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Vol. 33, No. 31 

HeraldPOST 

HEIDELBERG 

Teens learn 

life lesson after 

emergency 

train stoppage 

By Art McQueen 

HERALD POST STAFF 

Two American teens broke the law 

recently by crossing the rail lines behind 

Mark Twain Village in Heidelberg, 

resulting in the emergency stoppage of 

three trains coming into the main train 

station. 

Three months later, they’re still paying 

for their actions. 

The pair, both 16 years old at the 

time, were apprehended by the German 

police and charged with endangering 

themselves and others, which could 

have resulted in a financially crippling 

fine, said Ralph Brecht, civilian misconduct 

action advisor for U.S. Army Garrison 

Heidelberg. 

The teens, taking a shortcut to a 

friend’s house, say they were unaware 

of the danger or illegality involved in 

crossing the tracks. Cameras on the 

tracks alerted Deutsche Bundesbahn 

(German Railway) personnel of the 

early evening trespass, which led to the 

stoppage. 

Rail officials then held the teens until 

the arrival of the Polizei. “I was surprised,” 

said M, now 17. “I didn’t know 

what was going on.” 

“I speak some German, but not real 

fast, and the (railway personnel) weren’t 

talking to us,” J said. “Then the police 

explained what we had done.” 

After being released, they asked others 

about it.“When it happened, I asked 

if anyone else knew (about the restriction 

and potential fine). I didn’t want 

to feel immature, but no one knew,” J 

see TRAINS page 16 

Serving the communities in U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg 

enjoying a 

www.bw.eur.army.mil 

Christine June 

Johannes Nikodemus, 11, an athlete from the Peter-Caesar-Schule in Idar-Oberstein, concentrates 

on his aim at the bocce ball competitive game May 6 at the U.S. Army Kaiserslautern’s 

25th Special Olympics Spring Games at the German Police Academy in Enkenbach- 

Alsenborn. This event marked its first appearance as an official sport at the garrison games. 

See the story and additional photos on pages 12-13. 

Local units receive Army-level awards 

The Army chief of staff will honor 

active and Reserve units located 

throughout U.S. Army Garrison Baden- 

Württemberg for excelling in supply, 

maintenance and deployment logistics 

at the Combined Logistics Excellence 

Awards banquet June 3 in Alexandria, 

Va. 

Units from Mannheim, Kaiserslautern 

and Schwetzingen will be recognized 

for a total of seven Army-level 

CLEA awards. 

The CLEA competition capitalizes on 

best practices and outstanding accomplishments 

of Army units that specialize 

in supply, maintenance and deploy- 

ment logistics. As Army units improve 

logistics readiness in these fields, the 

CLEA provides recognition for their efforts. 

The awards are given in 30 categories 

to active duty, Reserve and National 

Guard units. 

see AWARDS page 16 

THURSDAY 

HP Speed Read 

May 15, 2008 

EARLY HP NEXT WEEK 

Because of the German holiday, Corpus 

Christi Day, May 22, the Herald Post will 

be published May 21. To find out more 

about Corpus Christi Day, see page 18 

TICK BITE 

With the wet winter, ticks are numerous 

this year. Learn how to protect yourself 

and your pets from these pesky little 

critters. 3 

HEART OF A VOLUNTEER 

Heidelberg and 

Darmstadt celebrate 

the generosity 

of volunteers 

throughout the 

communities with 

Volunteer of the 

Year ceremonies. 4 

VILLAGE PAVILION TO CLOSE 

The Patrick Henry Village Pavilion will 

close temporarily May 26 through mid- 

October for necessary roof repairs. 8 

MOVING? 

The customs office reminds families 

moving back to the States to ensure they 

aren’t packing any prohibited items, like 

meat products, for shipment. 14 

Defense Details 

SEVERE WEATHER 

National Guard 

members in four 

states were called 

out by their governors 

to assist civil 

authorities Monday 

after tornados 

crossed the Southwest Friday and flooding 

on the Delaware coast left communities in 

need of emergency assistance. 

Since May 7, the National Weather Service 

has confirmed at least 42 tornados in the 

southern Plains and the southeastern and 

middle Atlantic regions of the nation with 

the strongest tornado recorded Friday 

as an F-4. It developed from a super cell 

storm that tracked through three states. 

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, 

Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina 

were all affected by severe weather during 

the weekend with at least 22 confirmed 

deaths, many homes destroyed and 

thousands of people without power. 

Army news: www.army.mil 

What’s Inside 

Our Army Around the World ...............10 

Leisure .................................................17 

Dear Ms. Vicki .....................................18 

GET OUT! .............................................19 

Movies .................................................19 

Announcements ..................................20 

Sports ..................................................21

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 HP 

COMMENTARY 

Recharge your battery and yourself at Heidelberg’s safety day 

By E.J. Singleton 

USAG BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG SAFETY OFFICE 

The garrison is sponsoring a safety day May 22 at 

the Heidelberg Army Heliport. 

One or two thoughts probably immediately 

popped into your mind: “Great, another boring day 

of safety lectures when I already had so much to 

do,” or “I don’t need someone to tell me how to be 

safe; I already know how to be safe.” 

Well, the idea isn’t to bore you to death, and, yes, 

we recognize your plate is full. That’s precisely why 

we’re having a day dedicated to safety – because 

we can’t afford to lose you, even temporarily, to a 

preventable accident. 

On the latter thought, well . . . safety day will give 

you a chance to further sharpen your awareness 

level, which, in turn, further reduces your mishap 

potential. What you hear and see on safety day may 

make the difference in having a fun-tastic summer 

or lying in a hospital bed watching others enjoy the 

season. 

Safety day will be offered in two sessions. The 

morning session will be 8 a.m.-noon, and the after- 

COMMENTARY 

Learning from change 

By Amy Buenning Sturm 

USAG DARMSTADT PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Adapting to change with grace is 

a skill, and one I often lack, according 

to my husband. At Darmstadt’s 

Retiree Fair, however, and at nearly 

every retiree function I have had the 

privilege of attending over the last 

year, I’ve encountered living examples 

of this remarkable trait. 

The closing of U.S. Army Garrison 

Darmstadt is affecting nearly every 

niche group within the community. 

Each micro-community faces the 

stress of change differently. 

But to me, the most remarkable 

example of adaptability comes from 

the eldest generation in Darmstadt. 

On May 6, I encountered two Retiree 

Council volunteers, retired Sgt. 1st 

Class Harvey Schuler and retired 

Air Force Master Sgt. Bill Carr, ages 

77 and 71 respectively, packing and 

hauling boxes from the old Retiree 

Council office to their new home on 

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noon session will be 1-4 p.m. While it is a mandatory 

formation for Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army 

Garrison Heidelberg, it’s open to all Soldiers in the 

Heidelberg footprint. 

It’s no secret, the period between Memorial Day 

to Labor Day, dubbed the “101 Critical Days of 

Summer,” is the most dangerous time of year for 

our people. Historically, our Army experiences an 

increase in off-duty accidents during this time. 

Since fiscal year 2003, the Army has lost an average 

of 143 Soldiers each year in off-duty accidents. 

That’s 715 friends and neighbors lost through nonhostile 

actions. 

While the statistics are staggering, the fact that 

each number represents a wife, mother, daughter, 

husband or son that will not return to loved ones is 

sobering. 

The majorities of the accidental deaths fell within 

four main categories: motor vehicle, water-related, 

pedestrian and weapon-related accidents. Safety 

day will focus on these areas but not in the typical 

classroom setting. It will be a round-robin event 

with participants moving from one area to another. 

Topics to be covered include preventing heat- 

the 1st floor of Building 4027. Each 

wore a huge grin and joked about 

their manual labor skills despite their 

longevity. Neither man complained, 

griped or in any way indicated that 

hauling boxes across a U.S. Army 

installation on a very sunny Tuesday, 

two months before the closure of the 

retiree council, was an inconvenience. 

On May 8, I once again encountered 

Harvey and Bill, this time at 

the Retiree Health Fair, taking full 

advantage of the services provided 

by the Health Clinic and guiding and 

helping their fellow retirees to enroll 

for services at the Wiesbaden clinic. 

Spanning from recent retirees, to 

those of “advanced age,” like retired 

Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond 

Bennett, 89, this group of 75 active 

members and more than 300 former 

servicemen and women, have not 

only embraced the closure of USAG 

Darmstadt, they have rolled up their 

sleeves and been as proactive as possible 

to make the transition easier. 

While they all recognize the closure 

of USAG Darmstadt will be “a big 

inconvenience,” for their group, 

retiree Ricky Deloatch said there is a 

fundamental acceptance that change 

is a part of life, even with the necessary 

moving of mail, health care services 

and other quality of life support, 

along with an ever-rising euro against 

the dollar. 

As I watched Harvey and Bill 

and the retiree community spread 

throughout the white hallways of the 

Health Clinic, chatting, filling out 

forms that will alter many aspects 

of their daily lives, and then laughing 

with friends, I realized that after 

20 years or more of military service, 

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We have tried to make the event interesting for 

you, but ultimately, safety day will be largely what 

you make of it. It can be just a boring day when you 

don’t get things done, or it can be an opportunity 

to recharge your safety battery, a battery which may 

one day save you or someone you care about. 

The bottom line: every Soldier needs to be 

involved in preventing accidents because every 

Soldier – commissioned and noncommissioned – 

is a potential accident victim. Even if you are not 

directly involved, you will be indirectly affected in 

that someone will have to work harder to fill in for 

the injured worker. 

Given the nature of the world today, more than 

ever, we need every Soldier fit and ready to respond. 

We can’t afford to lose one team member to a mishap 

that could have been prevented. 

So, take a breather, grab a buddy, come out to the 

Heliport, and re-energize your safety battery. 

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Amy Buenning Sturm 

Retired Air Force 

Master Sgt. Bill Carr 

has his blood pressure 

checked by Pvt. 

Evan A. Lechelt, a 

medic at the Darmstadt 

Health Clinic, 

during the Retiree 

Health Fair May 8. 

there was very little change that could 

throw at this stalwart group of former 

service members. Transformation 

is now a part of their mission, too, 

and they are committed to keeping 

friendships, relationships and lines of 

communication open despite the loss 

of their geographic hub. 

In the Darmstadt community, all 

groups face the same challenges that 

come with transformation together. 

The only difference here is that the 

retirees have a wealth of experience 

that comes from the knowledge that 

in the Army, change is inevitable, and 

even embraceable, as long as you go 

through it with the support of a caring 

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 

Don’t 

community 

let the 

bugs take a bite 

out of you 

Europe Regional Medical Command 

The potential for outdoor activity in Europe 

is enormous when you consider the bike trails, 

volksmarches and weekend camping trips, 

but one teeny-weeny, blood-sucking parasite 

known as the tick can spoil it all. While these 

activities are a wonderful way to get attached to nature, 

don’t let nature get attached to you. 

Ticks can carry several potentially deadly diseases 

for you and your pets. Two common diseases are 

Lyme disease, caused by the bacteria group Borrelia, 

and tick-borne encephalitis. The bite of an infected 

Ixodes tick transmits both diseases. Neither disease 

is spread person-to-person. 

Lyme Disease 

A person with Lyme disease may develop fever, 

headache, fatigue and a very characteristic skin rash 

called erythema migrans. This rash is sometimes referred 

to as a “bulls-eye” rash because it is red and 

circular in appearance. As it continues to grow (up 

to nearly 12 inches) it will often loose the red appearance 

in the center of the rash. 

If the disease is left untreated, it can worsen and 

cause swelling of the brain, facial paralysis and pain 

and numbness in the hands and feet. It also can 

cause enlargement and inflammation of the heart, 

intermittent bouts of arthritis in large joints (commonly 

the knees) and problems with sleeping, concentration, 

and even short term memory. 

In most cases, Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. 

In a small percentage of patients, problems 

with joint and muscle pain, fatigue and memory defects 

can persist for months to years after treatment. 

Tick-borne Encephalitis 

Tick-borne encephalitis is a disease seen in Europe 

and other parts of the world. This disease, like 

Lyme disease, is spread by the bite of infected Ixodes 

ticks. Unlike Lyme disease, a person can also get this 

disease by drinking raw milk from sheep, goats and 

cows infected with the virus. 

