European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 stars and stripes thursday april 12 2007 Thomas e Kelsch publisher Richard Braun general manager Europe it col Stephen Oconnor commander news and editorial Robb Ofil Nastaff Doug Clawson executive editor managing editor Europe Sam Amr Fain Europe Bureau chief Joseph Giordono Mideast Bureau chief Marni Mcentee assistant Bureau chid Washington do assistant managing editors Mary Bender news Sean Moores sports Brian Bowers features Christopher six Patrick Dickson news editor Joe or Orzelski web editor addresses us mail unit 29480 Apo a 09211 International mail Postrach 133054345 Griesheim Germany fax Dan 3498416 Civ 0 email news letters Central office 529 14th Street new suite 350 Washington do 200451301 phone Dan 3127630900 or Civ 202 7610900 fax 202 7610890 editorial director 529 14th St new suite 350 Washington do 200451301 phone Dan 3127630945 or Civ 202 7610945 How to Cail 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contractors regarding the april 5 letter contractors on Money hold up there no one has insinuated that contractors work ing in country Are the same As the Mili tary what was mentioned in the March 29 article americas hidden War dead to which contractors on Money Trail responded was that the contracting company and the military facilities that facilitate the return of contractor remains could do so a Little More professionally and with some dignity i am retired and at my third Forward operating base in three consecutive years not everybody is outside the wire some of these soldiers in combat support and com Bat service support units never leave the wire there is very Little in the form of fuel ammo and food not to mention medi Cine or anything else that gets up North that does not ride on a civilian contracted truck yes i realize service members 1m Ortance but without civilian contracted trains service members would be in deep Kimchi please give contractors their due As Well Richard Martin Camp Cedar ii Iraq 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 actually upon closer inspection a civilian translator wearing army combat uniform patterned clothing and protective equipment he wears no rank or Nam tape on his bulletproof Vest and he Doest have ammo pouches or other accoutrements attached to his Vest he is wearing an old style Kevlar helmet with no rank or other attachments and not even a name stitched onto his helmet band he does not appear to be carrying a weapon moreover 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 error 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 no Iselt Ryfoss Mannheim Germany pregnancy has its place As Many people know the parking Situa Tion on Span Dahlem air base Germany is pretty dreadful to attempt to Park just about anywhere during lunchtime or Peak hours is a Challenge in itself especially at the Post office by or commissary yesterday i went to the Post office to quickly Check mail As usual the parking lot was completely full i was truly shocked to see a reserved parking spot directly in front of the Post office that was for colonel pregnancy pregnancy last time i checked pregnancy was neither a disability nor a great achieve ment for which a military member worked Tell us Wii at you tank stars arid stripes welcomes your comments on 1 editorials and columns Fiat Are published in tote newspaper and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of our readers All letters must be signed and must include the writers address or base and Telephone number please limit All letters to 300 words we Reserve the right to edit letters for length taste and clarity Send your letters to us mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via Fex county code 4491 0 Dan 3498395 email hard or should receive special benefits 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 door that 11 save me a Load of aggravation in order to save headache from complaints i believe that colonel was listed first on the sign what about Balcony or Yard of the month theres another idiotic reserved spot i can understand some kind of Reward for taking Pride in your military family housing units but then again members and families should do this completely out of Pride 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 so these spaces continuously stay open during Peak hours when they could be used How about the officer or chiefs Park ing spaces Are they going to be changed to add again during Peak operating hours these spaces Are mostly left unused 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 hand these multiple Fla Vor of the month parking spaces should be eliminated if s hard to believe time and Money is being spent on this useless Gar Bage Kirstin Jamison Span Dahlem air base Germany poignant easter in Iraq it was easter sunday and As we drove past a Camp there was a Sunrise service starting the marines had fastened a Cross to a humvee placed the White shroud on it and were standing so they could face the Cross As they watched the Sunrise behind it it was basically the same service you would see at most churches in the states with the exception of the dress code desert digital i noticed something else different that hit me hard and reminded me again of the debt we owe to All who Wear the uni Doones Biry form around the worshippers and on higher ground were marines dressed in full combat gear with rifles to the ready they were not looking at the Cross or the Sunrise they were looking outward they were standing As defenders of those who stood unarmed to worship a risen Savior that is symbolic of what our soldiers sailors and marines do we worship or choose not do a Job or build a business 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 us Many have Given their lives and Many More have been disfigured As we enjoy our chosen path of life and we can do that because of Mem i have been honoured to serve these men and women in my Small Way As a civilian worker and it has been a life changing experience Harold Letner Alasad Iraq see what Bush puts up with now Ive seen it Hope we Are a nation at War we Are in such a time As requires Solidarity Unity cooperation and single mindedness toward our objective at such a critical time now a member of Congress has gone traipsing off on her own embarrassing us our nation and our commander in chief our president must truly be a Man of patience he has stood alone he has persevered All Hail the chief Nelson Harrold  Germany unknown genesis of evidence in giving reasons Why she no longer believes in evolution and now supports creationism the writer of the april 6 letter seeing truth in creationism writes that evolution and the big bang do not meet scientific criteria i wonder if she could explain How an invisible Man living in the sky zapping the world into existence meets scientific criteria in probably not As schooled on creation science As she but i would think that the Complete Lack of one single solitary piece of evidence in All of history for the exist ence of that invisible Martin the sky would constitute not meeting scientific criteria i guess the Oral stories that grew into the collective writings of nomadic tribesman which eventually came to be called the old testament is sufficient scientific Crite Ria Call me an empiricist but i think id like a Little More evidence than first god made heaven and Earth master sgt James King Ramstein air base Germany hard to turn tables on Norris regarding the april 4 article Norris is now among the few 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 Norris sgt 1st class Kevin Outten Iraq by Garry Trudeau 6r1anna Homem that a Patriot supports his country dus Hhas uu5lli think of map Twain 60vbwmbnt Mojo  60 m i pel051 Cru la mama6b