European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 05, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14. Letters to the editor thursday August 5, 1993. European edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor 7jews and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cosby City editor a org Manet special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follow 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 Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Home str. 104. 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or. Civilian 06221-23421. Kaiserslautern. Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer Steve scholar. 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Stephen w. Nichols Germany marines set example recently two friends and i took a one Day tour to Paris with the United service organization Uso. As it turned out the tour left Paris without us and we were stuck for the night without a place to stay. A while most people choose to complain in their letters As i Coul it i prefer to Wrife about the Stellar example of hospitality shown to us by the . Embassy Marine guards in Paris. When we arrived at the embassy it was 3 30 . And we were exhausted. Our purpose was to Contact the states for a wire Transfer. As it was raining we asked the Marine guards if they had a spar floor for us to stay on for a few hours. Not Only did they have space they also took extra care and gave us a Nice room with Beds and toilet facilities. Although everyone was tired i heard no complaints from them. There s much talk about interservice rivalry but the marines showed every Courtesy to three stranded army soldiers. Those marines were a most professional and competent group. I am proud to know that they also guard Freedom s Frontier. They came to our Aid without hassle or complaint they Are truly some of America s finest services cab cars. Patrick Findlay Fulda Germany echoes of of Johnny your recent article about the merchant Marine brought Back some old memories forme. The Man who later became my brother in Law was a danish Sailor who escaped his country to avoid being impressed by the germans at the Start of world War ii. He became a merchant Seaman for the americans and was on a ship in the North Atlantic. One Day the ship was struck and sunk in the English Channel and he found himself floating in his life jacket. Because of his heavy danish accent and Blond hair he feared that any americans or English boats which approached might think he was German and shoot him. His name was Johannes which he had americanized to John. When an Ameri can boat did come near he recalled along his Girlfriend had often Sung to him because of his name began losing it at the top of his lungs of Johnny of Johnny now you can love it worked. After he was rescued he re turned to the merchant Marine. When the War ended he met and married my sister and they moved to Baltimore md., where he spent his career on oceangoing article was right in that the drier chant Marine was not appreciated at the time but without it Many of the supplies and goods vital to the War Effort would never have arrived where they were needed. The enemy certainly knew this which was Why civilian ships were targeted so frequently and Why casualties were so heavy. Wilma Killcy kit Zingen Germany a Slot for Rush we recently returned to Germany for our third tour and read with great inter est the news about Rush is. Armed forces radio and television service an. Arts seems to indicate that there Are three main reasons Why Rush is currently not on the air. Program length the morning talk show slots Are one hour Long and the Rush show is 30 minutes Long. I seriously doubt there would be screams of objection if two 30-minute shows were aired Back to Back solving the program length problem. Morning talk show time Slot although Phil Oprah and Sally were mentioned someone forgot Larry King which airs tuesdays and thursdays at 9 35 . His show also airs thursdays saturdays and sundays late at night. Don t we have enough Larry at night that we could afford to replace his tuesday and thursday morning Slot with the Rush show balance of programming i realize that this is a policy Issue. However i feel that the viewers wish to make up their own minds As to whether there is already a balance or if one is needed. To find out an could air the Rush show during the current David Letterman late night show Slot instead of reruns until his net work change is Complete. This would allow the Rush fans some Rush and an the Opportunity to receive audience responses. Until then i la wait for the announce ment As to when Rush will air and watch him on videotape. Kath Stutts Ramstein a Germany danger no less regarding not Cream of crop july 19it seer is the writer has limited knowledge about the military. The skills qualification tests at one time were used by the army to determine a Soldier s level of competency in his or her military occupational specially. Having spent three years As a . Army Recruiter i can attest to the fact that More than 90 percent of the applicants i enlisted in the military police corps were in the to three mental categories even though it was not a requirement. The air Force required a minimum of 50 an the air Force qualification test in order to enlist which would put anyone in the spa in the top three mental categories. I have no idea where the writer obtained his information but i can say he needs to do a Little bit More research. As for stress he neglected to elaboration his own police experience that would qualify him to make the comparison be tween a civilian policeman and a military policeman. We All know that crime is not As rampant in the military As it is in the civilian Community. However the criminals we do have in the military were not born in the army Community they came from that civilian environment the writer referred to. It seems that we have quite a few of those bet Ter educated and trained disciplined ple in our military jails right now. I spent 20 years As a military police Man. We May not have encountered crime on a grand scale like our civilian counterparts but was no less than what they face stopping cars on dark streets answering Calls at Domestic disturbances assault rapes and murder. Harrison e. Cox Darmstadt Germany Liberal libel a recent letter about How the National Rifle association wants to everyone in the country is just the Type of Liberal libel used by the gun control zealots to harm America s honest firearm own ers. Stating1 that firearm ownership will result in conditions similar to those found in Somalia and Yugoslavia make it Clear the writer has Little Trust in his fellow americans As Law abiding citizens. Perhaps he should focus on the effects that the president s alternatives to incarceration will have. Although the president is calling for help in the crime Ridden inner cities he s cutting $330 Mil lion from the Public prison budget. It is such alternatives which cause Inci Dences such As the one recently reported in the stars and stripes. The drug enforce ment administration Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms and . Marshals rounded up 5,738 fugitives 2,200 had been arrested six or More times. If these Crimi nals had been incarcerated and forced to serve their full sentences How Many other unknown crimes would not have been committed Only the enforcement of longer sentences mandatory prison terms for Vio Lent and gun related crimes and the disallowance of plea bargaining will enable ple to live in a crime free society instead of a crime Ridden gun free society. Phillip l. Stocks Izmir air station Turkey it s not news the july 25 front Page article about a family s troubles was not news. You should have paid attention to the v corps spokeswoman you quoted Pagonis has received a no punitive administrative discharge. Everything else. Is subject to the privacy Mittie Dector kaisers Lautem Germany l editor s note letters from readers expressing their View Points or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity and taste. 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