A person with TBE can go one to two weeks without 

any symptoms of the infection. After that, the 

disease has two phases. The first phase is two to 

four days of fever, headache, loss of appetite, muscle 

aches, nausea and/or vomiting. After this, the virus 

goes into eight days of remission. 

About 20-30 percent of infected people enter the 

second phase of the disease. This affects the nervous 

system and cause inflammation of the lining of the 

brain (meningitis), inflammation of the brain itself 

(encephalitis), or a combination of the two (meningoencephalitis). 

Because TBE is caused by a virus and not a bacterium, 

antibiotics are not effective in treating it. In 

severe cases, hospitalization is essential. Depending 

on the severity of the illness, those affected may require 

anti-inflammatory drugs and assisted breathing 

procedures. In about 1 to 2 percent of the cases, 

death will result after about five to seven days. There 

is a non-FDA approved vaccine available in Europe. 

The prevention of both of these diseases is the 

same: Avoid tick bites. Ticks have a way of sensing 

NEWS 

heat and carbon dioxide from long distances. They 

will climb to the tops of long stalks of grass or other 

vegetation and wait for animals or humans to brush 

up against them. Ticks then attach to their “host” 

and begin feeding. Male and female ticks require 

this blood meal to reproduce. Female ticks lay from 

several hundred to several thousand eggs, depending 

on the type of tick. 

Prevention 

Prevent tick bites by avoiding areas of overgrown 

brush, unmowed yards and fields that back up into 

wooded areas with wild animals. These are popular 

places for ticks. Before going hiking, camping, 

or playing in high brush areas, be sure to use some 

simple precautions that can significantly reduce the 

chances of your being a tick’s breakfast. 

To prevent being tic-breakfast, the “DoD Arthropod 

Repellant System” is a Soldier’s best friend. This 

system includes wearing permethrin treated uniforms, 

applying DEET to exposed areas of the skin, 

and properly wearing the uniform (sleeves rolled 

down and pants tucked into boot tops). 

It should be noted that the ACUs do not come pretreated 

with permethrin. There are several methods 

to treat military uniforms, but the recommended 

method is the Individual Dynamic Absorbent kit 

(NSN 6840-01-345-0237). 

Additional ways to prevent tick bites: 

Wearing light colored clothing makes it easier 

to see ticks attached to the skin and makes their removal 

easier. 

Wearing long pants and tucking them into socks 

or hiking boots makes it harder for ticks to find exposed 

skin to bite. 

Aerosol cans of permethrin are available in many 

German pharmacies to treat civilian clothing. 

Many outdoor clothing suppliers provide permethrin 

treated garments through mail or on-line 

ordering. 

Apply DEET to exposed areas of the skin as directed 

by the label, but do not apply to children under 

two months old. Also, avoid milk that has not 

been pasteurized. 

If you do find a tick on your body, remove it 

promptly but carefully. To properly remove a tick, 

use a fine tip tweezers to grasp the tick as close to 

the skin as possible and pull up in a smooth, steady 

motion. After removal, clean the area with soap and 

water and apply an antiseptic. Avoid jerking motions 

or pinching off the head, as this could cause secondary 

infections. 

Do not use home remedies, such as hot matches, 

fire, fingernails, polish or other extreme methods 

to remove ticks. Aside from being generally ineffective, 

these techniques often cause the attached tick 

to regurgitate into the host. Wearing flea collars on a 

person’s body, directly or over clothes, is not only in- 

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Illustration by Sgt. Brandon Spragins 

Hairy Caterpillar Warning 

Baden-Württemberg and other German state officials have issued 

warnings about possible allergic reactions stemming from contact with 

hairy caterpillars. In recent years, there have been increased reports 

about allergic reactions caused by a caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea) 

when getting in direct or indirect contact with it. The warm 

winter has caused a large increase of the caterpillars, which thrive in 

warm weather. 

The critters prefer oak trees located on the rims of wooded areas, or 

single-standing oak trees since they get most of the sunshine. Unfortunately, 

those trees are usually found where people are – in some 

outdoor pool areas, in public parks, etc. 

When the fine hairs of the caterpillars come in direct contact with 

the skin, they can cause various allergic reactions, from skin rash with a 

burning sensation to pink eye and even allergic shock in very sensitive 

people. If breathed in, symptoms can be severe cough with chest pain. 

If you have come into contact or suspect to have been in contact with 

hair from this particular caterpillar, it is recommended to take an immediate 

head-to-toe shower, to thoroughly wash clothes and clean off 

your shoes. If come across an infested tree, contact authorities immediately, 

since only experts in protective gear can get rid of the caterpillars. 

On post, contact the fire department or Directorate of Public Works. 

effective, but can be very dangerous. The pesticides 

in flea collars can concentrate in the skin and cause 

skin and internal organ damage. 

Pets 

Ticks also spread bacterial infections to pets. 

Some of these infections are Lyme disease, Ehrlichia 

and Rickettsial infections. Pets are not at risk for 

Tick-Borne Encephalitis. 

The best way to prevent these diseases is by preventing 

ticks on your pet. Several products are available: 

topical flea and tick medication such as Frontline 

and prescription tick collars. Frontline is a tick 

repellent and insecticide. It is safe for adult dogs and 

cats, as well as puppies and kittens. It is also waterproof 

for those pets who like to swim. The collars 

are for dogs only and should last for about three 

months at a time. They are best used in addition to 

the Frontline. Do not use OFF or DEET on pets! 

Don’t panic if you see a tick on your pet. You may 

still see ticks on your pet even with Frontline, but 

most likely they are either dead or dying. Ticks often 

have to be attached more than 24-48 hours to spread 

infection. Remember, not all ticks are infectious! 

Tick removal for pets is the same as for humans. 

If your pet is too excitable or if you need an extra 

hand, call your local veterinary clinic for assistance. 

Always wash your hands after removing ticks from 

either yourself or your pet. 

To find out more, contact your local health care 

provider or go online and visit the Centers for Health 

Promotion and Preventive Medicine (http://chppmwww.apgea.army.mil), 

the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (www.cdc.gov), and the Armed 

Forces Pest Management Board (www.afpmb.org).

4 NEWS 


Communities recognize volunteers of the year 

By Jason L. Austin 


For some it’s a hobby, for others 

it’s a way of life or a way 

to spend more time with their 

children. Whatever the reason, volunteers 

are appreciated and needed in 

military communities. 

More than 400 community members 

watched as a handful of outstanding 

volunteers were praised at 

the Heidelberg Volunteer Recognition 

Night May 8. 

In the Heidelberg community more 

than 2,000 registered volunteers logged 

an estimated 250,000 hours during the 

past year, according to Diane Smith, 

the interim Army volunteer coordinator. 

The volunteer work performed 

saved the community approximately 

$3 million. Along with the known 

numbers, Smith said there is a lot of 

volunteer time done by unregistered 

volunteers. 

“A lot of Army programs are designed 

to be supported by volunteers,” 

Smith said. Some Army programs, like 

Child and Youth Services, the swim 

team and Army Family Team Building, 

are totally volunteer run, she said, 

adding that “organizations can improve 

their service with volunteer assistance.” 

One example of a volunteer keeping 

a program going is Master Sgt. Darrin 

Domke, who found out CYS was doing 

away with its wrestling program a 

few years ago. Domke, a former All- 

Army wrestler, volunteered his time to 

keep them working the mats. 

“They don’t have to pay me, I just 

want to people to come and have fun 

… Watching a 6-year-old win his first 

match – that’s my payment. 

“‘Coach’ is the greatest title, next to 

‘Dad’,” he said. 

Domke also teaches self defense to 

mostly teenaged girls using his experience 

as a wrestler, his expertise as a 

second-degree black belt in Kung Fu 

and his knowledge of Army combatives. 

Safety 

•Position the grill well away from siding, deck railings and out from 

under eaves and overhanging branches 

•Place the grill a safe distance from lawn games and play areas 

•Keep children and pets away from the grill area: declare a three-foot 

“safe zone” around the grill 

•Put out several long-handled grilling tools to give the chef plenty of 

clearance from heat and flames when flipping burgers 

•Periodically remove grease or fat buildup in trays below grill so it cannot 

be ignited by a hot grill 

Charcoal grills 

•If you have a charcoal grill, purchase the proper starter fluid and store 

the can out of reach of children, and away from heat sources. 

•Never add charcoal starter fluid when coals or kindling have already 

“I take a handful of simple moves to 

teach these young women to defend 

themselves,” Domke said, “so they can 

get away and get help.” 

He looks at his volunteer work as a 

hobby. “Whatever we can do to give 

something back.” 

Another example of his ‘hobby’ is an 

annual trip around the U.S. to thank 

hundreds of what he calls ‘Troop Supporters’– 

pen pals who supported him 

and his Soldiers during his deployments. 

During a 2003 deployment, he corresponded 

with 115 pen pals, who sent 

care packages. So, as a gesture to say 

thank you, he took his 30-day annual 

leave and spent most of it traveling to 

16 states to personally meet as many 

people as he could. 

“I wanted them to know I was going 

out my way for them,” Domke said. 

During his next deployment he met 

more than 100 new pen pals, and added 

them to his list of people to meet. 

He and his wife, Kerri, have made their 

trip around the U.S. for four consecutive 

years now. 

In that time he has meet and chatted 

with President George W. Bush, been 

interviewed by several TV networks, 

and now always has a place to sleep. 

He has a Web site created by one of his 

troop supporters, www.darrindomke. 

com. 

In his spare time, he teaches country 

line dancing Friday nights at Legends 

on Patrick Henry Village. 

“It keeps young Soldiers out of trouble 

and gives the teenagers something 

to do,” he said. 

Staying Close to Family 

Karin Bethel, who was chosen as the 

U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg volunteer 

of the year, hadn’t really thought 

about all her volunteer work. 

“I do it just to be involved with my 

daughter,” she said. 

She teaches Wednesday night Bible 

study for children 3 years old through 

second grade, teaches in children’s 

church, works with the Scholastic 

Book Club, helps out at Patrick Henry 

Elementary whenever they need her, 

Amy Buenning Sturm 

Maj. Mark Probus, Darmstadt’s Health Clinic commander and Darmstadt community volunteer, 

ran a victory lap around the Escape Club to receive his certificate of appreciation from 

U.S. Army Garrison Darmstadt at the final annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony May 7 at 

the Escape Club. Probus, however, missed his volunteer pin during his celebratory spin and 

Ingrid Ruffo, the director of Darmstadt’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation, ran after him to 

make sure no volunteer was forgotten. 

and is the financial secretary for the 

Mark Twain Village Protestant Women 

of the Chapel. 

Bethel said she was surprised about 

the recognition, “I had no idea ... you 

don’t think about it.” 

A Way of Life 

For a woman who volunteers after 

work, on the weekends, and plans to 

devote even more time after she retires 

in three years, Anna Marie Fritz 

thinks this is normal. 

“I work for housing and can introduce 

American families to the area 

and help show them around.” 

She tries to take families somewhere 

every weekend. “I don’t show 

them tourist places, and the key is to 

keep the prices down,” said Fritz, the 

German president of the Heidelberg 

KONTAKT Club. 

“I always wanted to make families 

feel like home,” she said. “I was born 

here and if I don’t know the answer, I 

know someone who does.” 

Fritz said she has volunteered for 20 

years. “When I started nobody talked 

about the volunteers, we just did it.” 

