European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor monday january 16,1995 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Commando publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski a. Editor a. A. A a. News and editorial Deborah abhor news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor of Aorta maws. Cay editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37. 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155601416. 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. Business news ext 326. News bureaus he Toelberg Germany Effla Bat let room 117,. Roma str 104, 09110 a Umbarg Lala phone Dan 370-7010orclviban 06221-23421. Telstar 0622110554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kavlin Doug tily and Doyt Stritman. 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European command the appearance of adverting in Thia publication including insert or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the depart Mem of detente or the Stem end stripes of the products or services  s real Mission american forces network has taken a lot of abuse in letters and perhaps some of it has been deserved. But As a Soldier working at an 1 Felt an obligation to reply to the Young Man who criticized the a  he saw on television. People done to seem to know that the entertainment of americans armed forces is not the main Mission of an. Quot although it is certainly important it is always a secondary consideration. An exists for the primary purpose of putting. Out command information. Here san example of How it work the department of defense decides its a silly waste of manpower when service members fall Over household furniture and break their necks. Afters armed forces radio and television service or an produces a spot to remind service members to keep furniture out of High traffic areas. An periodically runs the spot on the a air. 1so you May not like everything you see and near on an but perhaps you should keep this in mind we Are service members who work very hard to fulfil our Mission a and keep you entertained at the same time. I think we do a rather Fine Job. Pfc. Kari Horsch Frankfurt Germany i am a Strong believer in maps being seen and enforcing the Law. Granted they can to be everywhere but As was evidenced by that Driver Mannheim has a problem. There does seem to be a noticeable respect for signs pedestrians and Speed limits in the Mannheim Community i i have come too far including 12 years of Active military service to get killed crossing the Street in the Mannheim Community going to a recycling bin. The bib commander and Provost marshal should Start tightening things up before someone gets Hurt. Burton l. Masters. Heidelberg Germany the costs of shopping this letter is to Clear up the confusion for All the whiners and complainers about the differences Between the commissary and cafes shop Pette hours and. Days of operation. The army and air Force Exchange service is a non appropriated fund organization. This is Why their merchandise is much More expensive to Purchase than at the commissary. The extra Money cafes makes on its merchandise goes to pay its employees and to help fund mar and other no appropriated fund organizations. Uminn Liam Udo commissaries Are operated with a Aaan Nyeim /v\rsnc6clgcf Propri ated funds which is Why the. Mer Jamin Franklin Village in Mannheim near the pm mall where i was almost hit by a German plated vehicle while i was in a pedestrian crosswalk. I was crossing the main Road parallel to the pm area going toward the Green Glass recycling bin located nearby. I was in the crosswalk already where a .-plated vehicle had stopped to let me Cross. A a a a v i saw a German plated vehicle in the other Lane heading toward me. 1 noticed the Denver was going at an excessive Speed and looking to his right obviously not paying a bit of attention where he was going. Realizing this i jumped out of the Way at the last second As the Driver proceeded to slam on the brakes. I could almost feel the Impact and my legs being broken at that instant but luckily i made it out of the Way in time. The Driver appearing very angry got out of his ear and Shook his fist at me and acted As if he wanted to Start a fight. His actions reflected a total disrespect for the Law the Speed limits in the Mannheim Community and for me As a pedestrian who under the Law has the right of Way in a marked crosswalk. Where Are the maps in Mannheim my wife and i frequent the Mannheim pm area almost every weekend but we have never seen an my patrolling. We also notice cars driving in excessive speeds in contrast to other army communities. This is in Stark contrast to Wiesbaden shopping mall where we always see maps on foot or in vehicles patrolling and in Frankfurt the same. It is interesting that Drivers tend to move slower and observe the Speed limits and pedestrians More in those communities. Chandise is much cheaper to Purchase the defense commissary Agency deca employees Are paid from government funds your tax dollars. There is currently a huge draw Down taking place maybe some of you complainers have heard about it that not Only affects soldiers but All government funded organizations _. Peoples jobs Are being Cut part timers have gone from working 32 hours a week Down to 20, and the funds Are no longer available to pay employees Holiday pay or overtime to remain open during the holidays for your convenience. If the Holiday Falls on a Normal closure Day for a five Day operating commissary then yes that store will be closed some other Day to observe the Holiday. Somehow some Way the employees will get their Holiday the government is not funding any extra pay anymore. Leesa Preston Darmstadt Germany damned the United states. Swapped for col. Rudolph Abel a russian spy of considerable importance who refused to talk during his Captivity. Powers returned to the United states received $52,500 in Back pay a significant amount in the �?T60swas offered an Opportunity to reactivate his air Force commission was awarded the Ciao a highest award for a courageous action Quot and a valor a published a Book of his a a exploits at a re a ported profit of $ 150,000 and accepted employment with Lockheed. Some ostracism. A. A a. Cmdr. Lloyd m. Bucher on Jan. 23, 1968, became the Only . Naval officer in history to surrender his highly sophisticated spy ship the Pueblo and its Crew to the North koreans without offering even Token resistance. He signed a confession admitting to a fictional crime implicating the United states. Upon return to the United states and cleared of any misconduct by the Secretary of the Navy Bucher was presented with the key to the City of san Diego sent to the naval Post graduate school Given the assignment of his Choice to acquire a masters degree and recommended for the medal of Honor fortunately disapproved by a naval officer. And a . Congressman from Nebraska. Some ostracism. Army col. Charles Beckwith a failed Mission in the iranian desert caused the loss of seven of americans finest fighting men tens of millions of dollars of . Equipment deserted in hostile territory and resulted in the . Armed forces being held up to International ridicule. For his ostracism Beckwith received a warm embrace from the president of the United states frequent appearances As an a a expert lecturer published a profitable Book whose details inadvertently but thoroughly chronicle his errors retired with the full Range of benefits and remained in private business until his recent death. Can the above be compared with a helicopter Pilot on an orientation flight he was riot aircraft commander that became disoriented and crashed in North korean territory and while family and friends welcomed Hall warmly the official military Community remains Cool. I recommend close Cross checking of future articles before publication. Chris Porter Stuttgart Germany to our readers not a fair comparison the Scripps Howard news service article a when is a prisoner a hero a Jan. 3 a indicating army helicopter Pilot Bobby Hall a is getting a heroes Welcome Quot while Francis Gary Powers cmdr Lloyd Bucher and col. Charlie Beckwith returned a to Public ostracism a is bewildering. While none Are heroes chief warrant officer Halls mistakes treatment pales in True comparison to the other three. Consider a Gary Powers the u-2 Pilot shot Down Over the soviet Union in 1960, failed to fulfil his contract to destroy the highly classified spy plane. Although not even threatened with torture. 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