European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor wednesday june 29,1994the a and Lpes european eth ton. Col Steven s. Hoffman us a f commander pub Tissier a Bernard a. Zov1stosk1 editor news and editorial of Borseti Abs or news editor Bill welder european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manee cily editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155 6014t6 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows n 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. 325. News bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Joseph Owen room it Raj Merlr. 104, 69123 Heidelberg chm 419, Box 1 319. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Telela 06221-27239. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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The appear inc olt advertising in this Public amen including inserts or supplements does nol constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stapes of the products or services  Rock a no Roll in response to a recent article i would like to say something to the woman from Ansbach who commented that she was offended by Billy Joel a Quot swearing and crude remarks Quot and Felt that a the should have taken families into  what do people expect at a Rock v Roll concert and Why Aid she take her kids there anyway it was a Quot Rock in a Roll Quot concert not a sesame Street recital. How do parents rationalize the fact that a concert that is loud enough to make an adults ears ring is an of place for a child Billy Joel is an extremely talented Man who took time out of his schedule to give a free concert to the military. I think it is ungrateful unreasonable and completely asinine to expect Joel to change his per for Mande style in order to compensate for the fact that some less than responsible people brought their kids to an adult event. \ personally i want to say Quot thanks Billy for a great concert and As far As in a concerned you re still an innocent  a Denise Heller Frankfurt Germany a. Quot a. I1tasteless a Day hoopla the recent hoopla around the anniversary of the a Day landings was one of the More commercial and tasteless spectacles in recent memory. For All those who found real meaning in the party probably the same ones who think we went to War with Iraq for democracy and not just cheap Gas allow me to offer an other perspective. First it was a cheap show of Force by the allies. Not that that Force has been put to any positive use recently see Bosnia Rwanda Haiti. Second it was a reconciliation Between Britain France and the . Since recently they have been at Odds Over the Bosnia  and last it was a profit generating event that people Are always More than Happy to have take place especially in their neighbourhood. A More solemn respectful and peaceful ceremony commemorating peace and pot War would have been far More appropriate. I cannot wait until next year for the 50th anniversary of the end of world War ii. I can see it now 50 Elvis impersonators parachuting into Berlin while Roseanne Arnold sings tote Boogie Dogie Bugle boy of company b. A Mcclan of Brien Augsburg Germany. A great work but. The Rhein Neckar military historical society wishes to commend the stars and stripes As Welt is american forces network for the coverage Given the 50th anniversary of the a Day landings in Normandy As an Amateur historian unable to attend the events your coverage was the next Best thing to being there. Additionally the pages reprinted from the original stars and stripes of this time were a very Good idea. On the other hand i was upset that you wrote about the participation of foreign National historical groups in the events surrounding the celebrations at Normandy but not about the same efforts put Forth of the in Mhz even after two written invitations to your paper. Through the fantastic efforts of Rick Squeri and Ulrich Mauer we were Able to Send a Convoy of world War ii vehicles to Normandy and participate in official events there. We were the Only group a Community approved private organization extended an invitation to participate alongside the French in ceremonies dedicated to the veterans of the 29th inf div a George Robinsonjr. Worms Germany where a the Flag anyone who visits the Mannheim Community will eventually travel around the traffic Circle that connects the Post Exchange commissary Funari and Sullivan Barracks and Benjamin Franklin Village. The Circle is beautifully surrounded by roses and covered by Plush grass. One often sees soldiers Early in the morning policing the Circle or mowing the grass. Of the 8,000 or so soldiers and family members who Are stationed Here i would say All travel around the Circle three or four times a week at least. The Circle in fact is the geographical heart of the Community. My constant source of irritation however is the fact that the american and German flags have not been flown with the exception of memorial Day for Over four months. June 14 was Flag Day but no flags were there. Although the Circle May belong to the City of Mannheim i believe we have earned the right to Fly our Flag there. Shame on us. A 1st  Debusk Mannheim Germany r editors note 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 tetters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter tetters 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 country code 49 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463. A commentary 1 grave consequences for baseball fanatics by Michael Harding. Columbus Ohio dispatch there Are baseball fans and there Are  a baseball fan can Tell you How Many Home runs babe Ruth hit in 1927. A scam cad can Tell you the underwear sizes of the pitchers who gave them up. I was discussing a seam head just the other Day with Jim Dow of Cooperstown . A. I Don t know Dow any better than you will after you be read this column but he seems a Nice enough Guy. I tracked him Down after i got to wondering whether any sea Heads among the devotees of the great american pastime arc so fiercely dedicated to the sport that they have decided to be buried at Cooperstown. Sure Dow told me As he pulled a letter from a file at Ingalls Connell amp Dow funeral Home a not far from the National baseball Hall of Fame and museum. Quot he a a Rabid baseball fan Quot Dow explained of a Middle aged Irvine calif., Man whose name a for professional reasons a a he does no to think he ought to reveal. Quot he has made pc arrangements to be buried Here a Dow continued. Quot three or for years ago he sent me a letter from California. Then he came to Coopers town met with me and ended up buying a lot at  Lakewood Dow explained is Coopers town s Only Active cemetery. When the fellow made his arrangements he confided to the funeral director that he had recently been through a divorce. As a consequence of that acrimonious sundering of Matrimony he was not altogether certain that his Quot exp would be As passionately dauntless As he in seeing that his Corpse made it to upstate new York. Among the particulars of the Many a prearranged funeral is the stipulation that he be buried with a baseball Glove a official major league a he specifies and the latest Issue of Quot to  not surprisingly the Man also wants the funeral to include the playing of take me out to the Biilly Ime. When 1 called Lakewood cemetery to find out How Many sea Heads Are planted there the woman who answered the phone told me that although there were a number of out of town baseball fans who had been brought there she  provide a specific number. She did no to seem to think there was anything Peculiar or rare about the request. I also Learned that the Hall of Fame owns several plots at Lakewood. Curiously despite the thousands of men who played professional baseball in America Only two plots Are occupied in that Section a neither by a former player. One of the two is a former director of the Hall of Fame. The other according to Robert Browning a researcher at the Hall of Fame is Emmett Ashford a Quot the first afro american major league Umpire in  still Are All of you sea Heads listening you can be buried at Lakewood a Mere stones throw from the secular Ca thedral to Gehrig Ruth and scores of other baseball greats. If you do i suggest you take your Glove. Eventually the Guy from Irvine will show up and want to play catch. A Scrippa Howard Nowa service Okay it re punning late Bute Forb selection begins 1 have a few works for.  jurors. / if you arb a lawyer of in la enforcement or have been a victim of a crimp of arb related 7dany such c person of know of any other reason i Akht you might not of Iwar tial you arb hereby sex Cusep Okay you remaining jurors Wile now be questioned by the prosecutor and Thipe fens attorney everyone . What Inch me your Honor