It’s barbecue season: Be sure to play it safe 

been ignited, and never use any flammable or combustible liquid other 

than charcoal starter fluid to get the fire going 

Propane grills 

If you have a propane grill, check the propane cylinder hose for leaks 

before using it for the first time each year – a light soap and water 

solution applied to the hose will quickly reveal escaping propane by 

releasing bubbles 

If you determined your grill has a gas leak by smell or the soapy bubble 

test and there is no flame: 

•Turn off the propane tank and grill 

•If the leak stops, get the grill serviced by a professional before using it 

•If the leak does not stop, call the fire department 

•If you smell gas while cooking, immediately get away from the grill and 

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International Wandering Club - Bob Doleman 

USAG Heidelberg - Karin Bethel 

Heidelberg USO - George Boze 

Girl Scouts USA - Jana Mayer 

Kontakt Club - Annamarie Fritz 

Arts and Crafts - Janet Horn 

Army Community Service - Brooke Isidore 

HMEDDAC FRG - Dhenya Wagers 

Thrift Shop - Gladys Williams 

CYS Sports and Fitness - Joe Garza 

German-American Women’s Club - Jutta Hansen 

Retirement Service Office - George Hall 

CMR 419 - Ursula Wengle 

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American Red Cross - Danielle Laatsch 

Roadside Theater - Brian Rausch 

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DARMSTADT 

Temporary Closures 

Due to staffing shortages, the Multi-Craft Center will be closed 

May 10, 15, 18, 21 and 22. The Finance Office will be closed May 

22 and will reopen with minimal manning May 23. The Self-Help 

store will be closed May 24-25 and will reopen at 7:30 a.m. May 

26. To allow garrison employees to attend the city of Darmstadt 

Farewell Fest May 30, all garrison offices and services, to 

include CYS, will close at noon. The Bowling Center will open at 4 

p.m. 

Retiree Services 

Effective immediately, the Retiree Council offices have relocated to 

the first floor, Garrison Headquarters, Bldg. 4027, Cambrai-Fritsch 

Kaserne. Retiree Council services will still be offered 1-4 p.m. 

Tuesdays and 2-4 p.m. Thursdays. Retiree council services will stop 

July 1. DSN 348-7561, larry.ford@t-online.de. 

AAFES Changes 

The Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne Shoppette will close, effective May 

15. Shoppette products will be relocated in to the Darmstadt Post 

Exchange and available for sale the same day. The PX’s new hours of 

operation will be 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 

p.m. Sunday. Selected products, including hot dogs and cappuccino, 

will be relocated to the Food Court (Burger King), which will remain 

open 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday- 

Sunday. The Kelley Barracks Shoppette will also adjust hours May 

15. Their new hours of operation will be 11 a.m.-7 p.m. during 

the week and closed Saturday and Sunday. The AAFES Customer 

Service Shuttle Program will transfer any item from Wiesbaden to 

Darmstadt within 72 hours. Civ. 06151-599-010. 

Child and Youth Services 

Effective May 15, the Middle School Teen Building will close and 

Teen Center programs will move into the Child Development Center, 

Bldg. 4413. Due to the closure of the Middle School Teen Center, 

Saturday hours and Free Family Days are over. DSN 348-6579, civ. 

06151-69-6579. 

Permanent Closures 

The indoor re-ball facility (paintball) at Griesheim and the 

Multi-Craft Center’s Wood Shop will close May 15. The final play 

morning is May 15. Starting May 15-30, the USO will be open 

noon-4 p.m. and will close June 1. The Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne 

Chapel and chapel office will close May 30 with the final service 

being May 25. The Tax Center will close May 30. The library will 

close May 31. 

Storage Containers 

If you have an MWR rented storage container at Griesheim, contact 

Outdoor Recreation immediately at DSN 348-1550. Effective June 1, 

the MWR storage containers will be closed. 

Army Community Service 

Due to closure, Army Community Service has adjusted its course 

offerings. Customers seeking information on topics including: 

deployment support, relocation assistance, special needs support, 

family readiness group support, foreign-born spouse support and 

local community information are encouraged to contact Army Community 

Services at DSN 348-6440 for individual assistance and 

to obtain class schedules in neighboring communities. 

FAQ Link 

Questions and answers related to the USAG Wiesbaden/Darmstadt 

transformation for the 66th Military Intelligence Group and 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency are now available online at www. 

usaghessen.eur.army.mil/MovetoWies/DarmstadtQAFeb2708.htm. 

More Information 

For more transformation information visit www.darmstadt.army. 

mil/closure.html, watch your Command Information Channel, and 

listen to the AFN Darmstadt Update every Wednesday on 98.7, “The 

Eagle” at 8:15 a.m. To submit a question regarding closure, e-mail 

USAGDSTPAO@cmtymail.26asg.army.mil. 

Army offers new incentives for captains 

Human Resources Command 

Washington D.C. – In an effort 

to encourage more mid-grade officers 

to remain in the Army, the 

Department of the Army is again 

offering a menu of incentives for 

certain active component captains 

through Nov. 30 with options 

for a cash bonus, attendance 

at graduate school or the Defense 

Language Institute. 

“The Army recognizes the tremendous 

experience and professionalism 

of the captains serving 

in our Army today. This program 

is an effort to retain these great officers 

as the Army transforms and 

grows. We need to retain these 

quality officers and this program 

is being executed to do just that,” 

said Col. Brian Baldy, director, 

Officer Personnel Management 

Directorate, Human Resources 

Command. 

The menu of incentives being 

offered this year is essentially the 

same as last year’s program, with 

minor changes. First, active component 

category officers and select 

Medical Service Corps and Army 

Nurse Corps officers in basic year 

group 2005 will now be eligible to 

participate. Qualifying officers in 

year groups 1999 through 2004 

who did not participate in the first 

program will still remain eligible. 

Second, the branch of choice, post 

of choice and Ranger school options 

will not be offered. 

Options available this year are 

as follows: 

1) The cash option, payable in 

the same $25,000, $30,000, or 

$35,000 tiers based on the officer’s 

accessed branch; 

2) The Expanded Graduate 

School Program option, which is 

fully funded graduate school; or 

3) The Defense Language School 

option, based upon a pre-Defense 

Language Aptitude Battery score. 

An eligible officer will only 

be able to select one option in 

exchange for a three year nonconcurrent 

active-duty service 

obligation if accepting the cash 

option, or a 3:1 active-duty service 

obligation in the case of accepting 

the expanded graduate 

school program or attendance at 

the Defense Language Institute. 

Human Resources Command estimates 

that approximately 8,400 

officers will be eligible to participate 

in this year’s program. 

Officers must be in the rank of 

captain in order to participate. 

Promotable first lieutenants must 

wait and submit upon promotion 

to captain. Certain officers in year 

groups 1999 through 2001 who 

will become promotable to major 

during this time frame must submit 

their request prior to their effective 

date of promotion. 

Sixty-seven percent – 12,000 of 

17,700 eligible captains – participated 

in the menu of incentives 

program offered in November 

2007. Several hundred officers 

from that same population who 

did not participate also expressed 

an interest in the incentives after 

the window closed. Of those officers 

who did participate in the last 

menu of incentives program, 94 

percent of those 12,000 chose the 

Critical Skills Retention Bonus. 

Three percent chose the opportunity 

to change branches, and the 

remaining 3 percent elected to 

take the graduate school, post of 

choice or military schooling options. 

If the MILPER message does 

not answer all of an officer’s questions, 

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DRetention@conus.army.mil or 

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Critical repair work required to keep PHV center open through end state 

By Art McQueen 


Recent government-required inspections 

revealed roof leaks that require 

repair in order to avoid permanent 

closure of a Heidelberg military 

community landmark. 

On May 26, due to leaks in the ball- 

Marking history 

Christine I. Gebhard 

VFW Post 9534 members, who are also active-duty members of the 

logistics directorate, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, provide a color 

guard for a plaque dedication and flag raising ceremony for the 3rd Infantry 

Division Society in Berchtesgaden May 5. The ceremony marked 

the 63rd anniversary of the German surrender to the Americans in this 

location. On hand where three World War II veterans from the 3rd ID 

who actually had boots on the round for this historic moment and dignitaries 

from the Bavarian state government. 

AAFES holds 

contest to salute 

military spouses 

DALLAS – The time has 

come to give recognition to 

those military spouses who 

have gone above and beyond 

to help deployed troops and 

their families. 

The Army and Air Force 

Exchange Service will hold 

a “Patriot Family Salutes the 

Military Spouse” Calendar 

contest May 11-July 28. 

Entrants are invited to 

write an essay of 300 words 

or less explaining what the 

nominee has done to support 

the military community during 

a deployment. Nominees 

must be authorized AAFES 

shoppers. 

The 12 winners will receive 

a $500 AAFES shopping 

spree and have their 

room roof and regulatory changes, 

the Patrick Henry Village Pavilion will 

close for repairs and contractors will 

begin work on site, said Sally Ciereszko,acting 

director of public works for 

U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg. 

The facility was originally built by 

the German government and opened 

essays published, along with 

their photos, in a “Military 

Spouse” calendar that will be 

available at all AAFES BXs/ 

PXs in early November. 

“I can’t wait to read the 

entries,” said AAFES’ Chief 

Marketing Officer Richard 

Sheff. “This is a great opportunity 

to highlight the difference 

military families are 

making in their communities.” 

A complete description of 

the military spouse contest 

will be posted online at www. 

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videocontest.asp. 

Entries must be postmarked 

or emailed no later 

than July 28. No purchase is 

necessary to win. 

Mannheim school students win 

praise for Earth Week posters 

Brandi Rodriguez 

USAG MANNHEIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS VOLUNTEER 

in July 1957. 

“The roof is not in imminent danger 

of collapse, otherwise we would 

have closed it immediately,” she said. 

“Something unusual, like a foot of 

snow, and we would be concerned.” 

With the current projected end state, 

Ciereszko said, the facility would have 

been closed before that time was up, so 

U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim children 

who contributed their artistic skills to environmental 

awareness were treated to a ceremony 

April 25, celebrating Earth Week 2008. 

The winners from grades 1-12 were joined 

by family members and Mannheim Garrison 

Commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Fletcher, who 

spoke to the children about the importance of 

being involved in environmental activities. 

“I’m very proud that you are all taking a 

stand,” Fletcher said. 

Earth Week encompassed a variety of events 

for Mannheim students. “We have started a 

recycling program so that all classes are involved,” 

said Courtney Skelly, elementary 

school teacher.“There are all kinds of activities 

geared around the importance of taking care 

of the environment.” 

Poster winners were treated to prizes such 

as Service Credit Union fun packages, Coke 

fun packages, AAFES gift certificates, Coleman 

Flight Simulator gift certificates, free bowling 

repairs are justified. Bid approval will 

be made during this week and repairs 

will begin as scheduled Re-opening is 

planned for mid-October. 

More details about the repairs, status 

of the Stronghold weight room 

and the future of the Village Pavilion 

will be announced in next week’s issue 

of the Herald Post. 

AAFES has environmental 

friendliness ‘in the bag’ 

the reusable bag, that is 

DALLAS – As part of a continuing 

effort to be a good 

steward of the environment, 

the Army & Air Force Exchange 

Service is introducing 

reusable bags to military 

shoppers. 

Made of non-woven polypropylene 

mesh, the bags are 

now arriving in stores in the 

United States, with worldwide 

distribution expected by 

June. 

“Military shoppers continue 

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for environmentally friendly 

products,” said Maggie Bur- 

gess, AAFES’ senior vice president 

of sales. “In fact, AAFES 

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increase by 160 percent in 

2008 compared to the same 

time period last year. With 

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up to 35 pounds, will 

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bag and wine bag for $0.99 

each, a large shopping bag 

for $1.49 and a thermal bag is 

available for $1.99. 

In addition to the bags, 

AAFES is implementing 

“green initiatives” at exchange 

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vending machines, inventive 

“pollution solutions” in fast 

food restaurants, CFL options 

within the stores as well as 

real estate efforts that focus 

on energy and water reduction 

and the incorporation of 

earth friendly materials into 

building design. 

Brandi Rodriguez 

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Fletcher, U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim 

commander, speaks about the importance of being 

involved in environmental activities. 

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He added that the garrison trash sorting program 

saves more than $1 million each year.

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Natalie McQueen and her daughter, MacKenzie, 5, holding a “Welcome Home” 

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military installation in the area, was filming the fourth episode of its second 

season. 

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Members of the 2nd Infantry Division Tae Kwon Do Demonstration team perform at the Dragon Hill 

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It does sound almost unbelievable, after the acquisition of the Russian Concord (Tupolev 144) and the French Concord as well as the 

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800 athletes 

By Christine June 

USAG KAISERSLAUTERN PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Special Olympics 

Dirk Grosskopf threw a softball 

for the first time May 6 at 

the Special Olympics Spring 

Games held at the German Police Academy 

in Enkenbach-Alsenborn. 

