European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14i letters to the editor 1 Friday March a 1993 thes european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan Cwm Awat Purtha bcrn4r0 a.zov1stosri editor news and editorial Witiw european editor dab omit Abs for now editor Bot Wicker sport editor Pouf Corby by editor Corga Man special Section editor to write us unit 29400 Apoate 09211 Orost Facell 1437 61 do Darmstadt i Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to callus dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 346-6 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,262,226,326. 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 , Germany Joweph Owen roam 117, Rel Martty. 104, w4900 he Hefter cmr419, to 131 s. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or Mckan 00221-23421. 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A everything advertised in this publication shall be mod a available Lor Purchase use or Pati Noge without Riga id id race color religion sen National origin age Mariaj status. Physical Handicap political  on or any other Iron spent Victor of the purchaser user or Patron. An officer who feels offended by not it c Tine Rel Lynn Ralp being saluted should get the slim Bairs r Njau Ilus Del Kim Roie name and Contact his first sergeant. If an n in a recent stars and stripes commentary Hany o. Summer of frames his position against american intervention in the Balkan crisis with an 1821 quotation from then Secretary of state John Quincy Adams pronouncing the hazards of entanglements in foreign wars these popular sentiments inspired the Monroe doctrine two Yean later specifically outlining a policy of neutrality in regard to foreign wan. But the United states has now taken a much larger place in a much smaller world. As our Power and influence expanded our military might projected american values in global conflicts Large and Small the Vietnam parallel that Summers draws upon was largely a failure due to political interference with Mil Italy objectives most historians agree. Even the More smug europeans Are looking to Washington a again a in this latest european Sis. Whether we should Send our soldiers to risk their fives for a nation and people for whom they May not have any great love will always be subject to discussion. Every american however who sees the outrages being committed there intuitively feels that something should be done to Stop it. For this is what we Are about. A Jon Engdahl Ldar Oberstein Germany. A a a a a an american first in the last year America has been in an uproar Over Media created issues. One Tang i think the people of our country should keep in mind is that you Are an american first. Your heritage is something to be proud of and 1 think that More people should stress the Pride of being an american other than one s individual background. I Don t think that the american Public is to blame for this i strongly believe that the Media is the primary contributor to this Ever growing problem. It is going to be up to us As americans not individuals to solve this problem. Our National colors Are red White and Blue not White Black or yellow together we can beat racism. A Thomas Roberts Frankfurt Germany a a a a a. Troops deserve respect the stars and stripes has always been a great outlet for its readers so May 1 vent some irritations nobody is above dealing the numbers for his own phone Calls. I knew a senior no who made a habit of having a female Buck sergeant dial his phone numbers for him. Every time 1 answered the phone and she d say. Please hold for so and so a i always Hung up just before a this highness got on the line. When people interrupt a subordinate to interrupt someone they want to Contact the message is Clear a my subordinate has nothing better to do and my time is More important than that of the Guy i m  a few military officers still have not Learned that saluting is a Symbol of Mutual Courtesy respect and Pride. It is not an act of servitude. Officers really show their ignorance and arrogance when they go out of their Way to loudly Chew out some enlisted Guy who failed to Salute. Old fashioned butt chewing is required leave the Job to the no corps because we Are the ones who Are responsible for training our soldiers. I be always encouraged soldiers to feel a sense of belonging when they Are Quot authorized to Salute and a a entitled to have that Symbol of respect returned to them. Whenever i see an officer in an in. Listed a face demanding that Salute i am More ashamed of that officer than i am of the Guy who did t initiate the appropriate military Courtesy. A sol 1st classed Rolph Vicenza Italy tragic waste of life in regard to those who Are enraged with anti abortion fanatics it has been stated that a woman has a right to Choice but what about the unborn child Don t they have a right to Fife the Choice comes before Conception not after. It then affects the life of another human being. Ninety five percent of abortions performed in the United states Are sought because of lifestyle not rape incest or danger to the Mother. We speak up for animals and defend their rights but we re criticized for de fending the rights of an unborn child. I thank you for calling these actions fanatic this is a great compliment. If More people would broaden their understanding on abortion and read up on it or even watch silent scream or caring two films about abortion they would understand Why a a choices is a tragic waste of human life. A mrs. . Daly Indr Likay Turkey a. Adone to repeat speeches an does a pretty Good Job most of the time that is. The Beautiful part of being six hours ahead of the states is missing the presidents speeches darn. Needless to say when 1 saw an an commercial saying the speech would be rebroadcast i was upset. I have to watch a Man who lives in a mansion and has a dc-10, or whatever it is Tell me i have to pay for the debt. The clincher was the Gays in the military. One showing is enough and 2 . Is just right. Hey Here s an idea put Clinton the television personality on pay per View and save the proceeds a Jeremy Lehman a Oesterborg Alt Netherlands a a. Break free of hate a r a recent editorial excerpt concerning a referendum within the military on lifting the Gay ban prompted me to write. To even propose such a ludicrous idea shows the writer evidently does no to understand that the military Community does not have the privilege of voicing opinions in Masse As a referendum would allow. If military leaders should need the advice of that particular writer then the military Structure would truly be compromised in a greater Way than an evocation of the Gay ban Ever could. If the military Complex is so unsure of its troops cohesion that allowing Gays in the military would bring its Structure tumbling Down we have a far greater problem a a Lack of Faith in the armed braces to perform their Mission which is to adapt and overcome any obstacle. Finally to assume that allowing Gays in the military would open the door to drug abusers paedophiles transsexuals and transvestites is not a logical argument. Unlike homosexuality drug abuse interferes with the ability of a Soldier to do his her Job. Unlike homosexuality paedophilia is not Between two consenting adults. Unlike homosexuality a transsexual usually has a legitimate medical problem that involves an extra chromosome or the absence of one and unlike transvestites most homosexuals Don t dress up As the opposite sex. Most trans. Vestiges Arentt homosexual. In this time of so much hate in the world the ability to love should t have conditions set on it by an unfeeling society. Only when we Are Able to see love As it is a feeling of total Mutual respect and adoration Between two people will we finally be Able to break free of the hindering shackles of hate. A pfc. Jeremy Black Vilseck Germany j a. A. A a no forgiveness i was horrified when i read your article a trip Home for mom was death sentence for baby a a feb. 26. Any child is a precious gift. If she Dian t want the baby the Mother could have Given it up for adoption or had an abortion. She did no to choose either of these options. Instead she decided to let the baby starve to death while she was Home on leave. If she gets anything less than a life sentence it does no to say much for our Legal system. She deserves neither forgiveness nor liberties. A staff sgt. Alicia i. Reynolds Sembach a Germany a a a a profanity protested As you May Well know teenage mutant ninja turtles arc a real phenomenon with Young children today. However after a recent trip to the Heidelberg stars and stripes Bookstore where my 8-year-old son purchased a seemingly innocent comic Book he brought the Book to me with a serious concern. In the Book teenage mutant ninja turtles u by Eastman and Laird there appeared several profanities. After he brought this to my attention i asked if this was the Case in the other books be longing to the sequel. He stated it was. 1 think that stars and stripes should at least advertise that some Turtle literature May not be suitable for Small kids who have fallen in love with Michelangelo Leonardo Raphael or Donatello. Princine v. Glass Heidelberg Germany l editors note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. 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