European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 a sunday november 1,1592letters to the editor ills Mph oks europen ctr Meir col Osnac s. Townsend Usan  Bernard a. Zov1stoski Elmer news and editorial a my Mhz Europe a editor Dobor Alt Abmpr Paul Cosby Nwart editor acting City editor Bob Weckar Coorg Mono sport editor spacial Sacaton editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Corm and Kavun Dougharty John Bohmach stave scholar budding 2809, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09827-3717 Uto Phon ets 484685 or civilian 0631-52104 to Max 0831-50699. 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Pointed Momeen or any other no Mark Factor of toe purchaser Paar or  the stability in a wondering like everyone else what the future military numbers in Europe will be. The latest rendition is 100,000. Frankly i m appalled that our leaders think so Little of the hardships that the service members experience As a result of draw Downs and of future situations facing the europeans. Congress thinks we Don t have the Quot russian bears to worry about but All is not so Rosy that we can afford to lose sight of what the alternatives might be. Our leadership As a country and military Force helped the Berlin Wall come Down and sparked democracy in the former Warsaw pact. In a a firm believer that we must maintain our presence and show the leadership required to minimize the Impact on military members and ensure the continued stability of Europe. Keeping that larger military Force Here is part of the Deal. Ill be first one to agree that downsizing was in order however enough is enough. As a career air Force no i just done to believe the current congressionally mandated numbers Are enough to adequately do the Job required of us in the future. A master sgt. Donald l. Marley Pitburg a German treat us like adults in reference to a letter oct. 9i was quite appalled that a sergeant would like to exercise control Over his soldiers whether it is at work or Home. I personally would not want or need an no or officer continually checking up on me. This is like being a full time baby Sitter. Here in Europe the a Quality of life program allows me to be treated like an adult and to live How i want. How would you like an unannounced inspection any time of the Day or night How about having a a they you roster i done to mind that but you had better be prepared for me one who lives in the dorms to demand that the same treatment i get is Given to you. If i wanted someone to baby sit me then i would be still living at Home. In Man adult please treat me As such. The army wants Quality soldiers to stay in. Well its going to lose those Quality soldiers who live in the dorms and who want to be treated like an adult. I would rather leave the army than be treated like a child. A Milo r. Shepherd Pir Masens Germany not All gis arc animals in regard to the letter Quot Quality of life a oct. 9i believe it can work. I too have lived in the Barracks for a while. 1 Felt having someone inspect my room every morning was ridiculous. It May have been Messy on occasion but there is a big difference Between Messy and dirty. Besides take a look at your House. Is every Little thing in place would it pass inspection this very moment also the Wake up Calls were insulting. You can t keep a Job in the civilian world if you can to get up in the morning. Why should those kind of people be allowed to keep this Job no one should be forced to move into a House that is substandard. This is Why housing inspects quarters As a part of Clearing. An in or out processing no should be in charge of soldiers in the Barracks so other soldiers done to have to mov Rinto someone else a filth. Just because soldiers live in the bar Racks does no to mean they re animals and they done to deserve to be treated As such. If they Are animals Why Don t cos Start chapter paperwork no one including soldiers living in the Barracks want people like that in the military soldiers All deserve the same treatment and respect regardless of where they live. It s not the a Quality of life that should go but the soldiers who Are not mature enough to handle it. A spec. Jennifer Rose Neu Briecke German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. 000 letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, a que 09211.speed up the mail in a afraid to write this out but Here a another letter concerning the mail or Lack of it. I have nothing but Praise for our mail room and its staff Here at Rota Spain but they Arentt magicians and can to snap their fingers to make items appear. What in a referring to is the weekly publications i paid for. Examples Are Newsweek . News and world report and Navy times which for nine of the last 10 years have always come on time by priority first class mail. Now they arrive within six to seven weeks of the cover Date. In a not the Only one encountering this problem Here. As we pay full Price for Day old dated newspapers to read 3-Day-old news i really depend on my weekly publications to keep informed. A Deborah to Mack Rota Spain depreciation blues who among us does not look Forward to the moment when the transportation management office has the household goods delivered to a new duty assignment its a Relief to Stop living from suitcases and go Back to a a a Normal life. However there a also an Aura of nervousness because the Odds of everything arriving unscathed Arentt very Good. So it was when the office had my belongings delivered to my quarters in Pitburg Germany. Id heard horror stories so i was prepared when i saw a broken Corner on my stereo speaker. I later discovered the Only pieces of my stereo not completely destroyed were the other speaker and equalizer. To say they were destroyed is an understatement. My stereo was crushed. The final discovery was when my guitar was brought Forth from the packing material with its neck broken in two places. Putting Blind Faith into our Legal system i filed my claim with the base Legal department. Id searched for items As close As possible to my original items even though most of my components were rare and cannot be found in the states. The total i figured was a conservative $1,548.88.1 turned in All the paperwork and waited. Later i was notified that since some of my pieces had been purchased four to five years ago they weren to Worth much so id be receiving $986.26 a a difference of $562.62. To replace my stereo id have to sacrifice buying a new guitar and still spend around $200 of my Money. In a Only an e-3, and that a a Good portion of my paycheck. Tie reason i was Given for this Radical difference in amounts was  depreciation is defined As a a decrease in value due to Wear and tear decay decline in Price  but a better explanation would be the definition of a depreciate Quot which is a to represent As of Little value or Merit  shortly before his death in 1962, notorious gangster a a Lucky Luciano said a these Days you apply for a License to steal from the Public. If i had my time again id make sure i got that License  i think i know a place where Lucky could find a Job. A airman 1st class Jeffery Todd Long Pitburg a German Buckley mistaken this letter is in response to a column by William f. Buckley oct. 12. Although i agree with most of his views on the governments handling of the pow Mia Issue i must take offence at his Labelling of the families of those pow Mia service members. My father was shot Down Over Laos in 1969, and although i still hold out Hope for any news on his Fate i feel that Buckley a Labelling of Mia a a Kinfolk As a a pathetic and that we a Welcome any re visitation of the dream involving their late Brothers and husbands and sons is unreasonable. I for one and All of the other families of pow mias that i know would much rather not be constantly reminded of the a execution. Death from exposure or pestilence that our loved ones suffered. If a final accounting is made of the men and women who were lost in Vietnam Cambodia and Laos is Ever made i would like to hear about it but until then there is no need to constantly remind the families of their loss and personal attacks on the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice Are even More uncalled for. We Are Strong emotionally and would like to get on with our lives without being called names and being reminded of the hopelessness of our situation. Sgt. Douglas  Raf upper Heyford England Samaritan thanked on a monday sept. 28 at approximately 5 p.m., four weary travellers drove into a military installation in Mainz Germany. We were seeking directions to the Martin Luther King housing area where we were to have lodging for the night we inquired of an attractive Young american girl who was just pulling out of the parking lot. She was driving a Brown car a vow i believe. She offered to Lead us there and did. We were All very grateful to this girl for her kindness to strangers. The next Day we left for Home with wonderful memories of two weeks in Germany. A Joe Breault Hampton