“First time ever, and (Dirk) picked it 

up really fast,” said Charles Heath, an 

Army and Air Force Exchange Service 

employee in Landstuhl, who volunteered 

as Grosskopf’s buddy – an athlete’s 

personal coach, cheerleader and 

friend for the day. 

Pitching under his leg, the 13-yearold 

athlete from the Christoph-Graupner-Schule 

in Darmstadt said to his 

buddy, who translated, “I like this game 

very much.” 

Special Olympics is an international 

program of athletic competition for 

children and adults with intellectual 

disabilities. It’s been held in the Kaiserslautern 

military community in early 

May for 25 years courtesy of the U.S. 

Army Garrison Kaiserslautern. For the 

past nine years, the event has been held 

and co-hosted by the German Police 

Academy. 

A record number of athletes – 800 – 

almost 200 more than last year – participated 

in this year’s games, said Kari 

Sharpe, the garrison’s Exceptional Family 

Member Program manager, who has 

supervised the games for three years. 

The athletes, ages 5 to 70, competed 

in eight games such as soccer, badminton 

and tennis. Bocce ball marked its 

first appearance as an official sport at 

the garrison games. They were also able 

to enjoy 10 non-competitive games like 

treasure hunting and bowling. 

Participants represented 48 schools 

and institutions throughout Germany, 

including 17 Department of Defense 

Dependents Schools-Europe. 

Volunteers totaled more than 1,400 

German and American military and 

civilian members from surrounding 

areas. Athletes and volunteers were 

from Hanau, Stuttgart, Vilseck, Bitburg, 

Heidelberg, Mannheim and Kaiserslautern. 

“I think it’s great that people here 

have taken time off in their day to come 

here and help out,” said Dirk’s father, 

Marcos Grosskopf, as he wiped tears 

from his eyes. “It’s very emotional for 

me … the friendships … the love – it’s 

a great thing.” 

Macel Diehl, 12, 

Hans-Zulliger- 

Schule in Enkenbach, 

wins the 

50-meter run May 

6 at the U.S. Army 

Garrison Kaiserslautern’s 

25th 


Spring Games 

at the German 

Police Academy in 

Enkenbach-Alsenborn. 

A record 

number of athletes 

- 800, and about 

1,400 volunteers 

participated in this 

year’s games. For 

more photos, visit 

the photo gallery 

at www.flickr.com/ 

photos/heraldpost. 

Photos by Christine June 

Kaiserslautern, German Police Academy host Spring Games 

Volker Etscheid, an athlete from Deutsches 

Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) Wohnheim in 

Bad Kreuznach, makes the hit in the volleyball 

competitive game. 

One of those people who takes time 

out of her day to help athletes like 

Grosskopf is Ingrid Boger, from the 21st 

Theater Sustainment Command’s Theater 

Logistics Support Center-Europe. 

She has volunteered at the garrison 

games for four years as a translator and 

buddy. 

“Every year, it’s so touching,” she said. 

“You see all the fun the children are 

having and all the people volunteering 

… it’s so very touching.” 

Boger and her athlete – Victoria 

Banks, 7, Patrick Henry Elementary 

School second grader, spent more of 

their time in the arts-and-crafts tent, 

making Mother’s Day gifts. 

“I glad she’s my buddy because she’s 

nice,” Victoria said of buddy Boger. 

Ribbons were given at the competitive 

events for just trying, with some 

athletes garnering first, second or thirdplace 

honors. By the games’ end, numerous 

multicolored ribbons adorned 

most athletes. 

Adding to the color were medals of 

gold, silver and bronze awarded in the 

competitive games in gender-specific 

categories such as assisted, unassisted 

and wheelchair bound. 

The Sarah Bican Inspirational Athlete 

Trophy was awarded to Lisa Klar, an 

athlete from the Jakob-Muth-Schule in 

Kusel, for showing spirit and love of the 

games. 

This award is named after Sarah Bican, 

who as a DoDDS teacher brought 

Special Olympics to Kaiserslautern in 

1974. 

Upon receiving the trophy, Lisa 

said, “I want to go home to show my 

mother.”

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Spring Games 

Above: Alexis Gomez, 17, Ramstein High 

School eleventh grader who is volunteering 

as a buddy for the first time, congratulates 

her athlete, Jan De Kok, 11, 

from the Siegmund-Crämer-Schule in 

Bad Dürkheim, on getting second place 

in the 50-meter race. 

Right: Arkell Vaughan, 13, an athlete 

from Sembach Middle School, gets help 

from his buddy, Pfc. Drake Bistrow, with 

the 92nd Military Police Company in 

Baumholder, to light the torch for the 

U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s 25th 

Special Olympics Spring Games at the 

German Police Academy in Enkenbach- 

Alsenborn. 

Below: Kaiserslautern High School and 

Sembach Middle School athletes and 

their buddies begin their friendship during 

the Parade of Athletes. 

The Global Movement 

With sports at the core, Special Olympics is a leader in 

the field of intellectual disability, making incredible strides 

in the areas of health, education, family support, research 

and policy change in over 170 countries worldwide. Today, 

Special Olympics has… 

• More than 2.5 million athletes 

• More than 200 Special Olympics programs in more than 

170 countries 

• 30 Olympic-type summer and winter sports 

• 7 regional offices around the world, including Belgium, 

Egypt, South Africa, India, China, Panama and USA 

• More than 700,000 volunteers 

• More than 500,000 coaches 

• Nearly 25,000 competitions around the world each year 

For more information about the Special Olympics around 

the world, visit www.specialolympics.org. 

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Lisa Klar, an 

athlete from the 

Jakob-Muth- 

Schule in Kusel, 

wins the Sarah 

Bican Inspirational 

Athlete 

Trophy. This 

award is named 

after Sarah 

Bican, who, as 

a Department 

of Defense Dependent 

Schools 

teacher, brought 


to Kaiserslautern 

in 1974. 

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Moving to the States? 

Check prohibited items list before shipping goods 

By Robert Szostek 

USEUCOM CUSTOMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

People moving to the States this summer should 

start preparing now by finding new homes for the 

things that are banned from import. It is also a good 

idea to apply early for import permits on restricted 

items since the process can take months, customs officials 

advise. 

“Prohibited items include meat and meat products 

such as sausage, pâté and salami, as well as plants 

and destructive devices,” said Bill Johnson, director 

of the U.S. European Command’s Customs and Border 

Clearance Agency. “If you’re planning on shipping 

firearms, ensure you have proof that you owned 

them in the States or have an import permit,” Johnson 

added. 

He also explained other important points to remember: 

wOwners of vehicles not made to U.S. standards 

Get full-replacement value on 

household goods shipments 

By Stephen Barlow 

MANNHEIM LAW CENTER 

Shipments of household goods and unaccompanied 

baggage to or from the United States are now covered 

under a new program called Full Replacement Value. 

What does this mean to you if your move is under the 

FRV program? 

Instead of being paid the depreciated value for your 

lost or destroyed property, depending on the property’s 

age, you will be paid the full replacement cost 

without depreciation, no matter what the age of the 

have to ship them through commercial importers registered 

with the Department of Transportation and 

Environmental Protection Agency. However, vehicles 

more than 25 years old are exempt from this rule. 

wMopeds and motorcycles must also meet U.S. 

safety and pollution standards and all vehicles must 

be free of dirt, insects and vegetation. 

wWine collections can be shipped with advance coordination 

with the transportation office. 

wEndangered species items such as ivory and some 

furs may only be shipped if owners can prove they 

were previously owned in the U.S. or are antiques 

over 100 years old. 

wState attorneys general must approve imports of 

gambling devices. These devices must be registered 

with the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. 

Need more details? Get many informative pamphlets 

from a military customs office or check out the 

military customs Web site at www.hqusareur.army. 

mil/opm/uscustoms.htm. 

Get a kit, make a plan, 

be informed 

Attend Safety Day at the Heidelberg 

Army Heliport or stop by the Heidelberg 

PX May 22 to learn more about 

how you can prepare for natural disasters 

and other emergency events. 

Learn how to develop a plan of action 

and put together emergency kits to 

sustain your family (72 hours) until 

help can arrive. 

Sieg Heppner 

Safety Factor presentation targets single Soldiers 

By N. Joan Blackwell 

COMBAT READINESS/SAFETY CENTER 

FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The 

U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety 

Center and Family 

and Morale, Welfare and 

Recreation Command have 

teamed to launch the BOSS 

Safety Factor presentation, 

an initiative designed to build 

awareness of hazards that can 

befall single Soldiers during 

off-duty activities. 

Off-duty accidents claimed 

the lives of 76 single Soldiers 

in fiscal 2007 and hundreds 

more were injured or suffered 

adverse mental or physical results 

due to engaging in careless 

or high-risk behavior. 

“BOSS Safety Factor is specifically 

aimed at the young 

Soldiers, 18-25 years of age, 

and addresses healthy eating 

and lifestyle habits that are 

so critical for our young men 

and women in uniform,” said 

FMWRC Command Sgt. Maj. 

Abe Vega. “It takes a common 

sense approach to daily life in 

the Army and helps the Soldier 

understand how to make 

positive, healthy choices.” 

The one-hour training 

module, which incorporates 

video, photos and first-person 

property. There are several differences between the 

FRV program and the standard claims program run 

by the U.S. Army Claims Service. The main difference 

is that you have to deal directly with the transportation 

service provider (the contractor hired by the government 

to pack, move and deliver your property to 

its final destination) concerning your claim. 

You have 75 calendar days from the date of delivery 

of your property to give notice of loss or damage 

directly to the TSP and nine months from the date 

of delivery to submit written demand for a specific 

amount directly to the TSP. You can find out more 

about the FRV program at www.sddc.army.mil or by 

contacting your local Military Claims Office. Mannheim, 

DSN 381-8191; Heidelberg, 373-5056; Darmstadt, 

348-7353/7327; and Kaiserslautern, 484-8337. 

experiences, will be shown at 

events hosted by the Better 

Opportunities for Single Soldiers 

organization. 

“It is a tremendous opportunity 

to present Safety Factors 

at BOSS Council meetings 

on installations Army wide. It 

also takes advantage of peeron-peer 

training,” Vega said. 

The presentation uses the 

tagline, “It only takes one second 

to become a statistic,” to 

drive home the message that 

the simplest, most mundane 

of activities can end in injury 

or death if proper care is not 

taken. 

“Life is about decisions. 

Decisions dictate how we live 

the rest of our lives. Soldiers 

must understand the importance 

one bad decision can 

mean,” Vega said. 

Soldiers learn that in a single 

week, there are over a half 

million opportunities for any 

one of them to become a statistic. 

Employing humor, Safety 

Factor characterizes single 

Soldiers into five, at-risk 

“personalities”: the Barracks 

Rat, Sports Star, Thrill Seeker, 

Club Hopper, and Motor Vehicle 

Enthusiast. Serious, factfilled 

discussion follows, with 

the facilitator relating hazards 

associated with activities and 

behaviors typical of each personality 

type. 

Already producing results, 

the presentation seems to 

strike a chord with Soldiers, 

many of whom express a 

common sentiment in their 

feedback comments – It’s a 

real eye opener. “Some people 

don’t realize that they would 

fit into one of these categories. 

I realized that I do and it was a 

wake-up call for me,” said one 

viewer. 

A series of tri-fold brochures 

expands the Safety 

Factor message by making it 

available to Soldiers in their 

barracks, dayrooms and break 

areas. 

For more information on 

the BOSS Safety Factor presentation, 

visit https://crc. 

army.mil.

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MIÉRCOLES-ESTUDIOS EN LOS HOGARES: 7:30 p.m. 

JUEVES-SERVICIO DE ORACIÓN: 7:00 p.m. 

