European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 a the stars and stripes saturday june 13, 1992 european edition col Gene t Townsend Usan commander pub Timber Bernard a. Zov13toski editor news and editorial Blit Walker european editor Deborah anther Bryan Nolan news Flor cite dior Bob Wither George Manaa sports editor up Octal sections  to write us unit 29480 Apoate 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, 202, 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 Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson  Dougherty building 2099, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 063150696. Munich Germany Call news Bureau in Nurnberg. 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Marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment Lui Tor of the purchaser user or  Story straight in response to the letter a a pkg called terrorists june 1the writer has taken some printed statements and actual events out of context. . Air planes did drop food to the iraqi kurdish refugees sometimes missing the target but then again sometimes hitting the target. Lets get the full Story straight Here. Very often it Wasny to even the kurd who got to the food first much less the pkg but a number of turkish Security forces who held the food and supplies for Ransom at gunpoint. Yes its a Complex Issue. But bullets do not discriminate. An iraqi civilian a kurd a member of pkg or pesh Merga or even a Turk from the Border area All May dress alike. So mass and indiscriminate shooting May be the answer by the Security forces. The policy of not shooting turkish civilians is a lot of bunk. Lastly a some people do understand the history and full Story of the Region. The units participating specifically the special forces did no to enter the area and just decide to Camp overnight on the Border. They went in prepared and ready to accomplish their assigned tasks. . Richardson ii by Bingen Germany Schroeder ignores Issue the recent letter a misdirected hostility May 27 exposes an ignorance regarding the Issue that was raised in earlier correspondence. While this contributor zealously defends her feminist Champion rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo. She ignores the Central Issue that had been presented Why should any of us be subjected to Laws and restrictions from which members of Congress Are exempt if the uniformed services former spouses Protection act is so fair and such a Good Deal for everybody then where is the congressional former spouses Protection act what happens to Schroeder a a retirement pay should she get divorced up to the court then Why is our divorce formulated while hers is not she a above All that a and Why do source taxes apply to our retired pay and not to hers Why can California or any other state have the right to pursue us throughout the country enforcing taxation without representation Only because we re military retirees Why can to the District of co Lumbia using the same logic Chase her into Colorado for example when she blessedly retires and carve up some of her retired pay As Well with respect to the fiction that military retirement pay is . Government property co owned by the service Meitner Retiree and spouse. This is utter nonsense. The pension fails every single Legal test of property you can to sell it you can to Trade it you can to leave it to your heirs. A Joseph Elliott Stuttgart Germany kudos for sgt. Sarluca i would like to comment on the letter a so Long to a real  Quot May 21. I too will watch another outstanding no Board the a reduction in Force one Way flight to the world. It will be a sad Day for the army and a sadder Day for army aviation when he goes. He is living proof that 90 percent of the work gets done by 10 percent of the people. It used to be said that if you did a decent Days work and kept your nose clean you could expect to retire after 20 years. Today that s not the Case. There seems to be two kinds of people in the army today. Those who get carried and promoted and those who do the earning. The outstanding no had chosen the latter with an unwavering Devotion to duty and a Strong work ethic. For what countless nights of working Long after everyone had left. For what taking on numerous different jobs at the same time. Why because someone had to do it. You could say he has Given the ultimate peacetime sacrifice his Job. I have no pity for him though. He a a survivor. I do have pity for those getting carried. What will they do when the Strong backs have All gone. Sgt. Sarluca you Are truly a Winner and Leader. The army a loss is the worlds gain. Take the Money and run. A chief warrant officer 2 Michael e. Weist Sandhofer German Yin editor s note a i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are feb Lishco daily in this space. A Etters 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.mom ponders sons future i have two sons one 3 and the other 2 months and in a concerned about what they have to look Forward to in life. As 1 watch my 3-year-old play with the neighbourhood children i often feel an enormous pain. He a so Happy and oblivious to the cruelty and injustice he will no doubt face in the future As a Young Man. My goal is to teach my sons to be fair caring Young men but the More i watch die news and read the papers i see that my husband and i have a very hard task ahead of us. There a so much prejudice in this world and it seems to be getting worse. It Breaks my heart to know that one Day my sons will grow up and be judged unfairly because of the color of their skin. Not All people they encounter in life will treat them As subhuman but All it takes is one unfair ignorant person or incident to make them question their self Worth. We want our boys to judge people by the Content of their heart not the color of their skin. This starts at Home. Parents done to say things around your children that you  repeat in Public and most of All try to teach them to treat people in the Way that they would like to be treated. ,. Our children Are our future. Lets not contaminate them with silly prejudices. A Phyllis Rhodes Augsburg Germany teach Justice Early in a writing in regard to a a there a a time for action May 30. This letter really ticked me off especially the part that said a i. Was for a time so angry and sickened by the verdict that i was tempted to take the same destructive and violent action that the people of California  Well to me this is a negative racial statement toward anyone who is not Black. What does the writer think the criminal Justice system is perfect and the Only reason it did no to work is because letters to the editor the accused Are White police officers. In be been in the my corps for 3 i years. The first two were spent in Maryland As a Road my much like the land Job description. I had to write a lot of tickets to lawbreakers which put me into the courtrooms on almost every thursday. I saw our criminal Justice system in action and people of All races religions and nationalities get off Scot free after breaking the Law. So what if it was a minor traffic offence the Point is a Law was still broken i just want to remind everyone that while its True our criminal Justice system is not perfect we have More Law and order than most other countries. Done to get me wrong. What i saw on to about Rodney King 1 also thought was use of excessive Force but there a no Way i can change the verdict Given in the police officers trial. That Snow in the past. What we must do is teach our children about How Justice should work so that maybe they can change their future. I also advise anyone who has never been in a courtroom to take a Day and sit through traffic court. It will give you a better idea of the Justice system. Also study the Justice systems of other countries and compare them with ours. A Michael p. Sparks Karlsruhe Germany a truth in advertising a recent Issue included an insert promoting books on Sale at stars and stripes bookstores. A the books in this particular and dealt with the subject of desert storm shield. One line in the promotion said a relive the most decisive military Victory in .  i would just like to make it Clear that it is by no Means my intention to downplay the importance of what was achieved by the . And Allied forces in accomplishing the desired objectives. A great Deal of sacrifice took place during those lengthy months of turmoil. However to Label this chapter in american military history As a the most decisive is an insult to the intelligence of your audience. Is this to say that Gettysburg Midway Normandy or Inchon were of less significance a staff sgt. Mathew Connor Simbach a Germany pen pals i am 20 years old and my hobbles Are watching movies and dancing. A Leilani 8. Bustamante no. 3f, ulog Street Boni Avenue Mandal Yong la Philippines i am 45 years old and i enjoy walking watching to music writing and warm evenings at Home. A june Parks . Box 203 Jonesville i 49250 i am 16 years old and i like walking my dog. Jogging and hiking. I like a Good laugh joking around and i love animals. Denise Robertson 7 Wood ride Hayward Heath West Sussex rh16 4nl England 1 am 18 years old and i am a chemical assistant i like aerobics driving walking drawing and travelling. I particularly enjoy walking my dog a he is one crazy dude. 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