European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 12 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 Thomas publisher Richard general Europe Stephen commander news and editorial Robb Grindstaff Doug Clawson executive editor managing editor Joseph Mideast Bureau chief Marni assistant Bureau Europe assistant managing editors Mary news Sean sports Brian features Christopher Patrick news editor Joe web editor addresses mail unit Apoate 09211 International mail Postrach 64345 Germany fax Dan 3498416 0 email news  letters  Central office 529 14th Street suite Washington do 200451301 phone Dan 3127630900 or 202 fax 7610890 editorial director 529 14th suite do phone Dan 3127630945 or 202 7610945 email  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 Apo 09211 Dan 314 3498220 commercial email 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people in the history of the Navy to achieve five Star Admiral rank after the Navy gave him an Honor Ary High school dont get me wrong education is extremely and i would never Dis credit i that Educa Tion can come from More than just a col lege William Nett Lauderhill dont Knock British schools All the recent whining and hand ring ing about parents being forced to put their children in British schools now that Lon Don Central school has is totally in weve lived in England eight years and have had All four of our children in British schools from Day the children Start school at age read speak clearly and More succinctly than their american they learn respect for teachers and in school Rowdy raucous behaviour and the occasional spitball Are not one look from the teacher and the children line sit Down and listen politely to the if s re Many americans i know have had their kids in British schools and their children went in with speech speech prob by the end of the the kids were speaking clearly and so it was hard to shut them up so the bad English school system is not going to give it a go As they say Here and Benefit from your child learning and speaking with a Lovely English accent Annette Groves Raf England kids do Well in British schools this is in response to British school sys tem is of june i had a Simi Lar experience when i was stationed in England for three i placed my Daugh Ter in the local British school from Kinder Garten to second she had previously attended German i was very impressed with the Quality of education As Well As How Well mannered the children were when i visited the British my 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 letters to 300 we Reserve the right to edit letters for taste and Send your letters to mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apoate 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email  older son attended department of defense dependents so i had a reference Point to compare the two i found the British system to be some what More at least at the primary when i returned to the i contacted the principal at the Minot air Force base school in North where my daughter would be i requested she be placed in third Grade even though she was Only old enough for second at the principal did not want to Ful fill my he said the schools in North Dakota Are More challenging than other schools and the grading system was a lot when he re viewed my daughters he saw that she had attended Many More Days of school in the British system than she would have in the in he saw some samples of her academic he agreed to allow her into third Grade on a probationary she quickly adapted to the system and had no problems at a keeping she just finished ninth Grade and is on the Honor highly recommend parents not hesitate to place their children in the British school its an Opportunity they should not pass Jurgen Smith Indian visitors in commissary years the government lifted the requirement to show identification cards when entering the Exchange and commis for the change brought Relief and a sense of the gesture represented Good intentions and less paperwork for military police and visiting family members Good intentions have gone the bad intentions Are driven by Many authorized users of these i have always known that unauthorized individuals frequent the faculties that is not an what is an Issue is the frequency in which the incidences i enjoyed lunch in the army and air Force Exchange service snack bar and noticed two tables occupied by local nationals accompanied by Citi i headed to the commissary people in two cars carrying the same los entered the i have observed similar occurrences within the cafes while no one dares talk about it happens every the Racks in the Exchange Are the commissary shelves Are the Dollar rate to the euro is and sol Diers and their families cannot afford to shop on the local we allow authorized cardholders to bring several guests into the facilities who Purchase food from the commissary and Merchan Dise from the Exchange the los Point to what they want and the authorized individual purchases the products sold in these facilities Are shipped from the into this country the facilities within Ramstein and Vogel Weh Are the Only facilities within the local area in which their Fame and civilians and their families can get a fair rate for the please Tell me Are we allow ing these infringements rules to prevent pilfering should revert to one guest per a and verification of id card when entering Lola Cole Germany even allies can Hurt memorial Day and the 40th anniversary of the attack on the uss Liberty were Occa Sions to remember our naval heroes including a recipient of the medal of Honor who saved a grievously wounded ship under repeated armed including strafing and bombing by aircraft and Torpe does launched by surface the historical record concludes that the israeli defense then engaged in armed conflict with were aware of the presence of the uss Liberty in the Vicinity of the two aircraft had Early on the Day of june positively identified the ship As belonging to the the subsequent multiple attacks against the ship that afternoon were explained away As Fogo War mishaps in an which one contemporary official described As a Nice White the state department described the attack As quite literally in comprehend As a the attack must be condemned As an act of military reckless Ness reflecting Wanton disregard for human although Israel subsequently paid Repa rations for the americans whom the israeli defense forces had killed and the official treatment of the attack has left Many who remember it the writer of Liberty letter was hat filled june 11 should reflect that even our strongest allies can take actions that Are not in the Best interests of the if anyone wishes to delve into the historical record on the uss the nation Al Security Agency has declassified and posted on the web All relevant document Alan Waldram Sicily doonesbury by Garry Trudeau thzgir15to chill aka Jpn air the vets 16otam 0ya15am whoa what you Mahy zua5 vow