Cell 0176-75555597 & 0160-2639418 

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GRACE International Baptist Church 

Lübecker Str. 9, 69181 Leimen (1 block west of Esso) 

Pastor David Walker, Church Tel: 06224-51516 

www.gibcleimen.com * E-mail: admin@gibcleimen.com 

Sunday Worship Celebration: 9:30 a.m. 

Sunday Discipleship Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (New Time!!) 

(AWANA, Discipleship Classes and Sunday School) 

Sunday Evening Prayer Time: 6:30 p.m. 

Men & Women’s Bible Studies * Home Groups * Youth Ministry * 

AWANA* Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)* 

Experience a Touch of Grace! 

Ministering to the U.S. military for over 20 years 

Sunday School: 10 a.m. 

Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 

Evening Service: 6 p.m. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. 

Phone: 0621-739-916 or 06201-290-286 

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Dr. Tom Lancaster, Pastor 

Mannheim, Germany 

A Church where lives 

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Bible Baptist 

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www.BibleBaptist.de 

Only 5 km from MTV, PHV in Heidelberg 

Pastor T. Castellaw 06223-925151 

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RRBC SINGLE’S CENTER 

A home away from home for the single and 

unaccompanied soldier. Group activities, 

Bible studies and free home-cooked meals. 

Located adjacent to the church. 

Call the Church or 0162-974-0892 

Conveniently located behind the Benjamin Franklin Village PX, Mannheim, Germany 

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WORSHIP: 

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American contact numbers: 

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Cox: 06226-787493 

Info: www.shammahinternationalworshipcenter.com 

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www.heidelberglighthouse.com 

Behind Campbell Barracks 

Im Bosseldorn 23 · Heidelberg-Rohrbach 

Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m. 

Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. 

New Pastor Rusty Pilalas, Tel. 06221-8945340 

“Serving our Military for Christ” 

You are invited to the 46 th Annual 

Dr. Tim Hill 

Cleveland, TN 

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•Worship 

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•Fellowship 

• Child Care 

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& Host Pastor 

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Brooklyn, NY 

May 23-25, 2008 

Sessions: 19:00 on Friday; 

Saturday: 9:00-12:00 & 19:00 

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Info: www.he-gospelpraise.de 

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Moore, International 

Directors, MTTM 

www.mttm.org



AWARDS 

continued from page 1 

“The winners of these awards demonstrate what it means 

to be Army Strong. They give credence to our theme – The 

Army: Strength of the Nation,” said Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, 

deputy chief of staff for logistics. “Most importantly, 

all of these high performing units – not only the ones being 

recognized, but all the units who competed –are winners 

because of this competition. They took on the challenge to 

demonstrate that they are the best in their business, and we 

are proud of their achievements.” 

This year 85 units will receive awards; 22 from the Deployment 

Excellence program, 23 from the Maintenance Excellence 

program, and 40 from the Supply Excellence Program. 

The June 3 event is sponsored by the Department of the 

Army and the National Defense Industrial Association. The 

winners will be treated to a day in Washington, D.C., with a 

tour of the Pentagon and VIP seats at the Twilight Tattoo. 

Combined Logistics Excellence Awards 

Maintenance Excellence Awards Winners 

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Small Category 

w6981st Civilian Support Group, Mannheim 

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Large Category 

wMaintenance Activity Kaiserslautern 

Deployment Excellence Awards Winners 

Active Army, Large Unit 

w44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, 

Mannheim 

Supply Excellence Awards Winners 

Active Army, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment 

wHeadquarters Detachment, 28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim 

Active Army, Level III, Parent Level Modification Table of Organization & Equipment 

w28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim 

Army Reserve, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances 

w7th U.S. Army Reserve Command, Schwetzingen 

Maintenance Excellence Awards Runners-up 

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Large Category 

wHeadquarters Command, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Schwetzingen 

TRAINS 

continued from page 1 

said. 

“It was generally seen as an error,” 

said J’s sponsor.“It wasn’t malicious.” 

The command determined that the 

prevailing unfamiliarity with the law 

required educating people, and they 

just got two volunteers. 

The pair received 100 hours of 

community service, including putting 

up safety posters and giving 

a safety awareness presentation at 

the Heidelberg Community Update 

June 11. However, Brecht said the 

pair got off easy. 

“They really lucked out big time,” 

he said. “The German government 

was going to fine them €5,000 (currently 

more than $8,100). You must 

realize there were hundreds of people 

on those trains whose lives were 

endangered.” 

The two are spreading the word so 

others would learn from their mistake. 

“I told everyone,” J said, “and 

we made a flyer about how many 

people have died, the possible fines 

and the facts, to raise awareness that 

this is illegal.” 

Unfortunately, the fact is, occurrences 

like this are not rare. 

Two Soldiers were killed last year 

on a track near Neckargemünd, just 

upriver from Heidelberg, and three 

German boys, 11, 13 and 14, were 

killed in December while walking 

on tracks near Germersheim, where 

a regional train moving at 100 kilometers 

per hour (62 miles per hour) 

hit them. 

According to the Deutsche Bahn 

safety Web site, an average train 

moving that fast has a braking distance 

of 1,000 meters. “Even if the 

engine driver already sees a danger 

at the railroad overpass from that far 

away, he cannot bring the train to a 

halt any sooner,” it warns. 

Intercity express trains travel at 

speeds of up to 250 kph (155 mph). 

A train, being on tracks, cannot 

veer out of the way of obstacles, and 

thus always, always has priority over 

all other traffic at any of the 23,000 

railroad crossings in Germany. 

But getting hit by 1,200 tons of 

steel is just one of the many dangers 

that lie in wait if you go where you 

shouldn’t. German trains are mostly 

electric and powered by overhead 

lines, which are turned on and off 

as trains come into the sections of 

track. 

The juice in these lines flows at 

15,000 volts, with enough power 

to – well – move a train. This cur- 

Halo 3 tourney on its way 

By Tim Hipps 

FMWRC PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Video gamers can 

compete for an Xbox 360 Elite in the 2008 

Xbox Games Halo 3 Tournaments on 21 Army 

installations June 1 through July 23. 

Halo 3 represents the third chapter in the 

Halo trilogy – an international award-winning 

action series that grew into a global entertainment 

phenomenon, selling more than 14.5 

million units worldwide, logging more than 

650 million hours of multiplayer action on 

Xbox Live, and spawning action figures, books, 

a graphic novel, apparel and an upcoming film 

adaptation. 

The Army Halo 3 contest’s grand prize – the 

Xbox 360 Elite – is the newest member of the 

Xbox family. 

It features a 120-gigabyte detachable hard 

drive, the largest of any gaming console, that 

allows users to save games and store television 

shows, movies, music, photographs, trailers, 

extra game levels, demos and other content 

available from the Xbox LIVE marketplace. 

Runner-up contestants will receive a $250 

gift card and third-place finishers will win a 

$100 gift card. 

The Army Family and Morale, Welfare and 

Recreation-sponsored contest will be monitored 

by members of the Better Opportunities 

for Single Soldiers program at the installation 

level. 

Halo 3 competitions are scheduled for Fort 

Bragg, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Drum, 

N.Y.; Fort Eustis, Va.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort 

Lewis, Wash.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Fort 

rent is so strong that it is not even 

necessary to touch the lines; it will 

arc to the best conductor of electricity, 

which may be you. Climbing the 

towers and climbing on top of railroad 

cars is obviously playing dice 

with your life. 

One can tell a little bit about how 

seriously the Army takes railhead 

safety when you consider that the 

U.S. Army Europe Railhead Operations 

presentation is a whopping 62 

slides long. 

The St. Andrews cross, marking 

every railroad crossing, should serve 

as a warning to everyone. 

Pedestrians and drivers alike 

should know that only half of all 

railroad crossings in Germany are 

equipped with active barriers. 

The teen’s troubles aren’t limited 

to themselves. “The command does 

get involved,” said J’s sponsor. “They 

were concerned, but understood that 

(the incident) was not malicious.” 

“I wish I had told (M) more about 

trains, I had no awareness of the 

fine,” said M’s sponsor. 

At a theoretical $15 per week, that 

fine represents more than 10 years of 

allowance. 

(Editor’s Note: Names withheld at 

the request of the families.) 

Riley, Kan.; Forts Richardson and Wainwright, 

Alaska; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Mannheim, 

Grafenwöhr, Bamberg/Schweinfurt and Wiesbaden, 

Germany; Camp Humphery and Camp 

Casey, Korea; and Baghdad, Tikrit and Camps 

Liberty and Victory in Iraq. 

Check with local MWR and BOSS offices 

for dates and locations. For more information, 

visit www.armymwr.com and look for the Xbox 

games logo, or call Doriann Fengler at (703) 

428-6089 or DSN 328-6089. 

Stay Safe Around Trains 

You can avoid senseless tragedies for yourself 

and others by following these common sense 

guidelines... 

Never: 

wPlay on or close to tracks 

wPlay in or on top of stopped rail cars 

wNever run over the tracks, except at railroad overpasses 

and underpasses 

wDon’t cross railroad overpasses with closed barriers 

and/or signal lights 

wPut stones or other obstacles on the rails 

wThrow things at trains, moving or otherwise 

wHang or throw things from bridges 

wSpray trains with graffiti 

wStand too close to the edge of the platform when at 

a station or crossing 

wSpray water (or pee) near electrical towers or fly 

kites or balloons near towers

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I 

f you’ve never traveled 

on the “Romantic 

Road,” make it a point 

to include it on your list 

of things to do while you live in Germany. 

The Romantische Strasse, as it’s 

traditionally known, is a road that takes 

you through various historic cities, each 

with their own unique sights, sounds 

and flavor. 

Where should we begin? In the 

luxurious grandeur of the Baroque 

and the vineyards around Würzburg 

in the north occupied by the Celtics 

1,000 years before Christ? In the south, 

in the footsteps of the Romans and the 

fairy-tale splendor of Ludwig II in the foothills 

of the Alps, near Füssen? Or almost exactly in 

the middle, with the ancient history of the Ries 

district around Nördlingen and the Mesolithic 

caves between the Franconian Heights and the 

Swabian Alps? 

No matter where and with what form of 

transport you begin on the 350-kilometer 

Romantic Road between the River Main and the 

Alps, each of the 27 towns and cities along Germany’s 

best-known and most popular tourist 

route marks the start of an interesting journey 

in time: through exciting periods of the earth’s 

history, through varied countryside, through the 

multi-faceted history of 2,000 years of the finest 

art and culture, through fascinating periods of 

German and European history. 

Nature lovers will be fascinated by the contrasts: 

vineyards on the gentle slopes along the 

River Main and in the nearby Madonna country, 

the European watershed on the Franconian 

Heights, fertile agricultural land in the Middle 

Franconian Basin, the mysterious Ries district 

where a huge meteorite struck the earth 15 mil- 

LEISURE 

The Romantic Road 

Photos by Anne Tanne 

The old Bridge, Alte Mainbrücke, was erected from 1473 until 1543 in place of an old Roman brigade. The characteristic statues of the saints were added around 1730. (below) The Residence 

Palace is one of Europe’s most renowned baroque castles and it is registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. 

Würzburg: Where your romantic journey begins 

lion years ago, riverside forests on the Danube, 

the ice age moraines in the Lech Valley, the 

mighty panorama of the Alps. 

Make a pilgrimage along the Via Claudia 

Augusta, a former Roman Road, which today 

is the foundation of the southern section of 

the Romantic Road to the ancient metropolis 

of Augsburg. See the relics of the Carolingian 

and Roman times between Donauwörth and 

Würzburg. Admire the outward signs of prosperity 

in commercial and imperial towns, such 

as Tauberbischofsheim, Creglingen, Rothenburg 

ob der Tauber, Feuchtwangen, Dinkelsbühl, 

Nördlingen, Friedberg and Landsberg am Lech, 

with their intact medieval towns. Enjoy the late 

medieval works of art by masters such as Tilman 

Riemensschneider, Veit Stoss and Matthias 

Grünewald. 

Experience the transition from the Renaissance 

to the Modern era at the Castle of the 

Teutonic Order in Bad Mergentheim, at Weikersheim 

Castle or with the legendary Fuggers in 

Augsburg. Be carried away by the Baroque and 

Rococo architecture in Lauda-Königshofen, in 

the Tauber Valley, in Röttingen, in Schillingsfürst 

and at the Prince Bishop’s Residence in 

Würzburg. 

