European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor sunday jury 25,1993 thes european Edh on col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. 2ovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walter european editor dub Orch aether new editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Corty City editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 Orost Facell 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155 60141b to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 340-8 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. 226i business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Rome str. 104. 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. Kaiserslautern. Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including hearts or supplements do not constitute endorse ment by tie department of defense or the Stan and suites of the products or services advertised. Misplaced values once again your Liberal minded news paper has succeeded in making a mock Ery of family  that miss America is deprived of her first amendment rights is absolutely ridiculous. She claims that she was floored when the Florida school boar informed her that she could t talk about sexual  of spending her time teaching Small children to use condoms Why could t she simply Tell them to abstain and to stay away from homosexuals of course you liberals try to put the blame for aids on everyone else just As mis Samerica blamed herself for the spread of the  America needs to be teaching our children something besides wearing con Doms. Who is she anyway what makes her the authority on sexual conduct How dare she insult not Only my intelligence but our children s As Well. Maybe her children won t be intelligent enough to understand abstinence but mine sure  tall in Ciurlik Turkey join the club fellas what s All this fuss about lifting the rayban in the . Military i cringe when i hear the military me complain that now they will be subject to sexual advances and possibly , join the club. Women the majority of the population have mad these same complaints for years no Cen Turies. Maybe now that men have some of the fears women do our voices will no longer be silent and the complaints willbe taken seriously. Possibly to help heterosexual military men feel Safe we continue the ban or turn to the example of other militarize that have had successful inclusion. Possibly to make military women fee Safe we initiate a ban against heterosexual men or seriously listen to women s voice Sand take action to make everyone Safe. Or. Doris Lancaster Bic Kondorf German voting can9 fix problem the writer of apathy is a cancer july 13states that he has a shocking revelation to those like myself who be Lieve that our nation needs term limits that we already have term limits. The voting  Well i have a chocking revelation for him. The last time i was in a voting Booth i could not exercise this so called term limiting function for 434 of the 435 scat holding members in the House of representatives nor for 98 of the 100 seat holding members of the Senate. So How do i make it Clear to someone like say sen. Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia the King of pork that want him out of office when i can t even vote in his elections As chairman of a key Senate appropriations committee he pumps billions of dollars in useless wasteful totally unnecessary spending programs Back into West Virginia. And guess what they keep re electing him. Not too surprising since they Are being subsidized by voters in theother 49 states who Don t have a say in whether he stays or goes since we Are powerless to vote against him. You Call that term limits the author is right when he states that there is a horrific cancer eating away at the fiber of our  however that cancer is Congress not apathy. And the solution to surgically treat this cancer excising its old and diseased parts to make room for a healthy influx of fresh uncork it flesh by a constitutional ame a Talent mandating term limits. Matthew  Avi Noab Italy Vietnam War reality i am forced to respond to the Stream of letters debating the circumstances of a time in our nation s history that few of the authors were alive to witness much less to have participated. I am referring to letters evoking the image of sainted Vietnam veterans and despicable War protesters along wit references to the political beliefs and actions of our president As a younger Man. The image of thousands of War weary homesick innocent boys descending planes at airports in the United states Only to be pounced upon by pot smok ing womanizing and Flag burning  testers while perhaps easy to imagine by some of your younger readers unfortunately just does t Wash with reality. Indeed the problem for Many Veteran was that they returned to a country that did t want to hear about what it was like Over there and wanted the veterans to get Back to Normal As quickly As possible. In addition there were probably a Many pot smoking acid tripping smack snorting Young men in fatigues As there were in Bell Bottoms during the late 60s and Early 70s. As for the image of cowardly protes ters marching in the streets or High Tail ing it for Canada have we already forgot ten groups such As Vietnam veterans against the War or those soldiers who defected to Sweden and what of the thousands of Young men myself included who enlisted or extended periods in technical specialities rather than risk being drafted into an infantry squad to head up country where do we fit into All of this ? and lest we believe that Only the  testers could Sully the name of America and humanity let s not forget that Youn americans in Southeast Asia also did despicable things this year is the 25th anniversary of the my Lai incident in which a company of soldiers massacred old men women and children. Many Young service members have i their minds stereotypes and images of a time and place that did t exist. We Are fond of quoting George san Tayana who said those who forget the past Are doomed to repeat  unfortunately those who remember Only a caricature of the past Are just As Likely tomake the same mistakes. As for or. Clinton i Don t know what went on in his mind As he passed his time in the University studiously avoiding serv ice in the armed forces. If he were the Only Man who had done that our army would be Large indeed. What is important to us As soldiers i that the american people As is their right and responsibility have appointed him As our commander in chief. There Are enough Godforsaken Trou bled spots and thankless tasks facing our Young soldiers in the world today that Wedon t need to waste time wallowing in a past most of our service members never experienced anyway. Chief warrant officer 4 Wallace s. Pric Eraf me with Hill England.  squadrons when the 36th fighter Wing at bit Burg a Germany shuts Down the 22nd fighter so will move to Raf Laken Heath England while the 53rd fighter so moves to Span Dahlem a Germany. Safe should reverse that and in Stead move the 22nd fighter so to Span Dahlem. Then the 22nd can rejoin its sister Squadron the 23rd fighter so. In the 50s when Span Dahlem was amere auxiliary Airfield of Pitburg the 22nd and 23rd were part of the same Wing. It s time to put them together. Craig  a Germany editor s note j letters from readers expressing their View Points or opinions Are published daily on this Page. Alt letters must to signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters to that More can be published in Tumery manner. Let ters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary both sides of gun Issue must Compromise by Mark Miller i m a handgun owner and sport shooter target shooting who would like to shake some sense into the Radical elements on both sides of the gun Issue the anti gun extremists who favor a Banon handguns except for Law enforcement and military personnel and the  gun extremists who Call any gun control a Vio lation of second amendment rights. To the former i invite you out to the Range to discover the Joys of shooting. Guns and rounds on me. Don t be afraid. But of what fun. Fun like you would t believe. Fun that would make you feel guilty for having so much fun with a deadly weapon. I won t describe it i la just recommend it especially for the tense and irritable target shooting is a great Way to relax. Solutions i know what won t work denying Law abiding citizens the right town handguns allowing weapons Pur chases without a waiting period Bann Ingall semiautomatic handguns failing to conduct a thorough background investigation before Purchase. Limits of course Are something you anti gun control people and National Rifle association extremists know Noth ing about. Left up to you the right to Bear arms would include bazookas tanks cruise missiles or anything else that goes bang and kills. By now you should realize that you have a serious image problem of your own making. My advice Cut Back on the lobbying and stick to what made you respectable prompting the Joys of Safe recreational shooting. Also Stop vetoing gun control legislation that is reasonable and sound Luce the proposed ban on High Caliper military assault weapons and the Brady Bill. Wise up and get real the Public is fed up with your bullying and lobbying your Slick and campaigns and dumb rhetoric. People die in cars so Why not ban them Etc if Thomas Jefferson and this nation s other founders whom you re fond of quoting had had the foresight Tosee How violent and dangerous american society would become in 200 years do you really think there would be a second amendment in its present form i Don  do kill people and they re killing americans at an alarming rate. Meanwhile both groups should Start listening and talking to each other soften the rhetoric and try the c word Compro Mise. Tha Baltimore Sun s t r