant since i can t find a teaching Job. My hobbies Are Dri wig my Little car around listening to country music on an and Reading. I would love to have american pen pats. A renal e punch Bleriot Strasse 50 d-6900 Augsburg. Germany editor s note �?1 letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions arc 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 arc 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