Or, explore the incomparable “Land 

of farmers, artists and monks” in the 

Pfaffenwinkel district with its idyllic 

holiday villages and pretty little towns, 

such as Hohenfurch, Schongau, Petting, 

Rottenbuch, Wildstig and Steingaden. 

Enjoy the Köningswinkel district with 

Halblech and Schwangau, a town surrounded 

by four lakes. And, finally, let 

yourself be enchanted when you reach 

the musical town of Füssen with its 

unique duo of palaces, Hohenschwangau 

and Neuschwanstein. 

No matter whether you go by car, bus, 

bike or foot, the Romantic Road is an unadulterated 

pleasure for people of all tastes and all 

interests, from culture lovers to gourmets, weekenders 

to holidaymakers, and day-dreamers to 

adventurers. Everything from Franconian wine 

in traditional bottles to refreshing beer, snacks 

to gala dinners, nature and man-made art all 

intermingle to create a unique journey in time 

along the Romantic Road. 

A Cultural Stop in Würzburg 

Visible from afar, the towers of the cathedral, 

minister and St. Mary’s chapel dominate the 

view of Würzburg in harmonious combination 

with the ancient bridge over the River Main and 

the mighty ‘Marienberg’ fortress. Würzburg 

is the starting point of your journey along the 

Romantic Road. 

For more information about Würzburg, visit 

www.wuerzburg.de/en/index.html. 

Stay tuned next week, when we travel down 

the Romantic Road with stops in Röttingen, 

Creglingen and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. 

For more details on the Romantic Road, visit 

www.romantischestrasse.de/?lang=uk. 

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18 FAMILY & CULTURE 


GERMAN HOLIDAY 

Corpus Christi Day 

Corpus Christi Day, or Fronleichnam, is celebrated 60 days 

after Easter and is a holiday in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, 

Hesse, North Rhine Westphalia,Rhineland Palatine 

and Saarland. This year, Corpus Christi Day is May 22. 

Different customs surrounded this feast dating back to 

the time of the Middle Ages. These included pageants, 

processions and wreaths. In America, towns and bodies of 

water were named in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. 

In most European countries, mystery plays used to be 

performed after the procession in public squares or in 

churches. The Corpus Christi pageants were highly popular, 

especially in England, Germany and Spain. Perhaps the 

most famous of them are the Autos Sacramentales (Plays 

of the Sacrament) by the Spanish priest and poet Pedro 

Calderón de la Barca (1681). They are still performed 

today on special occasions, such as centenary celebrations, 

Eucharistic congresses and ecclesiastical jubilees. 

By the 17th century, the Corpus Christi processions had 

developed unusual features, which appealed to the mood 

of baroque piety and were highly favored in all European 

countries where processions could be held. Saint George 

and his dragon (in many places Saint Margaret, too), 

the main characters of the famous mystery pageant of 

medieval days, now appeared in the procession itself. In 

Bavaria, impersonations of demons ran along, expressing 

in vivid pantomime their fright and fear of the Blessed 

Sacrament. In Belgium and France, boys and girls dressed 

as ancient gods and goddesses, sitting on figures of wild 

animals, rode in the procession to symbolize the fact that 

even the pagan past had to rise again and pay tribute to 

the Eucharistic Lord. 

All kinds of symbolic pictures and representations were 

carried in the Corpus Christi processions of western and 

southern Germany: Moses with the brazen serpent; David 

and Goliath; the synagogue, symbolized by a withered tree 

from which hung a broken scepter; the Easter lamb, blood 

running from its open wound; the figure of Christ wrapped 

in burial linen and carried by angels dressed in black; the 

Sorrowful Virgin, followed by 30 mourning women and 40 

men who walked with outstretched arms, and others. 

Especially favored was the attendance of children 

dressed as angels. Already in 1496, at the great children’s 

procession in Florence, Savonarola had all of them appear 

in white or garbed as angels. This custom quickly spread 

all over Europe in the following centuries. At the Corpus 

Christi procession in Mainz in 1613, hundreds of children, 

impersonating the nine choirs of angels, marched before 

the Blessed Sacrament while many other “angels” strewed 

flowers in front of the Eucharistic Lord. 

These manifestations of baroque piety were gradually 

restricted and most of them suppressed during the second 

half of the 18th century, not without some resistance and 

much complaining on the part of the population. 

In Spain many figures of gigantic size and other figures 

with immense masks (Gigantes y Cabezudos), representing 

famous persons of the Old Testament, took part, and 

still do, in the procession. They perform traditional dances 

in the street, accompanied by the strains of an ancient 

melody. In the churches of Spain groups of choirboys 

danced before the altar in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. 

The most famous of these Eucharistic dances, still practiced 

today, is performed on Corpus Christi and some other feast 

days in the Cathedral of Seville. 

SOURCE: www.catholicculture.org 

DEAR MS. 

Vicki 

Vicki Johnson is military 

spouse and a clinical social 

worker with more than 12 

years experience working 

with families in crisis. To 

contact Ms. Vicki, e-mail her at 

dearmsvicki@yahoo.com. 

Response to Fed Up With Army 

Life in the April 30 HP: 

Dear Ms. Vicki, 

In response to the former Marine 

and now Army wife who complained 

about Army FRGs and 

officers’ wives, I can only say this: 

Enough already! I am tired of listening 

to endless complaints about 

officers’ wives this and that and the 

other. There are bad apples everywhere 

and I am very well aware 

of officers’ wives who will try and 

pull rank, but you know what? It is 

because people will let them! 

Apart from that, I have encountered 

the same problems just from 

the other side. I have been told by 

fellow Army wives that their husbands 

aren’t happy about me coming 

around because I am married 

to an officer. When wives of enlisted 

Soldiers visited me at home, they 

would almost always comment on 

how they couldn’t afford our house 

because their husbands are “only” 

E-whatever. 

I don’t care who your husband 

is or what rank he holds. Whatever 

rank it is, I am sure he worked hard 

for it and you supported him all of 

the way, but in the end it is still HIS 

rank. I don’t care what you can and 

what you can’t afford or whether 

your car or house or purse is nicer 

than mine or not quite so nice. 

Chances are, we all have our own 

monetary worries, just on different 

levels. 

What I do care about are the 

fellow spouses and families whom 

I share a deployment with. I care 

about supporting each other. I care 

about helping each other out, not 

making each others’ lives worse. We 

all have enough on our plates to 

make life even harder with envy and 

big heads! So here’s to both sides of 

the invisible fence of spouses’ ranks: 

Stop comparing and competing and 

start caring and sharing. 

All it takes is a little bit compassion, 

a lot less egotism, and a big 

heart! And if you don’t like what’s 

going on in your FRG, then step up 

and change it, you all can make the 

difference and there is always room 

for improvement. 

From: Always Glad To Help 

In Response to Monster Step 

Kids in the April 24 HP: 


I read your column weekly. That 

said, I have to respond to the lady 

who wrote in about her stepson. 

GROW UP LADY! 

I don’t care whose kids they are, 

all kids misbehave, and when your 

stepson needed love and guidance, 

he got anger and prejudice. 

I don’t blame your husband for 

kicking you out. Ms. Vicki is right, 

you are his parent too and you are 

responsible for his actions just as 

you are for your own children. You 

took on this responsibility when you 

married his dad. Kids fight, and yes 

some even steal, but kicking him 

out over $20, that’s pathetic – and 

shame on you. 

By being selfish and making the 

command bring your husband 

home to deal with the mess you created 

puts everybody else’s husband 

in that much more danger because 

now they have to pick up the slack 

from what your husband was doing. 

I have four step kids, two of them 

are over 18, but if any of them 

wanted to come live with us, the 

door is open. They know this. I have 

even told my step daughter to stay 

with us if she needs to. 

From: A Mother of Step Kids 


My commander recently called 

me a worthless piece of !!$@#. Why, 

you ask? Let me start out by saying 

my wife told me to send my letter to 

you. I have been active-duty Army 

for 15 years. I loved the Army with 

everything inside me. I’ve given 

everything to my Army career while 

many times forsaking my family 

and close friends in the process. I 

remember the many times my wife 

wanted to throw in the towel on our 

marriage because of the long work 

hours, the field exercises and now 

the numerous deployments. She 

stayed and supported me throughout 

everything. 

All I could think about was duty 

and honor and the warrior ethos. 

I’ve worked my butt off and then 

some. I was never the Soldier who 

would sit back and just try to slide 

by. I was they one who the company 

could count on to step up and take 

charge. I never said never and I 

never said no. This is why the commander’s 

comments cut me so deep. 

I don’t think I have ever been as 

hurt in all of my life. 

Since 2002 I have been on two 

one-year deployments and returned 

last year from being gone almost 17 

months. It happens, believe me. I 

was injured in the last deployment, 

but I kept on working. I continued 

with my missions and other 

assignments instead of taking care 

of myself. My actions made my leg 

injuries worse. However, I did not 

want to stop with the mission at 

hand because I did not want to let 

my Soldiers down in any way. 

When I returned home, I moved 

to another duty station with my 

injury and guess what happened? 

You are right; the unit I joined was 

preparing for deployment. 

My wife began to decline in her 

overall emotional health. It was like 

she just could not take it anymore. 

She would cry all day long and 

just stay in bed. I know she was 

depressed. In the mean time, my leg 

was getting worse and worse. One 

day it was swollen so bad that I 

could not walk and had to go to the 

doctor. I had been walking all of this 

time on a broken leg. I have had two 

corrective surgeries to date and will 

need more. 

When I was placed on profile, my 

superiors in my company began to 

treat me very differently. It was like 

I was not “Hooah, Hooah” since I 

could not deploy again. They never 

thought one time about the injury 

I sustained because of my many 

deployments. That’s when my commander 

told me I was worthless and 

useless to him! I have since been 

Adam Lederer 

placed in a med-hold status and 

may have to be separated from the 

Army. 

My unit’s actions seemed to hurt 

my wife even more. Is there any 

help available for my wife? Where 

can she turn to so she can get better? 

We have been through too much 

together for her to go down range 

emotionally. 

From: An Injured Soldier 

Dear Soldier, 

You have done a great job and 

given so much for your country. I 

truly thank you. 

Now it’s time for you to take 

care of yourself and your family. 

I’m sure it will take some time for 

you to get over the remarks your 

commander made and the way 

you were treated by your last unit. 

I know it’s going to be hard, but 

try to focus more on you and your 

family and not the remarks. 

However, what you are feeling 

is normal. From your report, your 

wife could benefit from speaking 

to a professional counselor or 

clinical social worker. Conversely, 

if I were you, I would make an 

appointment for her to see her 

physician immediately so she can 

discuss her depressive symptoms 

with a medical doctor. 

I would also recommend that 

you also speak with a professional 

counselor, too. This would 

help you with your upcoming life 

transitions, your war experience, 

and your injury. I’m sure couples 

counseling would also be recommended 

at a later date. I will send 

you some resources for counseling 

in a subsequent e-mail. Thanks for 

writing and thank you for all you 

have done. Hang in there!

HP 


Go Speed Racer, Go! 

It’s Speed Racer folks. I think almost every 

guy for the last 30 years remembers the Speed 

Racer cartoon or the numerous references 

throughout the media. I for one loved the 

show as a kid and was anxiously awaiting the 

release of the movie. 

I was not disappointed at all, this is a fantastic 

adaptation. Speed Racer, played by Emile 

Hirsch (“Into the Wild”), did a great job of 

giving you a feeling of watching the old show 

and still not feel like your watching an overly 

May 15 

Live Country Music – See Granger 

Smith at 7:30 p.m. in the Recovery Room 

on Nachrichten Kaserne in Heidelberg. 

Enjoy a southern finger food buffet and a 

two-step competition. DSN 371-2762, civ. 

06221-17-2762, www.mwrgermany.com. 

Michelstadt Bienenmarkt – This market 

has taken place for more than 600 years 

and offers live entertainment in the fest 

tent, lots of rides and food booths. May 

15 is family day with reduced prices on 

rides. The fest runs through May 18, with 

the shops being open on Sunday. www. 

michelstadt.de. 

