European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 22. 1999 education the stars and stripes Page 11 sa3 american pupils carry Bosnia bound toys to a Box in the Chapel at Rhein main a Germany for the Santa lift. Airlift has children helping children7 Nyji Tijones. Education writer Rhein main a Germany in the eyes of 10 year old Jillian Butler the most tragic victims of the devastating War in Bosnia and Herzegovina Are the children. They re innocent said the fifth grader from Frankfurt. All these kids Are getting killed and they did t do anything. They Don t deserve to be  Jillian is among Many children across Europe who Are sharing toys and clothes with bosnian children As the Holiday season approaches. The Effort is part of operation provide Santa which lasts through nov. 30. The donations will be delivered along with the meals ready to eat that Are air dropped at night by american German and French cargo planes flying out of Rhein main in support of operation provide prom ise which helps feed War victims in Bosnia. Nearly 50 pupils from Atterberry elementary school in Frankfurt brought toys clothes and Candy nov. 10 to Rhein main the collection Point for provide Santa. The operation is children helping children. Contributing to this wonderful act of human kindness people being Good to other people who Are not As fortunate said chaplain capt Steve Schaick a project organizer at Rhein main. It s real life participation a project. In the real world that is beneficial and is helping people who really need it said Dorry Hummer a teacher for the talented and gifted at Atterberry. A suggestion by Soni Oliver 10, to Send letters along with their gifts went Over Well with schoolmates. I just thought we could write letters to them like pen pals or something said Soni a fifth grader who donated Candy to the Campaign. As a result a Box Ful of letters addressed simply Christmas letters and cards to bosnian children was presented to Schaick for the Santa project. Hummer s pupils expressed concerns about the War and the children in classroom discussions. Their fathers Are in the military and they have a Basic understanding of War at least of what they think of it Hummer said. From Reading maps they discovered that it s no far ther from Frankfurt to England or France than to Yugoslavia Hummer said. Another source of information on the War was the father of one of the youngsters a nurse who tended wounded children in the former Yugoslavia. He told the children about life in the War torn Region. They have a lot of sympathy because they see Pic Tures of these children and they know about that aspect of it but they can t figure out Why the people Are fighting Hummer said of the children. They want to know who s the bad Guy Why Don t computer links Ramstein High with 60 nations Ramstein Al Germany is a huge computer network now links Ramstein High school with universities government offices and businesses in 60 countries offering an Opportunity to interact with More than 15 million people. The High school is one of Only four department of defense dependents schools whose computers have Access to the internet technology. We want to be Able to offer the same kind of services As the school Library said de Milner a computer and electronics teacher at Ramstein. Students preparing to further their education will Benefit from the services he said by getting into better colleges and better  the technology also permits Access to books current news articles and research materials which should help with school assignments. Others involved in the dodos pro sprawled on the floor of the gymnasium at the Naples Elemen event which this year attracted about 200 participants also Fea Gram include Patch High school in Stutt Ury school in Italy recently pupils and parents join in an All turd music work Al the american school s computer Laborati Gart and schools in Kentucky and Korea. Night learning experience called a read in. The annual Reading by and a number of other exercises. They Stop Why can t they get along. And i m afraid i can t give them an answer. War is hard to explain to children. It s hard to explain to adults  at Rhein main a visit to the Berlin Airlift memorial As particularly significant for the Atterberry pupils because of the similarities Between the current Relief flights and the Berlin Effort in 1948-49. It s a very similar operation she said. We be talked about Gail Halvorsen the Candy bomber and they feel that they Are in league with him now because they Are delivering their Candy and toys by Airdrop Over former  Halvorson was a Berlin Airlift Pilot who became famous for dropping miniature parachutes with Candy to German children during the operation. Although Many bosnian children Are muslims the spirit of Christmas giving should reach them any Way the pupils said. Several children explained in their letters that they wanted to share with the bosnian the american Christmas tradition of giving gifts. It does t matter Jillian said. They need to have something like that to make them feel  Schaick agreed. There is something emotionally right about Desper ate children having a toy a Teddy Bear to help them survive not Only a Long Winter but an ugly War too the chaplain said. Santa is not an uncommon theme even in Muslim countries. Very often Santa provides gifts at holidays like new years. It s an International Symbol of Good will of Joy of a Little break from the ugliness of  Sunshine Black 11, sent the children a few stuffed animals she said. I think it s really neat that we can do this. Because of the gunfire they won t be allowed to go outside. This will give them something to do inside the  second grader Casey Fariss wrote simply i Hope the sound of peace will begin  a night filled with learning is go a Mihwa