European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday March 5, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah  news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manet special sections editor to write us unit 29480 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 Hal 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 3428659 or civilian 0471 -88782. 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We were just doing it to look Good but it did no to really help. I really can sympathize with the soviet people i hate to see anyone stripped of the dignity of not having food on the table. I also believe a god helps those who help themselves a especially when they re non appreciative. We have so Many people in the United states of America who can to make ends meet and Are going hungry and homeless. What Are we doing about the people of our own country. We Are supposed to be the greatest country in the world. Is this because we Are always the first to run to Battle to protect other countries first to Send Aid to Africa first to Send Money to bail out foreign economies etc.? we Are a very giving nation. There is nothing wrong with that but lets not forget our Sisters and Brothers on our own soil before going to foreign soil. A sgt. Adrienne m. Hill Spang Dahlum a Germany just say no to nations the . Government is spending a lot of Money and manpower to assist other countries while continuously reducing social programs raising taxes and talking about How much of a deficit we have. Unemployment is running rampant inflation is High the Economy is in a recession and All we can do is give millions of dollars of supplies to the former soviet Union. We should prioritize our own problems and Deal with them accordingly. When Are we going to Wake up Ana smell the Coffee its pretty obvious to me that other countries depend More and More on the United states for financial support. When Are we going to take a stance and just say no to All these countries that think that we have an unlimited Supply of resources a Charles Orr Lan Stuhl Germany get involved americans i was visiting the United states a while Back and had a conversation with one of my countrymen about Germany. He asked me a do they have Beer in Germany a i replied  he then asked a How do they get it Over there a Fly it a everything is not made in America. The sorry part is thinking it is. We As americans blew it. How we done to get involved. We leave the management of the country to the elected officials elected by those voting. I bet you that 85 percent of the people Reading today a newspaper done to vote. People say a what Good does it do to vote the politicians will do it the Way they want even if i vote a if everyone voted we would not have the problems we have As a country. If All citizens took time to write their congressional representatives each and every time on Public issues you would see a change in their attitudes toward you and the world in general. The politicians done to care about your jobs they care about theirs. Look at How sorry they Are. They have their own a bad Check list vote Large pay raises for themselves spend More time worrying about How the other political party is doing and neglecting you and Send All kinds of Money to Aid poor countries but wont feed the Street people in the United states. I guess they be got their Good Side also they Send you to War to protect their Way of life. I love America and am not anti american. I believe american Industry can learn from the japanese. If America would try to produce a a Quality car instead of one that Breaks Down or blows up the same Day you pay it off More people would buy them. If Jal a were isolation cells less people would be Happy to go there. If drugs were Legal there would be no profit to smuggle them. If education taught us a Trade instead of sports we would be More i a i lit. A Limo re a a o of Quot a ill Olvy u u i oy\.7j Vij Quot productive. If health care were cheap we could afford to get sick. If the politicians and you really cared i would of not have to search to buy american a William k. Carroll Giessen Germany editor s note pc 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. 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Leis clean up our act i recently visited the . Army base in Munich Germany and was shocked by the drastic difference Between How germans and americans live. As i walked from a civilian Germany into the housing Region of the . Forces the amount of trash and filth quadrupled. The German Roadway that runs along the base had barely a cigarette butt in the Gutter. On Post however there were Candy wrappers cigarette Butts smashed bottles entire magazines soda straws and a myriad of other  animal fees were lying on the sidewalk. Are we As civilized americans such slovenly disgusting uncaring slobs that we can literally trash the land we use i imagine that few people allow a pets fees to lie on the living room floor or simply flick a cigarette butt onto the Kitchen floor. Take some time to care about where we live. A Jonathan j. Meter bad sibling Germany strengths weaknesses and self improvement to ensure that they enter Ploc properly and thoroughly trained properly equipped and in a positive disciplined Frame of mind. Ploc is a much too important step in soldiers careers whether they plan to stay in the army or not for them to be sent to Ploc unprepared. I urge All past and future graduates of Ploc to Brief their fellow soldiers who will be attending Ploc in the future on the requirements and standards that they will have to meet to succeed and Excel in Ploc. All too often All that future attendees hear from those who have gone before is that Ploc was hard or Ploc was easy or i made the commandants list. I urge All graduates to set aside their Pride and the a a in a better than you attitude and honestly share their strengths and weaknesses or strengths or weaknesses they observed in other students while they were there. This will give future students the Opportunity to honestly Access their own strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully they will work toward self improvement with the support and guidance of their entire Chain of command and support and especially their first line supervisors no Are the primary trainers of soldiers under their command. We As future leaders and trainers of soldiers must realize that the army is a fighting Force and a family is Only As Strong As its weakest link. The Soldier you refuse to train or failed to train motivate and take care of May have to be called upon to save your life on the Battlefield some Day. A spec. Onzie Glenn Schweinfurt Germany thanks to Hospital staff at the age of 22 i was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. I was referred to Lan Stuhl army Hospital where i received incredible treatment. The staff was attentive to my every need. They were understanding and willing to feel the fear i sometimes Felt. Id like to thank the Many people who were not just duty bound but were human beings. 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