European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor wednesday january 4,1995 thes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Olaf. Commander punish a Bernard a. Zovistoski news and editorial editor. Deborah aether nowt editor. Suponi editor George mane City editor to write us unit 89480 v orpostfach1m437 64278 Darmstadt Normany Newstein fax 06l55-60r416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension Orson 3.48-8 plus or tension As follow news ext 237, 255282, 226, 326, sports ext. 225, 269, 263", 332, 321, 221, features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext 208,400, business news ext. 32$ news bureaus Heitl Bend. Germany Efti Bathen room 17, a Norstr 104, 69115 Heidelberg to Phon Dan 370 .7010 of civilian 062z1 -23421 Mel fax 0622t .t0554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin tougher by Antt Doyle Tell min building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 489-6589 or civilian 0931 52 1 04 Telola Dan 469-6357 or Callan 0631-5366357. 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United kingdom Cirencester civilian 0285-713-637, Dan 247-4445. Advert Lang i Spray Germany 06156-601247 or 601309. Dan 348 ,8247. classified Germany 06155-c01349.osn34b-b349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412 please Recycle . This newspaper la an authorized unofficial publication Tor members of the Miina a services Oversea. Contents of the stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the official View of or endorsement by. The us. Government the department of defense or the . European command the appearance of advertising in Thi publication. Including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of defense or the Start and stripes of the products or services advertised. A travesty to our readers i time of giving this is my first submission. Many times i have considered it but nothing scr appalled me enough to take the time to formulate my thoughts into a letter. The re sults of the court martial for Elora s killer however pushed me beyond the limits of laziness and inactivity. Little Elora Mckemy will never her lifetime potential of Loving hugs by parents and grandparents every Little girl should have All the Days of her life. She was not compensated for her death be cause it was too difficult a path to follow for those who Are paid the big Bucks to make that journey. Soldier spec. Patrick a Smith Escourt martial plea bargain should have every member of the practising Legai profession bowing their Heads in shame and disgust from the attorneys who negotiated it to the judge who accepted it and rendered sentence the general court martial convening authority should resign Justice was his to mandate he did not. Perhaps bowing to pressure from internat Brial political forces and from a sense of wanting to put this emotional period behind his Community he took the easy route. The Media covering this travesty should be flooding the broadcast Chah hels and newsprint with howls of protest and injustice except those who believe any sentence which causes Brief hardship to the guilty is inhumane. They will be publishing How Smith ought to have been Sente Necef to treatment for alcoholism and personal weakness. Soldiers and other . Army Europe citizens should be deluding the . Post Al service with letters id their representatives about this judicial Resolution. They Are not Safe in their quarters when the individual responsible for heinous crimes against a child is sentenced Tolic with parole Likely in less than 15 years. Fortunately Little Elora does not know How gently her Butcher was treated. If she did she would Likely think the adults responsible for protecting her rights to life know Best therefore his punishment must be of. She Wilt never mature into an educated adult to discover How Little the judicial Legal and . Military authorities think of victims like her. Charged with seeing this Case to just ice they took the easy route and Woi ild have a quiet Holiday y Elora is at peace but her parents and family and fellow citizens suffer the punishment originally meted out by sol Dier Smith now too the defense and prosecuting attorneys the judge the go Mega general court martial Conven ing authority the news Media and the German Federal authorities who pressed for jurisdiction so a death sentence could not be handed Down in their Overly civilized and regulated state. From the stars and stripes account on . 