European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 thes i letters to the editor sunday december 11.1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a a commander publisher Bernard a editor news and editorial Deborah Abler news editor Bill Welker european editor a 006 Wicker sports editor George Mene City editor to write us unit 29480a Apoate 09211 or 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. 208,400. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements Doea not constitute endorsement by the department of detente or the stars and stripes of the products or services for disaster i read with interest the letters a a military in decline nov.17 and a women can contribute nov.27. The writer of the former argue a in Blunt and emotional language but i believe his arguments were Correct. The writer of the latter May have Felt distressed and insulted by the other letter but she has also never been in combat nor has she experienced and seen the horrors of War. As an enlisted Man in world War ii with Gen. Courtney Hodges . 1st army and As an infantry officer in the korean and Vietnam wars i also feel that the military is participating in a social engineering project and making decisions As if they were a corporation instead of a fighting Force. A 1 gym in Mont to to visit these vacation spots More often. These individuals Are indeed far from worthless. The army should be pursuing Many More females of this High Caliper in order to increase readiness. Next comes Paula Coughlin who can to help but feel sorry for a woman who attends a convention known far and wide for subjecting women to this kind of treatment that she chose to attend and to wander around several floors above the convention floor is completely irrelevant. And the millions of dollars she is gaining from everyone even remotely involved is surely Little Comfort to her. Of course the Hilton corporation has Learned its lesson. They know now that they re responsible to take care of All female military officers since they can to take care of themselves. Yes that Paula in 1994, Many of the nation s military ? Ines Yves is that Rabia and civilian leaders Are concerned with h2 Nir ruling example of what toeing the. In Rev Iino Qin cd my a military officer is All about. I imagine that a Book Deal coupled with a movie or mini series contract will also be toeing the party line. Since the Advance mint of equal rights and feminism Are Chic and in Vogue in the civilian world then therefore these ideals must also be advanced in the military As Well. What Many people have forgotten is that no person has a god Given right to serve in the . Military. The armed forces has but one Mission defend the Republic and fight and win the nations wars. The military is not some think tank social welfare project where homosexuals invalids nitwits and females must be integrated into every Branch and Job just to give every citizen a fair and equal Chance. The units that really fight our wars a the combat infantrymen the tankers artillerymen and aviators must be in top physical and mental condition they must have a Strong Esprit de corps and above All they must remain All male. The writer of a women can contribute argues that pregnant females Arentt at All worthless in the military and that we need less Macho and Tough troops and More gentleness. While Reading her letter i thought of myself a Veteran of the necessary to Complete her recovery from this horrendous experience. James Naparla Firth Germany w. A Quot Quot a j a v kv4 Ull v4 l41v a �?wwawvi4� Battle of the bulge sitting and shivering progression ladder being politically Correct a a military in decline nov. 17 hit the Nail on the head when the writer stated that the social experimentation that the military has been put through the last decade to make it politically Correct is going to Cost it dearly. A lot of male and female military personnel Are going to die and be maimed Annec. Essa Rily in future wars because those who Are supposedly in leadership positions both military and civilian Are failing to speak out. They do not want to be branded As a anti anything Quot and they will not express How they truly feel about a hot potato issues affecting the military because it might upset their personal agendas and a career nor a fair statement to make about the student body As a whole. I have found the students Here to be very courteous and respectful of their Peers acid adults and As a Rule they behave in an appropriate manner in Public. The educational staff has not a Given up on students and work in a concerted Effort to encourage the students to do their Best and acquire the Best education possible this also includes conduct. And on this one Point he is right. The. Students do want to learn and generally have a Strong desire to do so and they realize that proper respect and conduct is an integral part of that education. Therefore they Are not deserving of the writer s generalizations. In that sense he owes the students an apology for they Are not As he has described them he owes their parents an apology because they Are concerned and he owes the educational staff at Ramstein High school an apology because they have not a Given up on the students. He stated in his letter that he had not been Back in the food court for the past four years because of the