European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 letters to the editor tuesday september 13,1994 the Stiman european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher new editor Bui Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension a follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208, 400. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Effie Bathen room 117. Rome str. 104, 69126 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 06221-23421. A Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohmer and Doyle Tillman. 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Including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of defense or tha Stais and stripes of the products or services advertised. Mystery Man writes Manin response to thanks to mystery an sept. 3i m Here to say that i m that mystery Man. I Only did what most other people would do. I m sure if the situation were reversed you would have done the same. Since the Day of the Accident i have been meaning to write. The Accident was a bad one and it really got to me. I Don t know How Many or if there were any deaths but it Shook me up. I want to Tell you that your son Michael is one Brave Little Guy. I tried to get his mind off the Accident by talking about my kids i have two and telling him that everything and everyone was going to be of. He understood that but his love and concern for mom and dad outweighed everything i tried to do. He was t even interested in the firetrucks or the Heli copters understandable under the circumstances. Anyway 1 want you to know you have been in my prayers. I Hope your leg is Healing Well. And i Hope the bump on Michael s head was not too serious. Get Well soon. Brad Haynes Wiesbaden Germany spewed from his Mouth is still inconceivable to me. He stated that it did not matter who the of he was just to do what the of he said. I bit my Tongue hard very hard. I said yes sir and drove on. Because there is no task too difficult no Mission too great i will continue to perform my duties in the utmost professional manner and will not be intimidated by this Inci Dent or any other. I will As always obey my last Given lawful order Given to me by my officers. Superior rank though does not entitle automatic permission to verbally abuse a subordinate within any command. Bottom line respect. Respect is not an Issue item respect is earned by those who deserve to be respected. Profession Al soldiers deserve to be respected by our Leader s. Gerald Ozorio Frankfurt Germany abuse from officer As a noncommissioned officer Here in Europe i suffered a most humiliating experience from a senior military officer. Other than for his rank the High respect i once held for this individual is no longer valid. I do not work directly for this officer so therefore do not Deal with Himon a daily basis. On a routine Day our office receives constant telephonic traffic relating to a variety of important issues. This partic ular Day began As routine As the Sun rises until the phone Call from this officer was received by me. My offence i asked him who he was. The torrent of abuse that help make maps finer from time to time people make some pretty asinine comments on a wide Range of subjects. Lately i m seeing letters criticizing the military police. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. So allow me to add mine. As an my i could t let the writer of some Are bad apples " sept. 8 go without a rebuke. Many maps take their jobs seriously and deserve great credit for the service they do. We Are human. We make mistakes. We Are usually doing a thankless Job. But we do it since that s the path we Vechos in. Now let s look at some of the letter writer s comments. Please describe the assault that allegedly took place against your husband. Was he on duty did your husband press charges i see half of the Story. Where s the rest of it Paul Harvey and i Are waiting. As for tickets that s part of the Job. If you be been illegally parking creating a commentary time to e the immigration agreement reached Friday Between Washington an Havana is a Good beginning. If humanely carried out it should bring immediate benefits including a Cooling Down of anti immigrant politics in Flor Ida fewer drownings of cuban rafters at sea and faster reunification of divided cuban american families. But matters should not rest Here the administration having made its Point by limiting this round of talks to immigration should now find the courage to move on to expanded discussions on All the political and economic issues dividing the United states and its largest Caribbean neighbor. Washington has now agreed to admit at least 20,000 cubans a year under existing authority in Exchange for Havana s taking effective measures to pre vent unsafe departures of cuban Citi  what this Means on the american Side is that cubans eligible for admission through family ties to . Citizens and residents will be moved ahead of the waiting lists applicable to eligible Immi Grants from elsewhere. Such discrimination in favor of cubans is acceptable Only if it does not increase waiting times for others. The remaining cuban slots will be filled by those with special skills the politically persecuted and others but not by those now being held at Guantanamo. On the cuban Side the agreement Means that Havana will discourage unauthorized departures. How this is done is crucial since the Freedom to leave one s own country is an internationally recognized human right. At a minimum Cuba must not resume jailing those who try to leave. Cuba has already said that it wants to expand discussions with the United states to other issues. Obviously Havana wants Relief from the . Eco nomic embargo. But it has also Given tantalizing hints including discussions with opposition activists this week in Madrid Spain that it is willing to talk about a political Tran safety Hazard then you deserve a ticket. If you re speeding through housing you deserve two tickets one for speeding and one for being stupid out of season. Where Are the parents of these unsupervised children of i see you expect us to be parents As Well. If the parents would do their jobs their children would t be tearing things up Spray painting cars and writing on Walls. As for the quiet hours problem if the maps can t or won t respond then find an other course of action. Call the German Polisei or bring the Issue up with your local command. The next time you see an my not doing his Job report it. Every Community has a Provost marshal take your complaints there. We do have a Fine police Force in the military. If you and your friends get involved we can have the finest police Force anywhere. If you re not part of the solution you re part of the problem. Your Choice. So please for everyone s Benefit do the right thing. Sgt. Derrick l. Robbins Ansbach Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to 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 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 country code 49 06155-601 463, Dan 348-8463. Talks sit Ion toward multiparty politics As Well. The Clinton administration should seize the Chance to explore these issues even though that would infuriate the hard line Miami emigre s with whom the administration has rashly Allied itself. If Clinton can now break free of this sterile embrace he will find bipartisan support among enlightened members of Congress. As Well he could find encouragement from a newly published report that during the Ford administration Henry Kissinger sought unsuccessfully to move toward full diplomatic normalization with Cuba. The United states has a Clear in Terest in less tense Mare pragmatic relations with Cuba it also has an interest in promoting a nonviolent transition to democracy and greater respect for human rights. 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