20, it was obvious the Only Man in the courtroom seeking Justice when the plea was accepted was Little Elora Mckemy s Grandfather apparently a Man who believed Justice is or the victims i double lock your doors tonight Usa eur and America. We got what you asked for Justice did not work for Elora it will not work for you and yours either. / c. A r,, Germany let us know what you think we encourage Bur readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. In times of hardship it is Nice to know that those far from Home have not forgot ten you. A group of homeless Leo pc in ate a healthy Hearty Christma Soui n or thanks to the Many generous giving people of the Stuttgart j Germany Community. I am proud to be one of the Many Fine people who organized the festival of lights at Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart on pee. 14. An awesome Dis play of Over five thousand lights was a Symbol of Christmas kindness never to be forgotten by Many people. People were Able to sponsor a homeless person s Christmas dinner for $2 and have their name hang from a Light on a big yellow Star. That a great feeling to do Good for others and to work witly such a of people. X the lights will be displayed with Pride until after Christmas and will be remembered by Many for a Long time to come. Eating not offensive in t it funny How we have taken an eating toot and made it an pm acct that needs to be hidden from the Public Eye docs the thought of a Fork and spoon no tied next to each other Send you into the Var tax How about a Straw protruding from a Foamy Milkshake want to be alone with your thoughts and deeds nipples arid breasts Are designed to feed those who arc hungry. Whether a child is nursing an cafes soft drink or its Mother s breast it is still eating. If i happen to notice a woman feeding her child via an environment ally Onfri Ridly method such As an artificial nuke nipples plasm pc lined bottle or the he Friiss no muss natural breast method i could not cat Jess. If feeding implements excite titillate stimulate or offend you get a grip. Chief warrant officer 3vf v Keith Mbaker Augsburg Germany Stuttgart Germany Brett is feeling natural in response to it s a private matter . 5i am a breast feeding Mother of a 5-month-Oid. T do my Best to schedule my errands and time in Public places around feeding times. If the line at the Post Exchange is slow and runs into feed ing time i will not deny my baby food. I do try to find a discreet place in order to avoid offending others breast feeding is natural and Normal. Our culture has a Long Way to go before be can get Back to feeling comfortable about breast feeding. Most mothers arc very discreet and i someone is watching they would Likely Only get a glimpse of part of a Bare breast. The alternative of a room or area set aside for breast feeding mothers will be a Long time coming. Especially in a Bowling Alley where smoking is still allowed and offends a larger number of people. I am sorry if i offend anyone while breast feeding in Public. For now the Only alternative beside staying at Home until my baby drinks from a cup is a cry ing hungry baby who would Likely offend everyone in a theater restaurant Library or most any other Public place. Kim a Germany improve weather Page the european map on the weather Page serves As Little More than a daily geography primer. On the 42 labelled locations Only 14 routinely Post weather in formation. Of those fewer than half represent to major stationing areas for . Fortes. A x Vav the inclusion of Isothermal bands and area precipitation overlays would vastly improve the Quality of the paper s euro-1 can weather forecast. These commonly published weather map features inform the Reader of weather conditions predicted for any ideation of interest. To Gether with the generalized regional fore casts already included on the weather Pace they would present a continuum of information useful to Many More readers than the scant data currently provided. The additional detail would also serve those travelling especially during the win. Tar months. -.-, David or Fife own l Simbach and Germany proud of a musicians kudos to the Usa eur array band and chorus. While walking Down the main Street of sch Cringen about six Miles West of Heidelberg passing a Christmas Market on 17,1 heard the sounds of music. Walking to the source i saw that it was the Usa eur army band and Cho rus on a platform surrounded by hundreds of people. It was not the entire and just about six musicians they played and Sang and danced to music from world War ii Days Elvis pre Sley favourites and traditional Christmas music. I could Sec smiles signs of Genu Ine pleasure and moving to the beat of the music by All the spectators. I too smiled and shed a few tears hearing some of the oldies As i linked them to my personal feelings and experiences. I have seen hundreds of musical shows by highly paid professionals who could t hold a Candle to those performers. The army can Well be proud of these musical ambassadors of Good will ---1 was a. Proud american watching and listening. Edward a. Stewart _ _ Germany or $ a tue tical in Quiko Poti Nanasca uksmark5 shirt hand prawn and or painstaking work. But 7hp graphic &=f�c.7 & so try King which the wrong area. \
