European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12letters the editor monday june 13, 1994the european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander put Shor Bernard a. Zovistoski a Edira news and editorial Deborah Abs Ter news cd for Bill Watker european Edior Bob Wicker a sports de for George Manes City de or write us unit 2980 Apo a 09211 a Orpo Strachn 14 37 a 64278 Darmstadt Germany a news Tel fax 06155 601416 Call us dial 0g155-go1 plus Extension or Dan 34&-j3 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 202, 226, 926. A sports ext. 2�s, 269, 260. 332. 321. 221, features ext. 230, 245. 341. Letters editor ext. 203. Education Jimi Jones ext. 22g. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owr a room 117. Liuti Ofir. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 41 . Box 13ib, Apo a 091 02 Lols Phool on 370-7010 of Tiv fun 06221 23421 Tel fax l>622l-27z3�>. A Kaiserslautern Germany Kelvin Dougherty John Bohuw. 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I on us la1-mg wis or , frs not cons tulo Anijo Iio Manl Rio d or i a Sian and sir Poa of the poll jct Sor Vicos Anivar set la numbing abuse normally i prefer the role of Spectator on matters of human Folly because in the end there is nothing say or that alters a course of foolishness. Some behaviour seems occur Over and Over again in Public View with apparent lesson be my drawn from actions of previous offenders. Your cover Story a aide quits after using top copter for Golf trip May 28more specifically the picture on Page 2 that punctuated it moved me write because the incident was extreme it easily crossed any line of explanation. That was indeed a picture Worth a thousand words. It seems impossible for a 20th-Century presidential administration remain above Sica Ridal or embarrassment maybe we expect too much. And in the Case of this Golf trip the president Isnit directly blame because he expects trusted professionals conduct themselves accordingly. But the picture on Page 2, with the image of one of americans top warriors a . Marine smartly saluting those elitist Bench cads loading Golf clubs onto a presidential helicopter brought me the Point of throwing up my breakfast. Did we struggle become the free worlds Leader in action and idea allow arrogant government thugs demean our Mission reducing the . Military the status of White gloved War decorated bellhops. The picture is an honest expose of an imperialist privileged attitude Manifest among certain citizens chosen for leadership. The administration owes an apology the . Military specifically the Marine Cor Sand should investigate private use of military aircraft by senior officials civilian and military. Maybe the press could assist. The abuse of trusted authority has gone on Long and become Perva Sive it . A master sgt. Paul a help Honstine Ramstein a German rank not for wives regarding the article a officer enlisted wives fret Over clash system is. Rodriguez said that the enlisted wife a problem a might be due More her age than her Well in a a 37-year-od wife of an enlisted Man and i too often feel out of place in. The company of officers wives. My husbands current Squadron has made great strides reduce the animosity Between Quot officer and a a enlisted wives that is common most bases. There arc however still women out there who Haven t gotten the message a wives have rank. I think its archaic for women assume their husbands rank this is the 90s, and ladies should out and slab Lish identities of their own. A Joan >1. Austin Rhein main a Germany which came first.,? the article a stripes survive. A May 28 states you had a a. Traditionally relied on subsidize the costs of publishing and distributing the i beg differ. It Wasny always traditional. Back in 1947 through 1950, when troopers were served liver three times a week went one Day per week without any meat got one half slice of bread per meal and were allotted two and one half sheets of toilet paper per Day we in the Trieste United states troops Trust were told that we had have 100 percent subscriptions the stars and stripes if we wanted have a Bookstore. Any company commander who failed a a sell a subscription every last Man in his company was in deep trouble. On the Bright Side we always scored big in the used paper drives a hundreds of pounds of Pristine stars and stripes sent off the collecting Point. Methinks that in those old Days the newspaper was supporting the bookstores not vice versa. A Kenneth m. Oliver Verona ital Clearing the air i read a recent letter writers diatribe against the air Force policy on smoking. She i think is missing a fundamental Point about the various states of matter. Meats Fried foods alcohol Candy eggs Etc. Are either solid or liquid and consumption is usually voluntary. They cannot float in the air and be absorbed by the person sitting at the next table. Well tobacco smoke on the other hand is a Gas. This is a very important and key difference when one takes into account that tobacco smoke can float and get into someone a lungs involuntarily. An understanding of the concepts of different states of matter along with voluntary versus involuntary consumption should Clear the air on the air Force policy of a smoke free environment. A Dinesh Kapoor Ramstein a Germany c editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a write us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given Shorter letters that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send letters the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 348-8463.commentaryhistorical Park would destroy history by David Hackett St. Petersburg times Isaac Vanarsdol was killed in combat aug. 28, 1862, on John brawn re a farm near Gainesville a. Vanarsdol was a Union Soldier. Be served As a inc Mhor of an Indiana regiment. His death Day was the bloodiest of the civil War up that Point though much bloodier Days would soon follow. The fight at brawn re a farm is remembered today As a relatively Small prelude the horrific second Battle of Manassas which also is known As the second Battle of Bull run. Vanarsdol is not a significant historical Bis is just another name on the Long Roll of fallen sons husbands and fathers who lost their lives in the War Between the states. He is significant Nicy however because i am indirectly related his descendants Rawner s farm is not particularly significant either except that it and other unfamiliar places like it Are where Ordinary americans abolished the a Peculiar institutions of slavery preserved the Union and Laid the foundation for future figure peace and Prosperity Brawner a farm also happens lie within several Miles of where Walt Disney ., creator of the worlds largest tourist attraction in Orlando fla., wants build a $1 billion 3,000-acre theme Park named a a Disney Samerica a which presumably would attract oodles of tourists from the nations capital Only 30 Miles the East a group of 30 historians David Mccullough and Shelby Foote among them is the latest denounce Disney Samerica. Their concern is pretty straightforward. If Disney Samerica goes up droves of shirt shops and Greasy food joints will follow. The area surrounding the theme Park which is dotted with historic places would be littered by trashy development and much of americans heritage preserved there would be scarred or obliterated. The historians Are right. Until a few weeks ago my wife and 1 owned property in in Rince William Conn va., the same county where Disney proposes build its attraction w Hen the company announced its plans i was charmed by visions of lower property taxes and economic vitality. I was Gung for Disney Samerica. That was before 1 walked Brawner a farm. Brawner a farm and other historic places like it Are priceless living artefacts increasingly threatened by development. The Park service lacks the Money acquire All historic tracts of land worthy of preservation and Many disappear with each passing year gradually eroding part of our heritage. Such is the Price of Progress perhaps but it is a Steep Price. I longer own property in Virginia but if i did i would agree All the More passionately with historians who urge Disney take its project far from Prince. William county and leave the battlefields in peace. Disney executives should recognize that their project is a threat american heritage. The company would endanger the essence of historic Northern Virginia by packaging it with fun rides and burgers. What Disney is that High tech Multi million Dollor. Fantasy land could Ever come within a country mile of duplicating brawn re a May destroy it by trying. C Scrippa Howard news service South Apo Yout think of Zamb Zyx maj ask .mr.ex-Vbbp? r my u dtp�-nd5 on what Ken of f that b 17 a it i myself have a marriage. Minaki Zona which 13 a 5tat&. 60 15 California a Herb they have pcachc5 that have 1wa1ca1 in 7hcm that like Idman Femc a. A
