European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18letters to the editor Friday june 10, 1904 the so and filpes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usa commander a Hubli Sfier Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial Deborah Abs tier news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes a City editor to write us unit 29480 a Apoate 09211or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Rel Merlr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1310, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239,. 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Missed Opportunity As i was Reading the May 24 edition of the stars and stripes i realized that you passed up on an unheard Opportunity. Amidst All the a who slept with whom before they became president a and a who used to be famous and finally died of cancer was a Small article that should have been on the cover Quot Here was an Opportunity to print something of meaning and substance. Something showing the finest qualities of caring and leadership and selfless sacrifice. The article was about sgt. 1st class Randall d. Shughart and master sgt. Gary i. Gordon both killed in Somalia. Sure i met Randy in school and maybe that makes me biased but what More honorable thing can one person do than willingly give his life for that of a fellow Soldier after All we done to serve because of the pittance that we re paid the shiny medals the nifty uniforms or the College Money. When the moment comes you do it for each other because that a what matters. A lastly of course is that the medal of Honor is not a a thanks for doing your tour a or a Good Job driving the commanding officers humvee during the exercise medal. Its the highest Honor our country can bestow. Slow Down when you edit so you done to miss the truly important things among All the rubbish. A sgt. 1st class Tim Beckman Stuttgart Germany Ohmi Haltli care double Standard the answer to this question could be found in a recent article that stated . Army Europe Stop doctor is to have heart bypass surgery at Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington do. This action is most certainly to raise Many questions and raise doubt in the minds of a Mcm Crof the military and his family. Maj Gen. Michael j. Scotti or. Has a pc Rcd a number of limes on american forces network All dressed up in Hospital Whites. As the general goes through the Hospital he constantly tells of the Quality of care the military and family members will receive at army medical facilities. The Genera makes it quite Clear that if the medical conclusion could not be handled by the local military medical facilities they would be referred to a German Hospital. If this is necessary i Hope they know How to summon an ambulance. Recently Scotti slated a if people done to know How to summon an ambulance after three years that is not the fault of the in the article it also stated that the general could have been sent to the Kaiserslautern Hospital rather than the Walter Reed army medical Center. The Kaiserslautern Hospital is Well known for having an excellent staff of surgeons who Are thoroughly capable of performing this Type of. Surgery that is done almost daily. Since the renovation of the Kaiserslautern Hospital is Well known throughout Germany Why was the general not sent to this Hospital it could have been for one of these two reasons did the Genera feel the Hospital staff was not Well qualified to perform the Type of surgery As the staff at Walter Reed or does the general feel that he would not receive the vip treatment at the Hospital in Germany As he would receive at Walter Reed army medical Center the old saying is a what is Good for the Goose is Good for the this saying most certainly applies to the general. German hospitals Are Good enough for a member of the military and his family but not Good enough for the general a Darwin Givens Kapaun air station Germany unethical complaint is it really sexual harassment when a male Soldier tells a female Soldier that she looks Nice after a casual greeting or would it be considered so if that female Soldier took the compliment out of context and distorted it what she should have done was thanked the male Soldier for the compliment resume Dame to him and had a terrific Day which is what i would have done instead of trying to bring charges against a Good honest hard working Soldier that could Poss in by re i n his Ca ree r. I think it is very unethical to put a person through so Many changes for nothing. In the end the truth will finally come out. A Elizabeth Williams Mannheim Germany timely suggestion this is to those who leave notes on their offices places of business that say something like a be Back in 15 please add the time that you leave. I for one would like to know whether or not i should wait for someone to return. A Randy Lasalle Kafer Tal Germany r editors note j we encourage out readers a especially those who have never submitted a. Letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed end 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 fax 06155-601-463, Dan 349-8463. J commentary America s Wii Unity was a timeout a Strong subtext to the moving 50th anniversary of a Day has generated fretting Over the current state of the United. States. The country is suspected a either outright or by implication in the commentaries a of standing in a Favora. Ble contrast to the Unity with which America soldiered in world War ii. Could we fight such a War now we arc severely and deeply riven by racial antagonisms by a multiculturalism kinked into divisiveness by the fierce politicization of even Small differences by talk radio demagoguery and by what seems like a perpetual gridlock of special interests. After Pearl Harbor we were indeed unified. Differences were put aside for the duration. But the sepia Haze of idealizing memory has misled us about the nature of the United states in the run up to world War ii. In truth we w Ere splintered ways to sunday segregation codified in the South and informally enforced elsewhere separated the races violently. The depression had ignited Seething class antagonisms. Whole industries were in a turmoil of labor War As unions fought for recognition. The paramilitary German american bund idolized Adolf Hiller at rallies in new Yorkus mad Ison Square Garden and sent its children off to fascist youth Camps for summer. Father Charles Coughlin a radio populist with an audience of 40 million at his High Mark had segued by 193s into antisemitism and open sympathy for Hitler and Benito Mussolini. His Bishop did no to order him off the air until after Pearl Harbor the America first committee was organized in 1940 . Involvement in the rising War. It had business sup Tom Teepen port boasted 450 chapters and was strongest in the Midwest the mythic heartland of National virtue. President Roosevelt had to Man Euver gingerly to position the United states to defend its interests at All. As late As March 1941, sizable congressional minorities voted against the lend lease program to help beleaguered Britain. Ours has always been a contentious country. The Unity of world War ii was More like a timeout than regulation play. Today a clamors Are not All that different from those of the �?T30s, though there a Small Comfort in that and a very great Deal to be said for casing them even so russian Ultra nationalism is a Cloud on the horizon but no Imperial Japan or nazi Germany looms just now. Perhaps if one did w e would prove lacking but there is no reason to suppose so. As the fellow said those who forget history Are doomed to repeat it. Yes and those who mis remember it Are doomed to worry too Damn much.1 a. To Cox news service Well campers i com plete by Humita Tep my-5eie tonight. 1 hit on a Curts Tan who naturally a a is Waghorn 1 it Fie. I was Asae however to &nn6 up 7d Steep on r sri Festous it Star a in particular the Quot Park Quot aces when 6ays Here aeon step amp a the Chupp a. A to
