Editor, Times Union: Your words in Saturday, November 2nd's News Views regarding the race for Wayne Township Trustee seemed a bit unfair to those of us who supported Mr. Slone. Not everyone is afforded the same opportunities for success in life, and I think Mr. Slone is a good example of someone who is trying to create his own opportunities. I would have hoped that you would have been willing to investigate all the allegations made against Mr. Slone, and found them to be mostly untrue, as I know David Wolkins and Kent Adams did before supporting him. It seems your vote for Osama bin Laden would be swift, provided he came from a reputable family, graduated from the right schools and parted his hair neatly to the left. Let it be understood, I hope I am wrong in the assumptions this story has led me to about you; just as I hope you are wrong in predicting Mr. Slone's incapability to do the job. This situation has served to again warn us of the dangers of small town gossip; repercussions for which are felt most, I'm sure, at Mr. Slone's home. Democrat Party Chairman Steve Haines says Slone supporters "owe Wayne Township an apology." It seems there may be other apologies more relevant. I doubt winning the position was much consolation for the insults Mr. Slone had to endure.
Stephanie Rager Winona Lake via e-mail
Dr. Ross
Editor, Times-Union: Dr. George A. Ros, who passed away a few days ago, was a doctor in the Philippines during World War II, and about the same age as we soldiers who were fighting the Japanese invaders of the Philippines. This was his place of birth and his country. He was very appreciative and grateful for the liberation of his country by the United States Army. The 38th Infantry Division, plus some additional units, were assigned the mission of driving the Japanese from the Island of Luzon. We were known as the Cyclone Division because of the cyclone which went through the training camp of the division in World War I. After our success in driving the Japanese from the Island of Luzon, we were given the name of the "Avengers of Bataan." The 36,732 killed by the division, and more than 13,000 who surrendered when the war was over, had been a total of 80,000 Japanese troops in the Philippines.
Dr. Ros and his wife Paz arrived in Warsaw in 1971 and he was working in our of our hospitals. Mrs. Fred (Katie) Kirkendall was also working at the hospital and invited him and his wife Paz to attend our 152nd Infantry Reunion, as our guests, which they gladly accepted. This was some time after 1971 and probably before 1975 when they first attended. He adopted us and we gladly adopted them as members of the Co. L, 152nd Inf. Reunion Group. The 152nd Inf. Regiment was the unit which opened Zig Zag Pass, the hardest-fought battle for the Island of Luzon. Dr. Ros and his wife Paz were most faithful attenders of our reunions from that date; I don't think they ever missed attending until this year in August when his health was such that he could not attend. We all thought so much of them and he will be greatly missed by all of us remaining in the Co. L, 152nd Reunion Group. Goodbye, Dr. George A. Ros; you will be greatly missed but not forgotten.
Wallace W. Huffman Member, Co. L, 152nd Inf., Reunion Group
