European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes monday april 2 2007 name Nathan Cox age 10 Fitte aspiring naturalist Day Job fourth grader at Aukamp elementary school in Wiesbaden Germany at 10 years Oid most of us dont know what wed like to do tomorrow never mind 10 years from now and conviction is that a word you even know by fourth Grade sure if your parents let you watch Law and order Nathan Cox has a pretty Good idea where Hes headed and his beliefs Are going to take him there so you want to be a scientist Well pretty much yeah id like to go into something involving mathematics and science 1 might go into being a naturalist like a for stranger what attracts you to that in really into wildlife id really like to preserve it for my children and Rny childrens children like my parents did a Hafs youre favorite part of nature i think its the wildlife that really interests me so you must have a favorite animal my favorite animal would probably be a Wolf is that something you can keep As a pet i mean Arent they kind of dangerous Well id like one but there probably better off in the wild when i was Little 1 used to always wish i had a pet Bear a Bear now what the Heck would you do with a Bear i would probably not have it living in the garage that probably  work out id probably tag it and let it live wild in a wildlife preserve then 1 could track it and see it when i wanted As a naturalist where would you work probably in a National Park As a Forest Ranger j Haven been to any of the major Parks that people have heard of As far As i remember Ive been to some of the minor ones do people pay enough attention to taking care of the planet some people Are really paying attention but most people Arent most people turn off a Light once in a while and say to conserving but what Irwin they really need to do is turn off All the lights there not using and Recycle they should also preserve what we have for example people Cut Down Trees to make land for farming but they dont have to do that they can farm and still keep a lot of the Trees if there healthy do you have any role models Stevel win was one of mine was he was killed by a Stingray right yeah i found out right before i was going to school Athirst i didst believe it but when most of the major news Sites reported it then i believed it do you want to be Rich and famous like Irwin no i just really want to help i think he did that too he helped a lot of people Leam about conservation interview by Matt Millham know someone whose accomplishments talents Job Hobby Volunteer work awards or Good deeds qualify them for 15 minutes of Fame How about someone whose claim to glory is a bit out of the Ordinary even dare we say oddball Send the persons name and Contact information to stripes of Mil official Breaks Down for Iraq afghan missions Edelman by Matt Millham stars and stripes Freising Germany to us troops on the ground the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghani Stan might appear somewhat similar but according to a Pentagon official the struggle in each country is quite different though both Are important aspects of us foreign and military policy ambassador Eric s Edel Man undersecretary of de sense for policy at the Penta gon addressed an International conference aimed at develop ing a comprehensive approach to Modem warfare in countries such As Afghanistan the comprehensive approach which Edelman supports includes civilian agencies in carrying out vital reconstruction and development roles even As military operations continue sectarian violence and insurgent activity have hampered efforts to provide Security and stability in Iraq and so far More than 328000 iraqi troops and 191800 iraqi police have been trained to Deal with Security problems those numbers Are expected to grow a resurgent Taliban which Aims to reestablish an extremist islamic government in Afghanistan is almost solely responsible for mat country insurgency in More than five years the us nato and a handful of Nonnato countries have trained More than 90000 military personnel and policemen while the definition of Success in each front has been clearly defined nato has played a role in out lining the coalitions goals in Afghanistan while president Bush and his administration alone have set the definition for Success in Iraq Edelman said in Afghanistan that definition includes an elected government operating under a Constitution approved by the people and an ability for that govern ment to develop its Economy and its social life free of the Type of violence inflicted under Taliban Rule in Iraq where the us is in charge of the Mission and american troops make up the majority of fight ing forces we want to provide some along with our iraqi colleagues greater measure of Security for the population so that the government of Iraq has the time and the space to deliver the kind of services that the Iraq Public expects of a government that Treyve elected and hold accountable Edelman said Success also depends on a Well trained and equipped iraqi Security Force Edelman acknowledged that the expectations of the afghans and the iraqis have played some role in shaping these plans Afghanistan a landlocked nation that has sparse natural resources is expected to rely heavily on handouts from the International Community in order to keep the government afloat he noted that Afghanistan development has been hampered by three decades of War and a poorly educated population that Doest yet have the expertise that it would need to operate independently Iraq by contrast has traditionally had a very educated population he said and since one of the resources they happen to sit on is Oil you dont have quite the same need for inter National assistance that you do in Afghanistan Edelman said nevertheless the us has pleaded with the inter National Community to excuse Iraq Saddam Era debt and lift restrictions to International financial markets the administration also wants to promote investment in Iraq to create jobs and Drain the Pool of potential recruits for the insurgency said Edel Man a career foreign service officer who took Bis de sense department Post in 2005 but according to a defense department report published in March sectarian violence is the great est impediment to the establishment of Security and effective governance in Iraq Iraq specially Iran which is majority shia and Syria which is majority been accused by the administration of fueling tensions Between the two groups in Iraq i think there Are a lot of people who like to see some of the neighbouring states provide some moral support for the government and recognize the role that the governments playing in trying to bring National reconciliation and stability to Iraq Edelman said email Matt Mil Ham at vet believed to be last female Sailor of Wei Dies at 109 the Washington Post Charlotte Winters a retired Navy Yeoman who died March 22 at a nursing Home in Boonsboro my was a history Buff during decades of retirement she and her husband visited every revolutionary War and civil War Battlefield and documented every detail they could find about the Many engagements and the men who fought them they were particularly interested in finding the burial Sites of fallen civil War generals she was 109 the Washington native was thought to be at the time of her death the last surviving female Sailor to have served during world War i Bora Charlotte Berry on nov 10 1897 she graduated in 1915 from Washington business High school and immediately took her secretarial skills to the Navy department in 1916 she was presumptuous enough to make an appointment with Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels hoping to persuade him to allow women to become sailors she maintained that female sailors Winters Sam you the Frederick to a us Navy Honor guard carries the coffin of Charlotte Winters out of Al saints episcopal Church on Friday in Frederick my would be Able to take Over clerical work thus free ing men for combat duty Daniels said no but in March 1917 with the United states entry into the War imminent and with Shore stations desperate for clerks and stenographers he changed his mind Winters and her younger sister Sophie enlisted by the time the armistice was signed a year later More than 11000 women designated yeomen were serving As clerks translators recruiters camouflage designers fingerprint experts and nurses