European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16letters to the editor thursday december 2,1993 thes european Edillon col Steven 9. Hoffman Usan fun Alshet a Bernaro a. Zov1stoski. Editor news and editorial Otbo Rafi auth of now editor Biti Watka euro part editor. Bob it car sports editor Torg Manaa Gity editor to write us unit 29460. Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64276 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to callus dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 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 a cml Jones ext. 226. A business news ext.26. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owan. Room 117, Hal Martyr. 104, 69124 Haidal Barg car 419. 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As the pot. A Uusi Rantui Taavo my intr . Perked away and the front room began to they usually disintegrate into childish warm a bit we wondered at the magic contests on which service Branch has it moments the Day May hold. This morning the roughest. Was particularly cold so our thoughts the grass is always Greener on the turned the mountains where we thought other Side. Each area has its Good and there could be a Light snowfall from the��t,. Naples Italy. Naples it has been my most difficult duty assignment in a Long list that has included Adak Alaska. Still Naples has a Silver lining. I have gotten to travel All Over Europe and there Are literally roman ruins in my backyard1. The Art and historical Sites arc unique to this area and i find myself revisiting places that i find particularly Awe inspiring. Uniform picking up after someone Al Sci a Lazy family. I imagine if the housing occupants owned these Homes they might take better care of them and teach their families How to clean up after themselves. When we have to be cleaned up after by the very men and women who Are Here to protect us 1 think it shows our Host nation just How ungrateful we arc. The soldiers and airmen we owe our in Light of All this i find the tetters we vow our from the last several months complaining Liberty to Are Here to defend America it about various bases highly entertaining is up each of us to defend our Environ Nril. .-.,.11. A no Wield ment. A Theresa a. Stetcher mama com Germany evening before. Down the Vor Viziana past Lago do a Crno and toward the Tang the View out across the Bay toward Capri was breathtaking. It was so Clear your could Sec every Island building. It was a Day that makes up for All of the rest a few of these and the Normal smog clogged Days disappear to a Distant memory. We did notice that the adjacent trash pick up Point was overflowing with Community refuse but we chose not to dwell on it. We headed toward Capo where we bought a paper up on the Autostrada. A a we exited at Cassino and turned Inland toward the Abruzzo a. The views along the Way Weije beyond description sweeping valleys craggy mountains with quaint Little medieval villages clinging to their sides and a two wheeled farm cart loaded a bad Points the Challenge is to thoroughly a. Enjoy the Good and Mac Mize the bad. Unfair Toj children whenever Naples starts to get me Down t a a a a a a o Law r i try to envision living in la Maddalena someplace i personally would find worse. A a Moore. Naples Italy enjoy your surroundings after Reading the recent letter about being in Naples 1 believe what i saw. I too Nave Only been in Naples for three months and have a totally different Outlook about the area. Contaminated drinking water yes but ends who choose to bring their the Loren a almost Najj where in Germany 1 must respond. Did i miss the joke while i agree that some entertainment places Are unsuitable for some children the assertion that even the base Exchange and dining facilities should prohibit children solely for the auditory Comfort of adults is outrageous and insensitive. The writer obviously has to children of her own for her expectations of children Are unrealistic and unkind. Children arc not Little adults and to expect them to act add with Sticks and firewood pulled by a or fellow americans to thank for that Donkey and driven by a Little old lady leaving their pets Here in Italy instead of wearing a Black Babushka. The traffic on _ finding them a Home or better yet taking the Autostrada reminded us of the them to their next duty assignment with snarled messes around Seattle or port land. As we reached the Entrance to Parco Nazionale do Abruzzo a Light Snow began to fall. The roads were Clear though. Right at the top near for cola do Acero was a very cute and rustic fral Toria. We tried Abruzzo polenta Al Sugo con Salsiccia thickly sliced baked scamorza on a Caraway pizza base. By the time we finished eating the Snow had accumulated to Well Over 4 inches now it was time to worry. The. Roads were Slick with compact Snow and Rome is juice. We believe and Pompeii is r careful the usually tyrannical Drivers had train further u magically transformed themselves. Not Only were they driving with Complete control and at very Safe speeds similar to i iter Drivers Over Stevens pass but one Driver even stopped to ask if i needed help installing my chains. Our Winter wonderland journey continued Down past Lago i Barca up the other Side of the Park bowl toward Alfe Dana to where we connected with the main Road coming Down from Rocc Araso and on to Naples. Our Little sunday Outing had taken us a total of eight hours and a couple of Hundred Kilometres. But we had witnessed just a sampling of some of the True Beauty of Italy. We paid attention to what Loredana told us. In Evvi Mill in act Only in some areas. Constant Power out As such is laughable. Little ones become i ii a tired get Hurt or knocked Down by care less adults and uncomfortable Ana to expect them to endure stoically is unreasonable. No they should not be allowed to run rampant but neither should they be hog tied or banished to 30-Degrec, Rainy weather outside to a Calm Ages again Only in some areas. Unwanted animals urinating and defecating on sidewalks and streets Well we Only have As for the baby who a is bawling at the top of its lungs a How selfish of the writer to by offended and put out. A crying them. Afraid to leave your Home unattended i suggest you get to know your neighbors. U a by a ail us uni t in my family and i Are constantly on the baby is merely communicating and toe go and have never had to worry about pet a Parent to leave a child at Home a Nch so Bors simply to soundproof Public places is watch it for us. The houses out on the prejudiced and selfish. Nmn Ornu or i. It. A Amy Locklear Rhein main a Germany. A a non smoking Reward since the military system is trying to educate everybody on How bad smoking a n Frt uni a a v j iffy. Economy Are Beautiful plus it gets you involved with the italian people. A three year tour is the right amount of time to spend Here. Think about All that you can do and see while in Naples. Rome is just up the Road by three hours Quot Only an hour away by the j1c1 Quot a the islander up the track is Sorrento and of Capri is sitting in our Bay. Alone. Enjoy Italy get to know the people and you ii begin to Tike it her a lot better. A Petty officer 1st class Robert e. Wagener _ Naples Italy a. Defend environment. The writer or a preserve our environment complains about the mess in her housing area and applauds Community commanders for making gis clean up. Ulvi Muir nut i orc Ana Toia us while her environmental concerns Are during the intercultural relations class when we a r in among i think she missed he Point we first arrived in Napoli a few years Aeo in ear or writers complaint clean up a a done to look Down look after yourself. / As Long As military members most of. Whom Are too Junior to even be offered base Post housing Are cleaning up for housing residents Why in the world would residents bother to clean it themselves or expect their children to ? it disgusts me to see the trash around base housing but not so much As it does it a w Betel la Iii vial adj i Vul Limtt Usu Ollu mlle there Are numerous sights in Naples is for your health i would like to suggest 1 at1r a g flair a new approach. Since every Soldier and spouse has a ration card for cigarettes it be Good to offer something for each month or year of unused tobacco rations a Money award or other incentive should boost the willpower to quit. A Leocadia Mcneair sorg Hof Germany editors note a Paul rough or. Naples Italy. A 4 look on Bright Side i was amused and totally agree with a recent writers negative assessment of we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include j address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Youns men and women in uni. 29480, amp 092?i
