European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10letters to the editor thursday May .19,1994 european edition. Col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. A coi Timander pub Mshar a. Bernard a Zovistoski. Editor a a a news and editorial1 Deborah Absher news editor. 6111 Walker european editor Bob Wicker. Sports editor George Manes City editor. To write us unit 294s0. Apo a 09211. Or Post fact 11 143?. A 64278 Darmstadt Germany a news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us 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 Jim Jones. Ext 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Rsm Effler. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419 Box 1316, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 at civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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Government. 1 he department of Dotensr or the u a e drop up n commoner the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not cons into encasement by the department it defense or the stars and St pos of the products or services  treatment i am concerned about the treatment the military and their dependents Are receiving in our military health facilities one of my incidents there have been Many was at the 51st combat support Hospital pharmacy. Not Only was 1 Var Bally abused and embarrassed in front of other patients but this abuse came from two military officers. My physician  my medication and instead of explaining proper procedures to me these two a a officers told me and i quote a i  care less if you give it to your  i was very confused at this Point f asked about medication that i have at Home from the same prescription. The pharmacist in one breath told me it was expired and another that i should go ahead and take it. My husband called to address the situation and spoke to the officer in charge of the Section. He was told by this individual that he counselled the offending officers and that the rest was not his business would think a simple apology would do. Draw Down or not patients should be treated with respect and dignity at All times a Eccli Betancourt Frankfurt Germany a a a a a a Zimish unruly students there has been a great Deal of discussion regarding the american Man caught while on a 10-Day rampage of vandalism in Singapore. His sentence a Good butt whipping. An overwhelming number of americans Are applauding the government of Singapore for taking such extreme measures in dealing with this Young Mam a a extreme that is compared with our own governments approach to the same crime. My guess is that Michael p. Fay will avoid the paint Section of any store he happens to visit in the future let alone Spray paint any car he happens upon. The whole idea of Singapore a caning Law is to prevent future crimes by the convicted. A having said that lets focus on our Junior High and High schools. Since there is considerable support for the caning Why  school disciplinarians have the authority to punish unruly students some students behaviour is worse than Michael Fay a. Quot Why should teachers have to tolerate constant Misbehaviour Corporal punish mint in american schools produced results using far less drastic measures than those employed in Singapore. Unfortunately the Acle and our lib Era court system Over the last 20 years. Decided that a ruler across the hand or butt was More a form of cruel and unusual punishment i wonder How the department of defense dependents schools teachers and parents feel about this. A. A Joel e. Dougherty Ramstein a Germany. A we  dictate there has been a lot of caterwauling Back Home about the poor Young american Man who faced a caning in., Singapore. Lets look at this through singaporean eyes. For example if i were the president of that country i might say a we singaporeans do not tolerate antisocial behaviour in our country. He was fairly tried and convicted he will be punished in accordance with our Laws please do not meddle in our internal affairs. We Are ready to go to War Over this  think about it How a a american could one get a a a v. A Why does our country dictate to a Friendly nation what its society ought to be like Why done to we Export a caves and butt hand to North Korea for example commentary As War souvenirs go it has none of the Glamour of a captured enemy sword or Side Arm. A a Small dogeared pay Book that once belonged to a German foot Soldier fell into the hands of Bill Pierson 50 years ago in the immediate aftermath of the a Day Landing at Normandy. At the time Pierson now a retired Engineer who lives North of Columbus Ohio was a first lieutenant with the . Army air forces 64th Ai drome so. His unit landed at Normandy six Days after the first wave of Allied troops stormed ashore june 6. Piersons unit was responsible for staffing the hastily built airstrips that began sprouting up All Over France once the allies had secured a beachhead a half dozen Miles Inland from the Village of , taking in the strange Rural Vista of hedgerow wrecked gliders and dead cattle Pierson found the pay Book. _ a there was a German tent Camp there a he recalled. A it looked like they had left in a big hurry. Personal belongings were scattered  among the 1 pay Book of Bohi he age 31. The found the Hermann h of Bohme pasted to a Page in the pay Book betrays Little about the sort of Man he was. He looks somber but merely May have been somewhat bewildered when the picture was taken. Mike Harden Mecklenburg had been Bohmer a Home before the War. When Pierson returned to the Stales following the War he Hung onto the _ Book mildly curious about the Fate of its owner. It Wasny to until 198 v that he would learn anything More of Bohme. At that time Pierson was working on an engineering project with the  department of Energy in Washington . A i became acquainted with a Man who where they just might do something positive for us Quot a Robert a Baird Sackenheim Germany dog tired of it i re Sissin Post housing on Rose Barracks in Vilsick Germany. The Post is very Beautiful an the facilities Are some of the Best i have seen in Germany. There Are Bike and walking paths that allow us the Opportunity to witness a lures Beauty w Hile walking on Post however there Are some that do not appreciate the Nice facilities that we have. These Are the people who walk their dogs on Post and let them defecate on the pedestrian walkways and the Yards  soldiers and do not perform any Type of cleanup instead of enjoying natures Beauty while walking you have to focus on the ground or you might ruin your shoes. We need to reclaim our sidewalks. The military police in the Community will not even entertain these types of complaints. A staff sol. Tony f. Cunningham Vilsick Germany c editors note 1 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 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or tax 06155-601 463, Dan 348-8463. On Wii had been drafted into the German army at age 15 to help with the defense of Berlin a he  Man was working for the Energy department at the time. Pierson told him the Story of the pay Book and the fellow suggested that the red Cross in West Germany might be Able to shed some Light on the matter. He asked Pierson for the particulars name age Birthplace and such. A we found out he was alive a says Pierson of Bohme. Unfortunately he was living in what was then East Germany. Pierson was certain that would hinder any Effort to communicate with him. 1. Now with Germany reunified pier Feon has found himself again thinking about the Soldier whose pay Book he holds. Bohme would be 81. A if the Fella is still alive id like to get the pay Book Back to him a Pierson said. If he Isnit Pierson speculated perhaps Bohme has family who might want it. A c  dispatch