European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 14 j letters to the editor tuesday August 10,1993 european edition col Steven 9. Hoffman. Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. News and editorial Bill Wiatr european editor Deborah Abt Ter news editor Bow Tew sports editor to Cosby City editor Georg Manti special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 orpostfach111437 f 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or on 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 memo Elbert Germany Joseph Owen room 117, rame 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 building 2899. 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Jing in this publication including Maas or supplements Doos not constitute endorse ment by the department of or the Stois and St Pas of the Pic duds or service past aggression a recent letter writer arguing that those who claim " All sides Are guilty in the War on the Balkans Are wrong cited several examples of serbian aggression. While the writer s examples of Serbia aggression Are valid some germans most notably former foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher seem to ignore the fact that Slovenia Croatia and bos Nia and Herzegovina were allies of nazi Germany during world War ii. Indeed croats and bosnian Muslim troops formed several is divisions which committed numerous atrocities in their War against Joseph Tito s primarily ser Bian partisan resistance. I recommend that those who choose to put the blame for All evil on Serbia read about the history of world War ii in the Balkans. They Wal find that the hands Char is div composed of Bosnia mus lims never left their Home province of Bosnia and Herzegovina to fight the partisans As the nazis intended. Instead they concentrated on killing christians and were ultimately judged a being so unreliable that they were Dis banded by the germans. I condemn the actions of All parties to this War serbs croats and muslims alike. They Are conducting what amounts to tribal religious warfare such As Europe has t seen since the horrors of the thirty years War 1618-1648. However blaming one party serbs while ignoring past aggressions and atrocities of the others croats and muslims will not help bring this War to an end. It. Col. Anthony j. Giasi Vai Hingen Germany socking it to writer is there nothing More to write about Inthis messed up turbulent world than the sock monster with All that s going on inthe military alone Bosnia Somalia . Flooding this Guy is worried about his socks geez. I can t believe that y All actually printed this Yoyo a Conception of Why he can t do a simple Job like laundry without los ing his socks. If he would like to have any instructions on How to do laundry and keep his socks from disappearing have him Wash them at Home by hand. Or bet Ter vet try washing them in a steel pot or perhaps a Metal bucket with a Wash Board. Even better yet have him write me personally for instructions. Sgt. James Jennings Raf Mildenhall England a need for condom talk in response to misplaced values july 25the author needs to Check his Calendar. We Are living in the 90s, not the 40s. Condom is not a dirty word anymore and i think miss America did nothing wrong by informing schoolchildren about the Protection a Condo gives. The author of the letter says we should preach abstinence to our children. Maybe we could enact a Law requiring All teen age girls to Wear a chastity Belt until their wedding Day too. Come on the just say no policy did t work Well with drugs and it won t work Well for sex. The pres sure put on teen agers to have sex try drugs and eve commit acts of violence is astounding. Most of this pressure comes from their Peers but some also come from movies television and other adults. Miss America is a role Model to Mil Lions of Young girls and if what she said to those children in Florida convinced one person to use a condom then it was Worth saying. Just telling a teen Ager about the Protection available to him other from venereal diseases aids and pregnancy docs not mean they will rus right out to put the method of Protection into are1 having sex these Days that is evident by the number of teen age pregnancies in the nation. We need to in form them of the choices available to them pending the failure of the Chatti Tybert Law so they can make an informed would like to believe that my Daugh Ter will never have sex until she is mar ried but i cannot. I would much rather have her Tell me that she had sex and used a condom than she had sex and is pregnant. I think if my parents had talked a Little More about condoms in Stead of preaching abstinence maybe i would t be paying child support for a son i had when i was 17. Matthew j. Anthony san Vito air station Italy. Postal attitude offensive i am amazed at the we Are doing you a favor tone of the letters from senior postal leaders and soldiers who work at military Post offices Kaposi have read Only one rebuttal letter that defended the postal workers position adequately. That Tetter was from an overworked specialist who cited the Lack of adequate personnel As a major cause of the Gross backlog of Job is a military Mission and it does t matter if it takes 24 hours a Day to do. Does anybody think that the Mili tary policeman is doing a favor by responding to a traffic Accident Domestic disturbance or dumpster fire Are Cooks in the dining facility doing a favor by coming to work seven Days a week at 3 . To prepare the breakfast meal we must All be willing to perform our missions professionally efficiently and completely. When i fix a helicopter or train a Young Soldier to fix it i do not think that i have done any favor for the Crew who flies it. I have worked and will cause others to work 24-hour shifts to ensure the helicopters Are Safe and Mission capable every Day. We Are All aware of the hardships sol Diers must endure to accomplish the mis Sion. We Are All overworked and under paid. The Apo s Mission is perceived by Many in Usa eur As inefficient. Many of us work with a Zero error tolerance. We expect the same level of performance from All others. This includes personnel finance housing Supply postal and All other services that support soldiers an their families. It is unacceptable for mail to take nine to 14 Days to arrive by air. It is unacceptable that properly addressed mail frequently arrives 21 Days late and is marked dissent to wrong i am very displeased with postal work ers attitudes when i report these prob lems. At every level i have talked to i receive the same shrugged shoulder response. There is a reason leaders Are frequently reminded not to mess with a Soldier Money mail or food doing so is a morale killer and therefore must be intensively managed. Master sgt. Fred c. Von Gortler Wiesbaden Germany. Resistance to change the writer of total Quality lip serv ice june 22 stated Many things Well though i must disagree with one statement in his letter. It is the individual s reluctance to of Tofile that impedes monitoring information flow and devel Oping ways to make an organization More effective and efficient. F he military institution is made up of individuals As Well As tools designed to assist their Effort. Somebody not something will make decisions As to what priority emphasis and support tasks will receive. Total Quality management is tool used to evaluate other tools. Trained individuals must be on hand and have the time arid support to Eval uate current systems and determine what is required and How to better perform tasks As an organization. Senior executives information management officers directors of information management and subject matter experts must under stand and support the philosophy tool. Supporting Tom starts at the top. Don t lower entry standards to maintain quotas the combat arms May desire Young athletes As potential Bullet Stop pers. Don t if personnel before recognizing the objectives of an institution be cause of a numbers game highly skilled personnel and technologically advanced equipment Are needed in the combat sup port and service support Fields to get everything to from and around the Battle Field to include allowing the combat arms to communicate with each other. Send a Clear message to the work Force and include employee morale and perception in those skewed reduction models. When the will is there there will Bea Way. Rick Juarez Worms Germany. An agnostic wonders a letter july 29 said the . Constitution guarantees me Freedom of religion not Freedom from religion. Am i to understand that i am breaking the Law of the land by being agnostic i m not allowed to believe in and think for myself i m required As an american citizen to have some paternalistic Reed do my thinking for me Patti Dunlavy Berlin 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 length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More cart be published in a timely manner. Let ters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Chairman 6temkcw if z May the chair. Kecu6nizz& the Lap from California ?1. Thank. Vou or. Chairman 06i m sur you re Rufii much Papuc conc fun Why Over the Impact of you. Sic this Comorre shak65 in that concern i Jon Pix if the 6etftl� a1am from Chicago a anything a p like to
