European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 12 stars and stripes Mideast edition april 2007 Thomas publisher Richard general Europe col Stephen commander news and editorial Robb Grinostaff Doug Clawson executive editor managing editor Joseph Mideast Bureau chief Mamie assistant Bureau chief assistant managing editors Mary news Sean sports Brian features Christopher Patrick news editor Joe web editor addresses mail unit Apo a 09211 International mail pos reach 64345 Germany fax Dan 3498416 0 email news   Central office 529 14th Street suite Washington do phone Dan 3127630900 or f 1 202 fax 1 202 7610890 editorial director 529 14th suite do phone Dan 3127630945 or 202 maz2arelad@stripes.osd.mil How to Call us editor Dan 3143498264 0 6155601264 letters Dan 3143498237 0 sports Dan 3143498225 0 circulation Dan 3143498437 0 advertising Dan 0 Mideast news Bureau Bureau chief Joseph unit 29480 Box 77 Apo a Dan 314 3498220 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service support units never leave the there is very Little in the form of ammo and not to mention medi Cine or anything that gets up North that does not ride on a civilian contracted i realize service members importance without civilian contracted service members would be in deep please give contractors their due As Richard Martin Camp Cedar Iraq soldier1 id was insufficient the associated press photo of an Amer ican Soldier that ran with the april 4 Arti Cle Iraq government to shorten curfew european edition is upon closer a civilian translator wearing army combat uniform patterned clothing and protective he wears no rank or Nam tape on his bulletproof and he Doest have ammo pouches or other accoutrements attached to his he is wearing an old style Kevlar helmet with no rank or other attachments and not even a name stitched onto his helmet he does not appear to be carrying a is it really plausible that an iraqi woman would be arguing with a Soldier who is carrying merely a sheaf of papers though i am disappointed that stars and stripes editors failed to catch aps they did inadvertently Lead me to wonder if those recent letter writers who question the Wisdom of dressing con tractors exactly like combatants might have a several 1st Foss Germany pregnancy has its place As Many people the parking Situa Tion on Span Dahlem air is pretty to attempt to Park just about anywhere during lunchtime or Peak hours is a Challenge in especially at the Post by or i went to the Post office to quickly Check As the parking lot was completely i was truly shocked to see a reserved parking spot directly in front of the Post office that was for colonel pregnancy last time i pregnancy was neither a disability nor a great achieve ment for which a military member worked doonesbury Tell us what you think stars and stripes welcomes your comments on editorials and columns that Are published in the and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of our All letters must be and must include the writers address or base and Telephone please limit All i letters to 300 we Reserve the right to edit letters for taste and Send your letters to mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email  hard or should receive special could i be two Days pregnant and Park there six weeks three months where do you draw the line wow i get pregnant and i get my own parking space right at the front Thall save me a Load of in order to save headache from i believe that colonel was listed first on the what about Balcony or Yard of the month theres another idiotic reserved i can understand some kind of Reward for taking Pride in your military family housing but then members and families should do this completely out of not for a Competition for a Park ing space that would Only be used once or twice a week and Only for an hour or these spaces continuously stay open during Peak hours when they could be How about the officer or chiefs Park ing spaces Are they going to be changed to add during Peak operating hours these spaces Are mostly left Why not make a reserved spot for never had a driving under the influence or alcohol related that would make More sense and address the More important issues at these multiple Fla Vor of the month parking spaces should be its hard to believe time and Money is being spent on this useless Gar Kirstin Jamison Span Dahlem air Germany poignant easter in Iraq it was easter and As we drove past a there was a Sunrise service the marines had fastened a Cross to a placed the White shroud on it and were standing so they could face the Cross As they watched the Sunrise behind it was basically the same service you would see at most churches in the with the exception of the dress code desert i noticed something else different that hit me hard and reminded me again of the debt we owe to All who Wear the uni 6riamna imp5achm5nt of Mark Wain around the and on higher were marines dressed in full combat gear with rifles to the they were not looking at the Cross or the they were looking they were standing As defenders of those who stood unarmed to worship a risen that is symbolic of what our sailors and marines we worship or choose not do a Job or build a or pursue a career while they put their lives on hold for a period of time to stand on the High ground around us and look out Ward at the dangerous world to defend Many have Given their and Many More have been disfigured As we enjoy our chosen path of and we can do that because of i have been honoured to serve these men and women in my Small Way As a civilian and it has been a life changing sex Harold Letner Al Iraq see what Bush puts up with now Ive seen it All i we Are a nation at we Are in such a time As requires cooperation and single mindedness toward our of at such a critical a member of Congress has gone traipsing on her embarrassing our nation and our commander in our president be a Man of he has stood he has All Hail the chief Nelson Harrold Germany unknown genesis of evidence in giving reasons Why she no longer believes in evolution and now supports Cre the writer of the april 6 letter seeing truth in creationism writes that evolution and the big bang do not meet scientific i wonder if she could explain How an invisible Man living in the sky zapping the world into existence meets scientific in probably not As schooled on creation science As but i would think that the Complete Lack of one solitary piece of evidence in All of history for the exist ence of that invisible Man in the sky would constitute not meeting scientific i guess the Oral stories that grew into the collective writings of nomadic which eventually came to be called the old is sufficient scientific Crite Call me an but i think id like a Little More evidence than first god made heaven and master James King Ramstein air Germany hard to turn tables on Norris regarding the april 4 article Norris is now among the the i would like to say that Chuck Norris is an Honor Ary Marine because no service member is Tough enough to be an honorary Chuck 1st class Kevin Outten Iraq by Garry Trudeau h5saiv7ha7a pa7kiot supports his country All anph15 60veknmeu7 dus Hhas thatch Why we want to to impeach him leave the Colet by Coulp