foul language he heard there. I Trust he will continue to avoid being a part of a solution to his perceived problem and follow through by not visiting the school for the next four years a a \ a. / a Agerald r. Hubbell Ramstein a Germany in my foxhole with a pregnant female and a whole squad of caring and sensitive men and women. I can thank Uncle Sam that he drafted some Tough unemotional Macho soldiers who did during those frightening december Days in 1944. Operation desert storm exhibited to a world to audience americans outstanding military technology. What most pie never saw were Battles like the 73 easting and Al Medina Ridge where soldiers engaged and destroyed a dug in and resilient Republican guard enemy. The combat troops who fought the 100-hour War were doing More than pushing buttons and sucking Down Coffee in air conditioned vans. A. I can to even imagine what kind of a farce coed Basic training must be like. I also can to picture myself As a Young private in 1943 drinking a Beer with my platoon Leader in a so called All ranks club. The More i read about what is happening to the military the More i realize that the a brotherhood of War is fading away. The modern military must be fulfilling the wildest fantasies of 1960s liberals and feminists who have never heard a shot fired in anger. A Equality at whatever the Cost May be the current trend but it is destined to Lead to a military disaster that will be remembered for years. War is a dirty Nasty business. On a Battlefield one does not have to be politically Correct he has to be brutal and uncompromising to the Point of being Savage. That a what War is. The Saddest thing is that after serving 22 years Active duty i will do my very Best to discourage any of my three sons from serving in the military in its present form because i would want them to serve with the Best trained and most capable military not the most socially and politically Correct military Thomas j. Schatz Livorno Italy apologies due Jake Beckerjr. I. Commend a recent letter writer for taking the time out of his schedule to visit ram Stefic High school in order to observe students and to visit with and discuss. His observations with teachers and administrators. I found his generalizations and observations interesting. He observed a few students hugging and kissing in seen in he observed a few students a throwing trash and food on the floor and cussing�?�.,. All within a a arms length of several from his a Wobser a. Vat ions he noted that teachers were re ecu Isenburg gcj3natjy 7�?Thss in air jobs. He evidently feels that it is the sole responsibility of the teachers to educate the students on the proper use of language a hot their parents. Teachers Are responsible for teaching students a proper code of conduct in Public a not their parents. Teachers Are responsible for teaching students Why it is not appropriate to litter a something about respect for other people and property a not their parents a i am a new teacher to Ramstein High school this year and i find his generalizations about the students conduct and teacher interest in students to be erroneous. He May have observed a few students Quot hugging and kissing a a a cussing and Quot littering a but he then applied that observation to All students at Ramstein High school. This is. Not an appropriate shining examples in a writing to congratulate a recent letter writer on her enlightened views and ideas concerning today a army. I must say that i find it really terrific that the army has designed and authorized the maternity Blu. In these Days of draw Down and increased deployments to vacation spots All around the world its extremely thoughtful that these select females can choose to make themselves non deployable for up to a year and be Able to Wear the height of military maternity Wear. As an added Benefit they also create extra slots for those who Are deployable ecumenical infighting regarding a a chaplains tirade nov 20i was Happy to see i Wasny to the Only one who Felt the same Way after the nov. 4 i think its important to know what happened at the previous Catholic men of the Chapel Choc meeting on oct 7. We had a welcoming dinner for our new priest which was going very Well at a local restaurant. The group was joking and sharing stories having a Good time. After dinner we went Over a couple of topics one setting a Date for a trip the other the legitimate zing of the group by our priest. When this topic was brought up the priest stated that he wished to wait for admin Stative reasons. But when some of the members challenged that decision he stood up slapping his hand on the table in an intimidating manner and then belligerently let us know the a real reason we become a legitimate organization. He said he charter the became people feared the group. Kt1 Al a this very humorous in Light of the nov. 4 meeting where Choc was blindsided by an out of control priest the senior protestant chaplain who Only knew one Side and a gang of people who cheered and applauded As half truth and outright lies were said of individuals As Well As their families. A has instilled fear in this Par ish it was definitely the senior protestant chaplain and his gang that night in an of tort to humiliate the members of a Small group called Choc. Edward p. 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