May 16 

Wine Competition – Through May 18, 

the international Grauburgunder award is 

an annual competition organized by the 

Interessengemeinschaft Internationales- 

Grauburgunder-Symposium, Endingen. A 

neutral international jury tests the quality 

of the submitted wines and evaluates them 

according to a 100-point system. www. 

internationales-grauburgunder-symposium. 

de. 

240th Annual Horse Fair – Head to 

Ludwigsburg through May 19 for an 

arts and crafts market, farmer’s market, 

large fun fair, pony riding, carriage rides, 

prize-giving ceremonies for horses and 

carriages and program of entertainment 

on the market square and the Bärenwiese. 

07141-91-2252, www.ludwigsburg.de. 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way 

to the Forum – KMC Onstage in Kaiserslautern 

presents the “funniest musical 

ever written” May 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31 

at 7:30 p.m. and May 18, 25 and June 1 at 3 

p.m. www.mwrgermany.com. 

May 17 

Black and Gold Banquet – Theta Theta 

GET OUT! 

area events 

Lambda Graduate Chapter of Alpha Phi 

Alpha Fraternity Inc. hosts its annual Black 

and Gold Scholarship banquet at 6 p.m. in 

the Patrick Henry Village Pavilion ballroom 

in Heidelberg. Tickets can be purchased 

for $30 and includes a dinner buffet and 

entertainment. Civ. 0162-151-3627, 

cowens316@hotmail.com. 

Unreal Tournament – Landstuhl Library 

hosts a Playstation 3 “Unreal Tournament” 

at 6 p.m. Adults only. DSN 486-7322, civ. 

06371-86-8390. 

International Flat Racing – Head 

to Baden-Baden through May 25 for 

the spring horse races at the course in 

Iffezheim. Civ. 07229-1870, www.badengalopp.com. 

Trier Tour – Trier was once the capital of 

the western Roman Empire and has some 

of the best-preserved examples of Roman 

architecture north of the Alps. The 4th 

century cathedral houses one of the largest 

collections of holy relics in the world. 

On this trip, visit the amphitheater, the 

cathedral, Roman baths, and Porta Nigra. 

DSN 385-2082, civ. 0621-730-3468, www. 

uso.org/rheinneckar. 

May 18 

Cycling Fun Between the Schwalm and 

Efze Rivers – Sport and fun in the home 

of Little Red Riding Hood is the theme 

of this year’s cycling event. The different 

stops along the 40-kilometer route offer 

an exciting program of events for all ages. 

Participants can start at any point along 

the marked route. www.radspass-fun.de. 

St. George’s Ride – Several hundred riders 

and their horses, almost a dozen bands 

and over a thousand pilgrims come to Limpach 

to ask for succour from Saint George. 

The procession starts at 8 a.m. moving 

through the festively decorated village and 

continues on a circular path through the 

Höger forest up to the Leustettterhöfen and 

back again to Limpach. Civ. 0755-92-0013, 

ENTERTAINMENT 

cheesy adaptation. 

The movie follows the Racer family as Speed 

tries to follow in the foot steps of his older 

now deceased brother Rex. Speed loves to 

drive and uses his driving as a way to keep his 

family safe. The plot does feel like one long 

episode of the cartoon show, but honestly 

that’s what I think makes this movie work so 

well. 

“Speed Racer” takes off fast, has amazing 

effects, and keeps you in the movie, waiting 

for the next turn. The Wachowski Brothers 

(“The Matrix” Trilogy) wrote and directed this 

movie using high-definition video for the first 

time. They used a special layering to keep the 

background and foreground in focus at the 

same time, to give the movie a real life anime 

look. 

The movie has a retro future look to it, 

making it unique while still feeling a lot like 

the cartoon. The movie is great for kids, and I 

think the ladies will enjoy it, too. 

www.deggenhausertal.de. 

Trout Fishing – Head to Abenteuer with 

Kaiserslautern Army Outdoor Recreation. 

DSN 493-4117, civ. 0631-3406-4117. 

May 22 

Lloret de Mar – Spend Labor Day 

weekend in Costa Brava, Spain, with 

Kaiserslautern Army Outdoor Recreation. 

DSN 493-4117, civ. 0631-3406-4117. 

May 23 

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown – 

This delightful and heart-warming show 

is “an average day in the life of Charlie 

Brown.” It is made up of little moments 

picked from all the days of Charlie Brown 

– from Valentine’s Day to baseball season, 

from wild optimism to utter despair, all 

mixed in with the lives of his friends and 

strung together on the string of a single 

day. See it at the Roadside Theater on 

Patton Barracks in Heidelberg May 23, 24, 

30 and 31 and June 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 

p.m. or May 25 and June 8 at 3 p.m. www. 

roadsidetheater.com. 

Disney Express – Experience the wonders 

of the Magic Kingdom, as the characters 

we have all enjoyed come to life at 

Euro Disney in Paris. DSN 385-2082, civ. 

0621-730-3468, www.uso.org/rheinneckar. 

Crash Dance – U.S. band Crash Dance will 

perform a free show at the Top Hat Club on 

Benjamin Franklin Village in Mannheim at 

8 p.m. Crash Dance takes their audience 

on a refreshing musical journey. DSN 

380-9370, civ. 0621-730-3530. 

Ongoing 

Jazz Festival – Established stars and 

new discoveries, big bands and small 

ensembles make up the program in Rottweil’s 

Alte Stallhalle through May 11. Civ. 

0741-22730, www.jazzfest-rottweil.de. 

coming to 

THEATERS 

PLAYING THIS WEEK 

Heidelberg 

May 15 - IRON MAN (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

May 16 - SPEED RACER (PG) 6:30 p.m.; 10,000 BC (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 

May 17 - SPEED RACER (PG) 2 p.m.; 10,000 BC (PG-13) 5 p.m.; 

THE BANK JOB (R) 9:30 p.m. 

May 18 - SPEED RACER (PG) 1:30 p.m.; 10,000 BC (PG-13) 4:30 p.m.; 

THE BANK JOB (R) 7:30 p.m. 

May 19 - DOOMSDAY (R) 7 p.m. 

May 20 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m. 

May 21 - THE BANK JOB (R) 7 p.m. 


Mannheim 

May 15 - COLLEGE ROAD TRIP (G) 7 p.m. 

May 16 - IRON MAN (PG-13) 7 p.m.; 10,000 BC (PG-13) 10 p.m. 

May 17 - 10,000 BC (PG-13) 1:30 p.m.; IRON MAN (PG-13) 4 p.m., 7 p.m.; 

THE BANK JOB (R) 10 p.m. 

May 18 - 10,000 BC (PG-13) 1:30 p.m.; IRON MAN (PG-13) 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m. 



Darmstadt 



May 18 - PROM NIGHT (PG-13) 4 p.m. 

Vogelweh 

May 15 - JUMPER (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

May 16 - SPEED RACER (PG) 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m. 

May 17 - SPEED RACER (PG) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.; DOOMSDAY (R) 10:30 p.m. 

May 18 - SPEED RACER (PG) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m. 


May 20 - 10,000 BC (PG-13) 7 p.m. 



19 

SPEED RACER 

(Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci) Speed Racer is a 

young man with natural racing instincts whose 

goal is to win The Crucible, a car racing rally 

that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. 

Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his 

parents Pops and Mom. Speed finds support 

from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and 

enters The Crucible in a partnership with his 

one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his 

family’s business and the racing sport itself. 

Rated PG (violent action scenes, language, 

smoking) 98 minutes 

THE BANK JOB 

(Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows) A car dealer 

with a dodgy past and new family, Terry has 

always avoided major-league scams. But 

when Martine, a beautiful model from his old 

neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof 

bank hit on London’s Baker Street, Terry sees 

the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a 

roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions. 

But Terry and his crew don’t realize the boxes 

also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets 

– secrets that will thrust them into a deadly 

web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans 

London’s criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and 

the Royal Family itself. Rated R (sexual content, nudity, violence, language) 110 

minutes 

THEATER INFORMATION 

Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg , 06221-27-238 

Schuh Theater, Mannheim, 0621-730-1790 

Darmstadt, 06151-691790 

Galaxy Theater, Vogelweh, 0631-50017 

Visit www.aafes.com for updated listings and more movie descriptions

20 COMMUNITY 


community 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Technology Exchange 

The U.S. Army Europe Information Management 

directorate, 5th Signal Command and Computer 

Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (formerly 

the Army Small Computer Program) will host 

an Army Information Technology Contracting and 

Technology Exchange at the Patrick Henry Village 

Pavilion May 20-21. DSN 370-7361, michael.shinn@ 

eur.army.mil. 

UMUC Europe Commencement 

University of Maryland University College Europe 

(UMUC Europe) will host the 56th annual commencement 

exercises at 2 p.m. May 25 in the Village 

Pavilion at Patrick Henry Village in Heidelberg. The 

ceremony will honor students from across Europe 

and the Middle East who earned their associate’s, 

bachelor’s or master’s degree with University of 

Maryland University College or with its partner 

institution, Bowie State University. 

Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer 

The Training Support Center Mannheim is host to the 

VCCT through July 1. The VCCT is a valuable training 

tool for all deploying units in the greater Mannheim 

area. VCCT includes snipers, RPGs and IEDs, as well 

as, suicide bombers, civilian activity, ancillary traffic 

and pedestrians. It is the only fielded convoy trainer 

with 360-degree spherical orientation and field of 

vision with real-time action and realistic imagery of 

Iraq. DSN 382-4334. 

local 

EMPLOYMENT 

Financial Education Instructor 

Heidelberg’s Army Community Service seeks a 

financial education instructor to serve July 1 through 

June 30, 2009. Experience is required in conducting 

military financial readiness classes. DSN 375-3378, 

civ. 0621-487-3378. 

Fitness Instructors 

Mannheim Sports & Fitness is looking to hire aerobic 

instructors and personal trainers. Morning and evening 

classes. DSN 385-3314, civ. 0621-730-3314. 

Girl Scouts 

Girl Scouts USA in Heidelberg is accepting applications 

for several positions on the 2008/2009 Overseas 

Committee Management Team. Must be at least 18 

years old with a valid ID card or installation pass. 

Volunteer positions as treasurer, troop organizer and 

event coordinator. Civ. 06221-57-6958, https://www. 

myarmylifetoo.com. 

Substitute Teachers 

Mannheim Middle School is currently hiring substitute 

teachers. DSN 380-9181, civ. 0621-730-9181, or 

visit the main office at the school. 

Family Advocacy Education 

Contract position as an education coordinator for the 

Family Advocacy Program. Master’s level candidate 

with experience working with children and families. 

DSN 370-6883/6975. 

Summer Camp Counselors 

wHeidelberg School-Age Services for June 2-Aug. 22. 

DSN 370-8994, civ. 06221-57-8994. 

wHeidelberg Middle School /Teen Program for June 

9-Aug. 8. DSN 388-9693, civ. 06221-338-9396. 

DARMSTADT 

Education 

wACS Classes – Anger Management, 

May 28, 9-10:30 a.m.; Stress 

Management, May 21, 9-10:30 

a.m.; Intro to Savings and Investments, 

May 22, 10-11:30 a.m.; DSN 

348-6440, civ. 06151-69-6440. 

wSOAR Workshop – Student Online 

Achievement Resources workshop 

for parents is 6-7 p.m. May 28 at 

Army Community Service, Bldg. 

4008, Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne. SOAR 

is a program dedicated to helping 

children improve in their academic 

endeavors, and to ease the transition 

of moving from one military installation 

to another. DSN 348-7605. 

wRegistration for Darmstadt 

Students at Wiesbaden Schools – 

For questions about the registration 

process, contact the Darmstadt 

school liaison officer at DSN 

348-6105, civ. 06151-69-6105 or the 

Wiesbaden SLO at DSN 335-5129, civ. 

0611-408-0129. If you are assigned 

to Aukamm housing area: DSN 

337-6260, civ. 0611-705-6260. 

