European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor Friday december 18, 1992ih. Sim iks european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european Zdilor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cosby acting City editor George Manes 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 Dan 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 Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bomor stove scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone on 489-6585 or civilian 0631-52104 tool no 0631-50696. 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Re Voi s at physical Handicap pol Lical affiliation or any it i in i a a i i Lector of me Pun. Baser user or pal Quot what about aids if being i g in Man Means you have a natural affection for other men and being a heterosexual Man Means you have a natural affection for women then putting these two parties together in the military would create some problems. In California Gay men have the same rights As women. Do we extend those rights in the military do we allow a Gay Man with aids to enter the military will the military or should i say the taxpayer pay medical expenses to homosexuals who contract aids while on Active duty in our nervy there Are men and women together aboard naval vessels. There Are separate quarters provided and strict Security measures taken to ensure the safety of men and women. When we talk about our freedoms and what we should be entitled to we often forget those freedoms exist primarily because we have a democratic society where the majority rules. I believe the majority in our society wants what is right and Best for our country. Understanding the risk of contracting aids is greater within the homosexual Community than in the heterosexual Community then can we safely say a danger exists that puts the majority at risk if i have to worry about aids or sexually transmitted diseases while on Board a ship what kind of attitude toward my Job am 1 going to have no one knows All the avenues by which aids can be contracted. A lot More research is needed before we can say it s Safe to even continue homosexual practices. So i believe we cannot Rush this change in our military. Rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., boasts about How Only four of 17 nato countries exclude homosexuals from their armed forces. I believe you have to look beyond military rules Laws and look at what kind of society Pul that military together. A Cameron m. Dubinion Casucau Belgium kids taught prejudice. It makes me angry to think that people Are putting prejudice into the minds of children. Saying homosexuality is morally wrong is totally opinionated. People should realize that the cause s of homosexuality Are still being researched and Many people believe homosexuality is not Learned but with you in birth. And i would like to ask How by merely defending their country is someone forcing their Way of life upon anyone its absolutely ridiculous. A. Gayer Konig Steidten Germany no pity fur sex Stasi agents the article Quot out of the cold into the heal . 2 about former Hast German Teisi agents enraged me. My Hast German wife i and millions of former Hast Gen mrs feel no pity for anyone whose Job was the oppression of his country men. My wife a stories of her Stasi Uncle threatening to report them if they watched Western to channels or listened to Western radio should ring Bells with Many former easterners. The Stasi was a spy Force that gathered information and twisted and manipulated it to ruin the lives of the agents neighbors. It stripped mothers and fathers from their children for speaking against their government. It used its Power to gain or Lake anything its agents wanted l his is but a drop in the bucket for till the purposes of the Stasi. My wife and i consider minimum retirement pay far too great for any associate of the Stasi. As far As we re concerned. Thev should All be imprisoned like the innocent people they sent awry before the Berlin Wall opened. There were thousands of people whose lives were ruined by the piles of paperwork kept against them until Germany United. I fee no remorse for their sorrows nor should anyone else. A spec. John Spratt Schweinfurt German 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters 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 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, Apo a 09211.mail took Scenic route Many times in be read the letters of complaint about our military postal system. I Hadnot had any real problems with it until recently when i received a letter Back that 1 had sent to a Friend on aug. 21. When my letter left the Post office in arc Mchaven it took 10 Days to get to Wurzburg its destination. From the Wurzburg Post office my letter was sent to hic 3rd brigade 3rd inf div which stamped it on sept. 1 As being dissent and again on sept 9. What happened to my letter in those eight Days now mind you this letter was addressed with enough information and the proper zip code to get it to its final destination the 3rd feb 3rd id but someone crossed out the Correct zip code and then sent it to the new destination. The next Post stamp to appear is dated sept. 10, and its from sorg Hof. Never heard of it. The next stamp is dated sept. 30, but in a not sure where it was at that time. Then the next Apo stamp is for nov. 3 from Grafen Wuhr. On the front of the envelope its stamped dissent to 3rd finance co but no Date and then a Quot return to sender attempted to  my Mai room received it Back on nov. 4. A Cheryl g. Schrier arc Mchaven German hernia n Hospital Good. In be been in Germany for almost six months. Just before i got Here the draw Down closed our local military Hospital. On sept. 8, i found out in a pregnant. I was very Happy and yet 1 Wasny to. I done to speak German and Many of their procedures Are As i was told different from ours. I spoke to Many wives who had been or were going through the same experience. That was a big mistake As their stories scared me. I just went to my first appointment at a walk in clinic at the local Krunk Enhuus. My doctors the ultrasound technician and a nurse All spoke English. While the other nurses did not they All made me feel very comfortable and 1 no longer worry. To other expectant parents keep your minds open and take care of the gift you Are being Given. Not Only your baby but the Opportunity to see doctors doing their Best american and German. A Rebecca l. Olson ludwigs Burg German Many moviegoers Messy in Man sex custodian at the Vogel Weh movie theater. My main Job is to clean after and in Between shows. In be come to the conclusion that about 75 percent of moviegoers Are Messy and inconsiderate of others. They leave their Popcorn boxes soda cups Candy wrappers uneaten nachos and other trash everywhere but the trash can. When someone spills soda it runs All the Way Down to the front Row. Sometimes people leave uneaten nachos with cheese stuffed Between the seats. I also find baby bottles pacifiers dirty diapers sweaters hats books and other items. The theater has a 700-seat capacity. So when we have a sellout you can imagine How Messy the theater gets. Moviegoers please put your trash in one of the nine trash cans in the theater. Also please leave the alcoholic beverages Burger King wrappers and other outside food and drinks at Home. They Are not allowed in the theater. A sgt. Dennis g. Wilburn Kaiserslautern German celebrity ride was wrong i completely agree with a Why the free ride a nov. 19. I feel the leadership at Ramstein a was Way off course in giving a celebrity an a incentive ride in an f-16. I can forecast a reply that has been used before the Pilot providing the flight was also meeting his flying hour quota for the month. As an aircraft maintainer for 18 years i know that aircrews will meet their quotas and that a unit will Fly its allotted hours no matter what whether flying be done on a weekend or adding extra sorties to a schedule that already taxes maintenance to the limit. In these times of tight budget this does no to pass the logic test. A master sgt. Robert f. Shields Raf upper Scyford England noise of Freedom being members or dependents in the air Force i know we All complain about the plane noise at some time. My thoughts have changed. A while Home on leave i had the Opportunity to visit Cherry Point Marine corps air station . Outside their front Gate was a very Nice sign that read a Pardon our noise its the sound of Freedom makes one think twice about complaining. A Marlace Foster upper Scyford England thanksgiving hospitality this letter goes out to All the thoughtful people who sacrificed time Energy Money or who opened up their Homes to personnel for thanksgiving Day celebrations. In today s society where Many people choose not to get involved its comforting to have earing people out there who keep that a a giving tradition alive. Although the food was excellent i enjoyed the company of new friends most of All. Again thanks. A tech. Sgt. John e. Mattock in Ciurlik Turkey