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contacted by email at of buds , or by phone at european and Pacific stars and stripes 2007 stars and stripes web site letters to the Ramstein project will succeed the Kaiserslautern military Community Center blast of for Ramstein project june 29 remains a Cornerstone project in our commands efforts to make Ramstein air base the key Hub to our enduring pres ence and improve the Quality of life for our their families and All those who transit through this Gateway to eur because of the size and complexity of the its easy for the facts to become i would like to state a few things for the the air forces Europe team Dis covered the project was facing construction issues in late weve been work ing those issues very hard and Are in direct Contact with officials at the highest Levels of the German government to re solve theres nothing that we want More than to see this project on track and under International agreements be tween the United states and it is our hosts responsibility to build and oversee construction for us on their the one thing we control is the the main reason for the delay is that we Are withholding payments for the work we Are unsatisfied with and for the Lack of documentation for construction changes and although our withholding action has slowed Down the its the right thing to doing otherwise would disregard our Steward ship of service members army and air Force Exchange Wel fare and recreation and tax and despite reports to the this project is currently within the Autho 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 Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email sized we continue to seek a revised time line and completion sched ule from the German i share service members frustration we have some big and we still intend to deliver on let me reas sure All that work continues on the Mcc and this project has senior Leader personal in confident that when All is said and the Mcc will provide a great experience for our com Danny k Gardner installations Mission support air forces Europe Ramstein air Germany proud of Afghanistan service it feels like it was just yesterday that i left my wife and family for my adventure to i had decided to go to Camp Phoenix instead of retiring with my wife because i wanted to come Over Here to try to make the soldiers lives a Little easier because they had More important things to worry i have had the Opportunity to travel to Bagram air Camps Gardez and part Chapman and Forward operating base i have had the Honor and privilege to meet and travel along Side Many it has Given me the Opportunity to Tell some of them How thankful i am for their sacrifice in this Battle against because of i will be going Home with a lot of respect for every Soldier fighting this i do not want to forget the Abr employees and my fellow defense contract management civil augmentation program individuals who i have met along this i want to thank them for providing the soldiers a roof Over their warm hot entertainment and clean i know the soldiers feel the each of these people has an important Job in this i go Home feeling like All of them Are my Brothers and soon i take my first step Home and my next adventure my eyes have seen a lot and i will be going Home with a movie of it All in my i will never forget i take my hat off to All of them and would like to Salute each has helped make me a better my prayers go out to them and their i will leave my lights doors open and a meal on the table for them in our Ocean Kenyo Donohew Forward operating base Afghanistan match heroes courage with resolve by Gordon England one recent evening while leaving the i chanced to meet Alexander who was visit ing from Milley is 83 years old and was introduced to me by his Mark a great american Soldier who will shortly become the assistant division commander of the famed 101st Alexander Milley was a Marine Dur ing world War ii and landed with the 4th Marine division on iwo he also saw combat in amphibious landings at Saipan and he is the reason we refer to him and his band of Brothers As the greatest Genera England meeting Milley caused me to remember my first experience with the i Learned about the sacrifices for Freedom As a 7yearold growing up in Baltimore in at the Small Square of grass where a number of City streets came and where we kids always a Small sign was erected that Francis that i Learned from my mom that the Callahan family lived in one of the houses on the and that their son was a Marine who was killed on iwo Francis Callahan and thousands like gave their lives so that and All Ameri could live the lives we have throughout our history As a there have been and continue to be people like Francis Callahan and Alexander Mil Ley who have fought to preserve our inde Freedom and Way of a lesson of prior wars and from the conflict facing the nation today is that the Cour age and Honor of Francis Callahan and Alexander Milley need to be matched by the commitment and determination of doonesbury americas political Success in any War is about political its about leadership looking beyond the Rheto Ric of the present and boldly addressing the Lon term threats to our John Stuart an English economist and explained it appropriately in 1862 War is an ugly but not the ugliest of the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is Worth War is much on Independence its important that americans remember the lessons of the past and never forget the service of Francis Callahan Alexander Milley and those like valor and sacrifice like and sustained National Are the Best possible guarantees of an american life of Freedom and Liberty for our children and Gordon England is Deputy Secretary of he also has served in the current administration As Secretary of the Navy and As Deputy Secretary of the department of Homeland by Garry Trudeau As a Law Ute Musof iwoulp06 00u65pto 1w As Trie Sonali Arba Cuse of any King its Black if you iuoulp0b and if convict anyone
