European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 letters to the editor Friday september 1.1995 european edition Cou Steven 3. Hoffman Usa command flt up Fishar Bernard a. Zov1st0sweditor news and editorial Kathy gayness editor 8h Walker european editor  editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 Orost Fetchu 1437 04278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 061 55-60141 6 to Call us dial 06155-501 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext 225, 269, 263, 332, 321221. Features ext. 230, 245, 34t, letters to editor ext 208, 400. Business n6ws text 326. News bureaus Bamberl Germany Rop a non room 424, 6fdg7009. Warner Barracks unit 2753s, Box 23626 Apo at Heidelberg Germany Elf is Bash in room 117,, 1m, 6911s helmet Berk tote photo Dan 370 701 0 or cd Man 06221-23421 tote lax 06221-10554, ka1sehslautehn, Germany Kevin Dougherty and Doyle Titt Tjan. 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I believe that any institution that received government funding should have open doors for anyone who can qualify for admittance. Is. Faulkner made no attempt to hide her gender the forms did t ask her whether she was. Male or female. Your aug. 20 Issue had an article about is. Faulkner dropping out of the Academy after Only a week. This article had a picture of some of the Citadel Ca dets dancing in their courtyard overjoyed with regaining their All male status. The quote this is a great Day to be a american is especially infuriating to Meu i have served my country for nearly seven years and i know there Are some men who will never believe women can measure up to their masculine standards but i Hope that the Citadel cadets will to our readers let us know what you think we encourage our readers Espe Cial Lythos who have never submitted a letter to write to tis. Letters expressing Reader View Points Are published daily on this Page. Ail 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. Best they can and being All they can be.  " ". Lisa Hunter a London learn before moving on to the real world that in today s Day and age your sex is less important than your Intelli gence. Before these cadets can learn that Les son the administrators in positions of Power such As the Citadel will also have to realize the potential of women like myself who Are interested in doing the try patient liaisons in response to civilian costs outrage aug. 25it is indeed becoming More expensive for civilians to obtain care in Mil itary health facilities. Perhaps the writer in t aware that assistance is provided for civilians in Europe in the form of patient liaisons. Our Job is to make it easier for americans Touse Host nation facilities services we provide include but Are not limited to information on and maps to local health care facilities assistance making appointments explanation of Bills coordination of follow up care and assistance Juji. Dealing with language difficulties that May arise. In addition we. Visit the Gerthan hospitals Dairy and when appropriate facilitate the transferor patients into american facilities. I would encourage everyone who wants this support to Contact a patient Liaison through his  local military Hospital or health clinic. Laura s. Bertuzzi a Fertaly. Germany military update Flag fund Raiser decals spark lawsuits veterans fighting to protect old glory can be an inspiring sight. Veterans fighting one another to raise Cash for old glory is a sight too but far from inspiring. The american legion the largest vet Erans organization with 2.2 million Mem Bers is suing the direct mail fund Raiser used by the 30,000-member american military society. The lawsuit filed . District court for Southern Mary land alleges unfair Competition an trademark violations As the ams sought donations to support a constitutional amendment to protect the american Flag. The legion contends ams used a Flag decal in its mailings identical to that used by the citizens Flag Alliance inc., a group that the legion founded in 1994 to Lead a nationwide fund raising Effort. But the legions allegations Are,.entirely false said Glenn Arnette executive director of ams. The decal ams mailed was far different from that used by the legion and the Flag Alliance. Their lawsuit he added is an attempt to blame the ams for the failure of the Flag Alli Ance s fund raising Effort which has lost millions for the legion. Ams fund Raiser creative  of Landover md., filed a counter suit aug. 14, alleging not Only unfair Competition by the legion but also libel and slander. The fight began May .19 when Rober Spanogle the legion s National adjutant and Board chairman of the citizens Flag Alli Ance alleged in a memo to legion officers that amb was using the Flag Alliance trademark. The legion and the Flag Alliance he wrote strongly oppose dilution of the Effort to protect the United states Flag and the diversion of monies to a mailing  week later the. Legion s general counsel sent a cease and desist order to ams an creative response. Tom Philpott in a second memo May 25, Spanogle referred to our investigation and urged department adjutant to Forward As Soontas humanly possible any ams solicitations their members received. On june8, the legion filed its lawsuit. Legion official never phoned ams to ask whether it actually had used the Flag Alliance decal Arnet Esaid. Ams would have invited legion officials tothe ams Landover Headquarters he said to prove the charges false. Ams did solicit Flag amendment donations from 40,000 military retirees. The response was so weak that ams quickly killed the Campaign. The mailing Cost s 19,958 donations totalled $3,744. Arnette said the ams decal was a waving Flag on a pole. The citizens Flag Alli Ance uses a rigid flog no pole and the logo let the people decide seated Between two five Point stars. Creative response which competes for business with the  s fund raising  he direct inc., said it has affidavits from letter shop employees and its own decal manufacturer to dispute the legion s allegations. In a phone interview wednesday from legion Headquarters in Indianapolis Spanogle said we Are merely trying to protect our trademark. That s  asked Why he believed ams had used the Flag Alliance s decal Spanogle said a legion member forwarded an ams solicitation containing a Flag decal we believe is term exact replica of the one used by the Citi Zens Flag  r x what if. The member merely sent the wrong decal. /. I can t answer that question while we re in litigation he said. Spanogle also would t say whether other legion members have come Forward to support his allegations. He did Volunteer that the Flag Alli Ance s fund raising has not gone Well. Sofar it has spent $6 million and collected donations of $3 million. But the Campaign in t Over he said and the goal is to protect the . Flag from physical dese cration. This is not about  no Money does t drive efforts to protect the Flag Arnette said but the Flag Al Liance financial problems probably Trig gered the lawsuit. When they found but fund raising did t pan out they tried to find a Scapegoat. That s when they looked at us he said. ,. The legion has until mid september to answer the counter suit. Despite this Messy confrontation the legion s efforts Over the years to protect the Flag Are praised by Many military  the Flag amendment itself seems to attract Mare votes than donations. The House passed it this summer. A full sen ate vote is expected in october. A closing note a recent column sparked requests from readers for information on medicare a mrs in their  Best source is the the 1995 medicare managed care resources information directory. Request a copy by writing to office of managed care health care financing administration 7500 Security blvd., room 53-02-1, Baltimore my. 21244-1850, attn Margie Sharif. Readers comments and suggestions Are  to military update co editor the stars and strips unit 28480, Apo a 09211.