European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday january 17, 1995lhes%anjipes a a european edition a. Cou Steven s. Hoffman Usan. . Commander publisher a. Bernard a. 20vistoski. Editor a a news and editorial Bill Walker v european editor Deborah Absher Bob Wicker news editor a Georg mane. City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 Orost Lachell 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 follow news ext. 237. 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225,269, 263, 332,321,221. Features ext. 230, 245,341. I letters to editor ext. 208,400. Business news ext. 326, news bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie Bathen. Room 117, ,vl04, 69115 Hsi Neiborg Telephone Dan 370 701q or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221 a 10554. A Kaiserslautern Germany Kovin Dougherty and. Doyle Tillman building 2899, Pulaski Bane trs Apo a. 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Zoll of Baum older Germany who reported in a Tetter to the editor Jan. 12 that he has been unable to civilian personnel operations Center Choc in Sec Ken him to resolve a problem. My organization also had Many prob ices with army civilian personnel. Support. As a result we met with representatives of or. Lee Goeker a office who told us that the Choc had a problems Resolution officer who could be contacted directly when a problem could not be resolved by a civilian personnel service Center cps within three working Days. They told us that All of their a pics had this information and were distributing it to their customers. Its unfortunate or. Zoll that the individual with whom you have been dealing was not in Possession of this information. In a sure that the army civilian personnel Community will not object to our spreading the Good news that the problems Resolution officer is. Charlotte Eady can be reached at Dan 375-9995. A. Cmdr. Robert b. Johnson defense logistics Agency Europe. Wiesbaden a Germany meaning to True professionals and the Community. Tech sgt Ben Johnson. Schweinfurt Germany inequities a fact of life the writer of a military inequity cited Jan. 9 has some Good Points but is obviously misinformed True the army Only allows nine semester hours per fiscal year. However his comment that the air Force s policy allows unlimited tuition assistance no restrictions on the number of semester hours per fiscal year is clearly fallacious. The air Force policy is to provide up to seven sent Ester hours per term or a maximum of 35 semester hours per year for both an undergraduate and graduate degree. a a x a a. A. V his statement that air Force personnel can conceivably receive a degree in six or seven months is exaggerated. The Only Way anyone could get a degree in six or seven months while on Active duty was if he or she were Only a few classes away from completing a degree. I understand the army a with its Field time the differences in class availability on air bases compared with army posts extended duty hours training exercises and so on. I have been stationed on army posts with combat Man Euver units for All of my seven years in the Active duty air Force. I went on two Hohenfels and one Gra few bar rotations last year As Well As numerous air Force deployments the second rotation this year was the 18th Hohenfels rotation. I do realize there Are Many differences in the Way the two services treat their person Nel. L also realize that it is an All Volunteer service. . a \ i have been Reading the stars and stripes for and am fed up with the whining that i normally hear Only from children. A the got More ice a her chocolate is yes it is too bad that the army leadership has decided to make cutbacks. I agree it is demoralizing. / we All pick our own roads to walk i believe that once you know what is going on after serving for a couple of years or More and you still choose the same Road to continue walking then you should also become Man enough or woman enough to do it without burdening the rest of us with your drivel an whining. It is insulting and de How much is a zillion i Seldom Ever even consider responding to a letter in the newspaper but there was one that was so mentally seductive so teasing to the Gray matter that i just had to write. a a a a a a a a a a = in a German dislikes listed Jan. 1/2 the writer relays the frustrations of the disparity Between rules for americans at the hands of German authorities that done to exist for germans at the hands of american authorities. While i done to enjoy standing at the end of a Long line of German people this thought is not what precluded hours of mental enjoyment. A / hidden within the text the writer uses the word in be heard it and heard. Of it All my life but never had i seen it in print. The legendary a a zillion right there in the stars and stripes for All to see and Admire v. . a a in Strong family units stories arc passed from one generation to another which in elude the word zillion. It is always used for an amount so great that your great grandma count it your second half Cousin neighbor in Law behold it with both eyes and Tammy Faye Bakker spend it. Its More than one can comprehend. For the word a a zillion to exist there must be a period called sadly there is none. For a while America was treated to the word a Aba zillion by the father of the Little Rich girl maid on the popular television show Newhart in describing his wealth he would say a a in a Worth a bazillion dollars. Its More than i can period names Are predictable. There a billion trillion quadrillion Pantillion Blitz nillion and Nix nillion. I made those last two up but the first three arc real. They Are of course followed by he million sep Tillion cotillion non Ilion and Decil lion. Lets throw in a Googol a the number that starts with 1 arid has a Hundred zeros after it. And dare 1 utter it make sure you re not holding anything Sharp a googolplex a the number 10 raised to the goo got Power. Ash. In mall Tingle. However no zillion in the group. Hear be hear be zillion speakers do not be downcast and let not thy countenance fall. In a sure Noah Webster and possibly even Daniel would have been proud to have seen the word in print and m the context to which it was applied. For surely Noah would agree with the writer that his definition applies to the number of germans that Are washing their cars doing their laundry and using the gym equipment. They Are a an extremely Large indefinite number Quot. Or. You know. A zillion. Mike Rush Brun sum Netherlands year when you showed the american pilots body being dragged through Somalia. As a favourable Reader of your paper in a giving you the feedback you need to have. Please use better judgment in cases like this. It. Col. Brian e. Powers Vai Hingen German offensive photograph journalistic License plummeted to an intolerable Low with the front Page publication of the photograph of the charred body of a russian Soldier hanging out of his burned out tank. As the first one who reads the newspaper in my House i removed the offensive photo bet orc my three children read the paper. Joel d. Bales. Lan Stuhl German Justice system stinks spec. Patrick m. Smith deserves More than what he got. His sentence for the murder of Elora Mckemy is a travesty. No wonder fellow americans think the Justice system Slinks with a foul smell when a horrible crime occurs and this animal is allowed to plead his Way to a minimal sentence with maybe parole within.10 years. No wonder America is swinging More toward the capital punishment Issue. Tony r. Honsky Erlanger German kudos to stripes when 1 spent Christmas with my son and daughter in Law stationed at Hanau a 149th base support in 1 could not wait to get the stars and read your paper when i was coming Home 1948 to �?T49, but i got extended one More year to go to Korea in 1950. The last time i read your news was on a ship going to Korea. \ a. A Quot. a a a a. .�.-. I want to congratulate All of you editors for doing one hell of a Good Job covering Alt the stories there and in the states also about the two pilots who were shot Down in North Korea. I could not wait to get your paper i really enjoyed Reading it. Keep up the Good work. Damon fish Eastlake Ohio c to our readers 1bad news judgment on the front Page Jan. 5 was a grotesquely graphic photo of a russian soldiers charred body a casualty of the fighting in Chechnya. As editor you did not use professional discretion or Good taste. While it illustrates the horror of War ii does not need to be shown in the stars and stripes. a. You received letters similar to mine Las let us know what you think we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Quot a a a a a a Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 294b0, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155601-395, Dan 346-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste
