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Air Force officials are pushing to end a nearly seven-year ban at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey that has kept military families away, a move that could ease the strain of yearlong tours that have been unaccompanied because of security concerns.
Children of military contractors gain entry into Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe schools on a space-available basis, unlike children of service members and Defense Department civilians, who are guaranteed slots.
By JENNIFER H. SVAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 7, 2021 Students who spray-painted Defense Department school buildings at Naval Air Station Rota with antisemitic, homophobic and racist messages earlier this year have been adequately punished and can remain in school, officials said. The four students, who scrawled swastikas, offensive messages and images of genitalia on the walls of the elementary and the middle/high schools, were suspended after the incident in late February, said Department of Defense Education Activity Europe spokesman Stephen Smith. They also faced other disciplinary actions, he said. One student has since moved and the others are back in school, he said.
33 For more than 23 years Steven Frank, a Holocaust survivor, has been talking with thousands of students across the world about his personal experiences during the Holocaust and why the victims should never be forgotten.
George Santayana, a renowned novelist and philosopher, once wrote that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
With this in mind, the Department of Defense Education Activity Europe held a Holocaust remembrance event at Ramstein Air Base, April 30, 2021, to educate its students and honor the lives of the victims.
Frank sat down with DODEA Europe students via Zoom to speak about his life and answer any questions the students had.