European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday january 21, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah a baht Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George mane sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29460 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 news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342-b659 of civilian 0471-887b2. 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I get a Little reflective during the holidays and think about some of the things in a thankful for and one of these is your paper a a lifeline for me while in be been stationed in Sicily and now in Germany i especially appreciate your travel articles and use them both As an a armchair traveler and for planning my trips in Europe. You be been using a Good mix of editorial writers and your recent sampling of editorials from . Papers is a Nice new addition. But you know what i still miss the restaurant critiques of the Guy with the a a Sticky or was it a a pointy fingers of a couple of years ago. Any Chance you could Ever get another like him by the Way loved the article by Rosemary Sawyer on the Koch Era couple and their pet solution a Nice photo too. How ref Shing to see Happy people in the news. At any rate thanks again for your work a i  miss a Day without the stars and stripes. Pm a. Warren c. Drew Hahn a Germany griping comforts no one this letter is in response to a Comfort troops got  i am sorry the writer feels that her husband and other desert storm soldiers were cheated out of entitlements received by those who served As part of operation provide Comfort pc. I am one of those who served in operation provide Comfort. The United nations formally took Over the military a humanitarian Mission of pc in mid june. From that Point on the Mission of the multinational Force was to provide the Security to the Region so that humanitarian assistance by the United nations and other organizations could continue. Was there actual combat taking place in that Region no. But there were daily missions by our forces into a hostile area. Additionally the kurdish guerrilla Force the pkg was Active in Southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq. The bulk of the pc Force was located at Camp silo i Turkey located seven Kilometres from the iraqi Border. It started out As a Camp made up of Dusty up mediums tents. In late july air Force engineers and support personnel arrived to construct a new Camp made out of temper tents. Yes these were air conditioned or heated for colder climates. But interestingly enough these tents were sent to us from units redeploying from saudi Arabia. In fact much of our equipment was brought to us from saudi Arabia. Our Comfort in 120-degree heat was due to leaders who wanted to take care of soldiers and airmen. Alcohol was prohibited for . Forces in silo i. We did not have at amp to at silo i. Our communication with Europe or the states was dependent on whether our tac tactical lines were working properly. Email was undependable. We were allowed one ramp a rest and relaxation trip while in silo i. As far As monetary entitlements Are concerned we were try temporary duty. We did not pull in thousands of dollars while stationed in silo i. In fact All we got was $3.50 a Day for incidentals whether we needed it or not. And As far As the former wartime service shoulder sleeve insignia fws-ss1 is concerned the department of the  made the decision to allow us the Opportunity to Wear our Patch just like the soldiers currently deployed to saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Our military members did an out standing Job during operations desert shield storm. So did the soldiers and airmen of operation provide Comfort. Lets not take away from our achievements by griping about perceptions of who did More and who got More. A capt. Cheryl a. Ludwa Heilbronn 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Too 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211.beware of faulty items there Are Many Issue items available at the cafes clothing sales store. There Are signs telling you How to identify cafes procured items and those procured from the Dod department of defense. Buyers beware. Any Dod item is not guaranteed in any Way shape or form by cafes. If you buy a Blu jacket and one week later the Falls off that s just your Tough Luck. You have to a suck it  Only through the generosity of the local manager can you replace faulty merchandise. Since there arc no signs in the store stating this policy i Felt this would be a Good Way to make it known. By the Way the manager at the Heidelberg store did help me with my problem. Thanks. A Jeffrey g. Wernz Schict Zingen Germany Garmisch clinic praised recently my family went on a trip to Garmisch for a ski week. Our older boys were to take lessons with us while our 4-year-old would stay daily at the child care Center. Everything was prepaid with no refunds. I had checked with our clinic about the needed shot records of my son and was told All was up to Date. But upon arrival and trying to place him in the Center it was discovered that he lacked a certain shot. The coordinator called the . Army health clinic in Garmisch and they said they would see him. We explained that we were late for lessons and were seen immediately. I was very pleased we had somewhere to go. But my Praise goes to the care that we received later in the week from this same clinic. My eldest son became sick during the night. He  Stop coughing and was running a High fever. By 2 30 a.m., he was burning up and could not breathe. We rang the front desk and got directions to the Krank Enhaus German Hospital. When we got there we could not find any open doors. So we returned to the hotel. The next morning i took him to the clinic and received immediate care. My son was put on oxygen and the Hospital commander was brought in to examine him. He found pneumonia in one lung. He went for some medication and while letters to the editor gone his staff continued to Check on us a asking us if we needed anything. I Felt As if they really cared. When or. La whom returned he shared that he was uncomfortable with How sick my son was and that the Medicine would take 24 to 48 hours to Start to work. He suggested a shot to accompany the Medicine and within one hour the fever was broken and my son was feeling better. The medical records were copied for me and the a rays handed to me. Or. Lawhorn said he would be in All Day and to Call him if i had any concerns or problems. I cannot say thank you enough. The kindness shown was reassuring and the care excellent. A the Brejcha family Span Dahlem a Germany Plain speech on spanking in regard to the letter a slap that bad idea a i would like to congratulate the writer on her perspicacity. Indeed the natives flagrantly violate every civilized sense of decency by considering the outlawing of spanking the expulsion of evil intentions by Means of pounding on the buttocks time honoured tool of parenting thereby per viciously casting their a spanked children into the Sodom of prostitution. A those prostitutes Quot she says a most Likely come from Homes where there was no spanking discipline a not Only has her keen analysis linked the state of being and always having been a spanked with an increased penchant toward prostitution but she has also exposed the dichotomous absence of reference to prostitution in fact the failure of the anti spanking activists and by association anarchists to even consider the Issue. 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