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comments from and can be contacted by email at , or by phone at 2027610945 european and Pacific stars and stripes 2007 stars and stripes web site letters to the editor prices for Oakley sunglasses i have seen a lot of letters recently re Garding the army and air Force Exchange service and its i went to the Post Exchange at Camp lib erty to Check out the Oakley ballistic Sun glasses and found that the Oakley Booth in the pm does not sell its glasses with the a lot of sol airmen and marines shop there and buy glasses not knowing that Oakley has a web site for government and military example Oakley is half jacket at the Booth in the pm on the web site just about everybody allowed to shop at the pm in Iraq is authorized to buy from Oakley government and military to is a Gross oversight that cafes allows its vendors to sell products at More than double the Price that the customers could buy them after talking to the he told me upfront that i could get a better Deal through the web site than i could through of course he didst say anything about that until i brought it if an cafes Vendor is representing a company that has special pricing for government and military then that Vendor should be required to offer products at that same Dean Long Camp Iraq minority should keep quiet the author of religious minority Whin ing May 20 must have slept through his High school civics i can not comprehend what compelled him to write a statement to the effect that a minor Ity should Stop complaining because the majority Doest want to hear if i applied his argument or Lack there of to our great nation should not be based on the protections of the cons Titu rather on mob what kind of country would America be if the Merit of an expression of Public opinion was judged entirely on whether the majority of people agreed with it a country that he would like to live in not nor the major Ity of americans i whether Chris Tian or in sure the opponents of the civil rights movement would have agreed wholeheartedly with him the majority every one else be quiet and like the letter writer took an oath to support and defend the i suggest he take some time to reflect on what that really staff Leo Aniol Germany no help after a fall slipping for science volunteers take Falls to learn How to avoid them May Europe edition states that in 2003 for some million people Over age 65 were treated after falling and about a few weeks my wife and i were checking out our grocery Purchase at the Doit yourself Register in the commissary doonesbury what you 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 ail letters to 300 we Reserve the right to edit letters for taste and Send your letters to mail stars and stripes unit Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email and my wife went to get her favorite Maga i suddenly heard my name being i looked around the Corner and saw her lying on the she had slipped on something i hurried Over to help her and saw Many people standing in various lines Only a few feet just staring at not one Man or woman made the slightest attempt to help my wife or see if she was my wife has bad knee joints and could not immediately get up by i tried to lift her alone but could not get in there was a Young Soldier standing next to i asked him if he could help me get my wife Back he then set his grocery Basket Down and and we thanked in really appalled that not one person voluntarily came to has society changed that much that no one would help an elderly woman or Check to see whether she May be injured no one can change what but they can make a difference if it happens to someone in the give it some it could be you next time if it and in you can always count on me to Rush Over and help Frank Santillo Ramstein air Germany history will determine legacies How pathetic Carter a National Dis Grace May 30 is coming from one of our military it is one thing to express agreement or disagreement with a political it is quite another to make ludicrous and asinine assertions toward a former president and the democratically elected representatives based on their the Captain has accused our new democrats of promoting Al Aida propaganda and hate he is also calling for the former president of the to be institutionalized for senility and has accused him of aiding the enemies of the United states by criticizing our com Mander in what president Carter criticized was president Bush he cited the current administration As the worst in history based on the reversal of americas Basic the endorsement of preemptive War and americas military action at a time when our own Security was not directly Carters re Marks May be controversial to but they Are not hate pro Pagan enemy enemy Comfort or in any Way the Captain is within his rights to express his political views by his letter to the but he seemingly Falls foul of department of defense standards of political activities by members of the armed forces when he uses contemptuous words against our elected officeholders and acts to solicit against a specific political the letter is just More typical idiosyncratic whining from those being stubbornly polarized to one Side of the political cant take criticism aka free they try to silence the criticism with Calls of treason and it is increasingly tired and concerning the captains worry about dignity in presidential retirement history will determine the legacies of these two i will keep to myself whom my bet is master Jeffrey Thompson Raf England no sympathy for the Rich in response to Rich dont save either cents and May the Rea son the majority of households that make a year or More dont save is that they fall into the same trap i myself fell when i started making i spent people in America Are spoiled and very it makes no sense whatsoever that a person who makes More than a year is having just As much trouble putting some sayings away As a household Only bringing in a the problem these households Are Liv ing outside their recurring Bills is stated As the culprit for both ends of the but what were these specific recurring Bills i just wanted to say that it just makes no sense at ail and that i have no sympathy for a household that makes More than a year and has trouble getting by or saving because it is most Likely due to their buying too much of a House and paying for the holidays they take not the today vacations that most Ameri cans can Only they Are paving for a timeshare or paying off their Jet two sport Utility vehicles or whatever luxury items they May be indulging for take responsibility for my Lack of in my savings account because i realize that i spend Money for unnecessary but things i i just feel this article has Aims to conjure up sympathy for the Rich in Light of possible Legisla Tion that might not be in the Richs Best in Ronald Pant Camp Iraq by Garry Trudeau you to its on Kino songs to and if she buys a triple