Community 

wPiano Recital – Join Child and 

Youth Services in the CLEOS room at 

6:30 p.m. May 16. DSN 348-7605. 

wSummer Hire Program – The 

2008 program runs June 23-Aug. 1 

and is open to all family members 

14-22 years old. Apply online by May 

16: https://lnjobs.army.mil/sh/staffing/summerhire. 

wKontakt Club – Weilrod Parrot 

Park and Limburg Tour, May 18, 10 

a.m.; Stammtisch at House of Blues 

Heidelberger, May 20 and 27, 7:30 

p.m.; Bus trip to Berlin, May 23-26; 

Schlossgrabenfest and Dining Out, 

May 30. Civ. 0160-628-6179. 

wTAP Employment Workshop 

– The Army Career and Alumni 

Program hosts the final workshop 

in Darmstadt May 20-22. DSN 

348-7491, civ. 06151-69-7491. 

wAsian-Pacific American 

Heritage Month – Join us for the 

farewell luau 4-6 p.m. May 22. at the 

Escape Club. 

wBank Closures – Community 

Bank locations will be closed May 

22 for the German holiday and will 

close at 1 p.m. May 30 for the City 

Farewell Fest. 

wSchool Closure – The Darmstadt 

School will officially close at 1 p.m. 

May 29. 

wFarewell from the City of 

Darmstadt – The city of Darmstadt 

says goodbye to the American 

military community at a Farewell 

Fest noon-4 p.m. May 30 at Freedom 

Field on Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne. 

Live music, free food and beverages, 

and opportunities to reminisce. DSN 

348-1600, civ. 016151-69-1600. 

wTemporary Closure – During the 

Farewell Fest May 30, all DFMWR 

facilities and garrison customer ser- 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

vices will close at noon. The Bowling 

Center will open at 4 p.m. 

KAISERSLAUTERN 

Education 

wACS Classes – Resumix, May 17, 

10 a.m.; Kaiserslautern City Tour, May 

17, 10 a.m.; Anger Management, 

May 19, 10 a.m.; Basic Training for 

Parents, May 19, 11 a.m.; Kids Konnect 

at Landstuhl Elementary, May 

19 and 21, noon; Kids Konnect at 

Kaiserslautern Middle, May 20, noon; 

Newcomer’s Orientation, May 21-22; 

Kids Konnect at Kaiserslautern High, 

May 22, noon. DSN 493-4203, civ. 

0631-3406-4203. 

Community 

wMiddle School Teen Center Lock 

In – Members are welcome to join 

the fun with Child and Youth Services 

May 16, 8:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. for $30. 

DSN 493-4516, civ. 0631-3406-4516. 

wDOL Closure – The Directorate 

of Logistics will close May 22 for 

the German holidays. Emergencies: 

supply and services-DSN 483-8364; 

transportation-483-8259; and DOL 

issues- 483-1540. 

wAmerican Legion – Post GR01 

will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. 

May 21 at Bldg. 368 on Rhine 

Ordnance Barracks. DSN 486-7516, 

wardtrans@yahoo.com. 

wPOSH training – Prevention of 

Sexual Harassment training 9 a.m. 

May 22 in the Learning Center, 

Bldg. 3718 on Landstuhl Regional 

Medical Center. DSN 493-4277, civ. 

0631-3406-4277. 

HEIDELBERG 

Education 

wACS Classes – AFTB Level II, May 

20-22; Intro to PowerPoint, May 

19 and 21, 9 a.m.-noon; Resumix, 

May 20, 9 a.m.-noon; Bringing Baby 

Home, May 20, 5-7 p.m.; Reintegration, 

May 20, 9 a.m.; Community Orientation, 

May 19, 12:30-3:30 p.m.; 

PCS briefing, May 20, 12:30-3 p.m. 

DSN 370-6883, civ. 06221-57-6883. 

wReal World – The final Planning 

for Life After High School seminar is 

4-6 p.m. May 18 at the Heidelberg 

Middle School on Patrick Henry 

Village. Civ. 06221-58-986201, realworld@eu.dodea.edu. 

wFreshman Night – Learn about 

clubs and activities at Heidelberg 

High School auditorium at 5 p.m. 

May 28. Civ. 06221-578004. 

Community 

wEFMP – Teen Social May 16, 7-9 

p.m., at Panther Place; Support 

Training Group on Nutrition, May 

20, 6:30 p.m. DSN 370-6883, civ. 

06221-57-6975. 

wForeign-Born Spouses – Outing 

to Luisenpark in Mannheim, May 

16, 9 a.m. DSN 370-6883, civ. 

06221-57-6975. 

wFamily on Wheels Rodeo – Head 

to the Heidelberg Middle School 

parking lot on Patrick Henry Village 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 17 for helmet 

safety checks and demonstrations. 

wMass in Spanish – May 17, 6:30 

p.m. at Mark Twain Village Chapel. 

Choir practice: 5 p.m. Dinner follows 

mass. Civ. 06221-75-1859, evening; 

day 0177-6748-775. 

wYouth Services Middle School 

Summer Camp – Parent information 

night is 6-7 p.m. May 21 in the 

multi-purpose room at the middle 

school building to learn more about 

the exciting summer programs 

offered for middle school youth. 

wSafety Day – Head to the 

Heidelberg Helipad to kick off the 

101 Critical Days of Summer May 22. 

Learn about vehicle safety, boating/ 

water safety, hot weather injuries 

and more. DSN 373-6085. 

wVacation Bible School – June 

16-20, 9 a.m.-noon, at Heidelberg 

Middle School. Register at the PHV 

Chapel, library, commissary or the 

MTV Chapel. Open to kids entering 

kindergarten-sixth grade. Volunteers 

are needed; child care provided. Civ. 

06202-577-9720. 

wOCS Board – The next board is 

June 10. OCS packets must be turned 

in to the Military Personnel Division 

office in Bldg. 3850 on the Shopping 

Center by May 30. DSN 370-6362, 

james.pierre@eur.army.mil. 

wPOSH Training – The next mandatory 

Prevention of Sexual Harassment 

class for civilian employees and 

service members or local national 

employees who supervise civilian 

employees will be held 1-3 p.m. June 

17 in the Community Training Center 

above Subway on Patton Barracks. 

Reserve a slot: DSN 373-5494. 

wRetirement Ceremony – June 

27. Soldiers and civilians (with an approved 

retirement date) who would 

like to participate: DSN 373-6334, 

civ. 06221-17-6332. 

wHelp is needed with AWANA – 

AWANA is a ministry that reaches out 

to children and teenagers of all sorts. 

To volunteer: william.k.farmer@ 

us.army.mil, dmjaagroom@ 

yahoo.com. DSN 370-1570, civ. 

06221-57-1570. 

wAlcoholics Anonymous – 

Lunchtime Group meets at noon 

Tuesdays in the third floor conference 

room in Bldg. 3752, Römerstrasse 

104. DSN 370-1710, AA Helpline 

01803-224357. 

MANNHEIM 

Education 

wACS Classes – Communication 

Class, May 16, 9-10 a.m.; Getting 

to Know Excel, May 22, 5-6 p.m.; 

Mannheim Orientation Spouses’ 

Tour, May 19-21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; 

Toddler Parenting Class, May 19, 9-10 

a.m.; Volunteer Orientation, May 19 

and 21; School-Age Parenting, May 

20, 9-10 a.m.; Account and Budget 

Management, May 20, 9-11 a.m.; 

Saving and Investing, May 20, 11 

a.m.-12:30 p.m.; FRG Leader 101, 

May 20-21; Healthy Relationships, 

May 21, 2-4 p.m. DSN 385-3101, civ. 

0621-730-3101. 

wFAST Class – Sullivan Barracks 

Education Center will offer a Functional 

Academic Skills Training course 

May 19-June 10, 8 a.m.-noon. DSN 

385-2053, john.a.kay@us.army.mil. 

Community 

wCYS programs – Parent Advisory 

Committee, May 16, 5:30-7 p.m.; 

Keystone Club, May 22; Youth 

Sponsorship, May 23; Project Learn, 

May 27; Club Tech, May 28. All groups 

meet 4-5 p.m. at the tennis courts 

located on BFV, Bldg. 725. DSN 

385-2923, civ. 0621-730-9633. 

wConsulate Outreach – The 

American Consulate in Frankfurt will 

accept U.S. passport applications 

at its annual Community Outreach 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 15 at the USO 

Conference Room, Bldg. 254, Sullivan 

Barracks. The Immigration and VISA 

and Federal Benefits Unit will be 

available for questions only. 

wCommunity Volunteer Ceremony 

– Registered volunteers will 

be recognized May 15, 6 - 8 p.m., at 

Benjamin Franklin Village, Bldg. 725. 

DSN 385-2759, civ. 0621-730-3101. 

wCYS Central Registration 

Appointments – To better serve 

its customers, Central Registration is 

now using an appointment system, 

allowing more time and individual 

assistance to those parents wanting 

to register their children. Make an 

appointment: DSN 380-9135, civ. 

0621-9132. 

wSummer Safety Showdown 

– Unit teams will compete in a 

Jeopardy-style game show at 1:30 

p.m. May 21 in Schuh Theater to 

reinforce Army accident prevention 

efforts and will cover on and off-duty 

summer safety information and 

other related topics. DSN 380-5119, 

joseph.michalkiewicz@us.army.mil. 

wCustoms Office Closure – May 22 

for the German holiday. 

wAsian-Pacific Heritage Observance 

–The 7th Signal Brigade is 

sponsoring the Asian-Pacific Heritage 

Observance at 1 p.m. May 22 at the 

Top Hat Club in Benjamin Franklin 

Village. This year’s theme is “Leadership, 

Diversity, Harmony - Gateway 

to Success.”Volunteers are needed to 

set up and break down for the event. 

DSN 385-2201, civ. 0621-730-2201. 

wLamaze Class – June 1 and 8, 

1:30-8 p.m. for women due in July 

or August, at the Mannheim Clinic. 

DSN 380-9560, terena.campbell@ 

us.army.mil. 

wTobacco Cessation – Classes run 

every Tuesday June 3-July 8 in the 

MHC Conference Room, 1-2 p.m. 

DSN 385- 2273, civ. 0621-730-2273. 

The class is a medical appointment.

HP 


Prep Softball 

SPORTS 

Torre Rheingans backs up the play as Mannheim’s shortstop Lexi Pineiro (4) takes the throw while Heidelberg’s Brooke Koschade (9) steals 

second at Saturday’s double header with Mannheim. The Heidelberg Lady Lions softball team swept visiting Mannheim by scores of 20-0 

and 17-0. Homeruns by Courtney Milton, Victoria Jackson and Kelsey Little helped fuel the offense, while pitchers Briann Joyner and Missy 

Guelle effectively shut down the Bison bats. Both teams have one more regular season home game before the European Championships 

at Ramstein. This Saturday the Lady Bison travel to Wiesbaden and Heidelberg is on the road to Patch High School. 

photos by Gene Knudsen 

A winning pace 

Above: Loretta Kesseh hands the baton to Shayna Roberts for Heidelberg 

during a first place finish in the sprint medley relay at Saturday’s 

five team home track and field meet. Other members of that team 

were Jasmine Palmer and Nina Weller. The men’s and women’s team 

have one more regular season meet at Wiesbaden on Saturday before 

the European Championships. 

Right: Freshman John Gerber carries the baton for Heidelberg during 

a first place finish in the 4x800 meter relay at Saturday’s five team 

home track and field meet. 

SPORTS RESULTS 

CYS Big League Baseball 

The Heidelberg Lions had another great weekend on the baseball diamond, 

defeating Ansbach in a double header Saturday at Shoupe Field. Game 1, 21-0 

and Game 2, 23-1. 

Leading the Lions on the mound for game one was senior Blake Holmlund, 

shutting down the Ansbach bats for only four hits, while registering four strikeouts 

and issuing three walks. The Lions hitting barrage was led by Shane Close 

and Micha Owen who both registered four for four plate appearances. 

They were aided by Thonda Taylor and Ryan Rohren with a three for three and 

two of four hit effort respectively. 

Coach Te Taylor said overall he was happy for pitcher Blake Homlund’s mound 

control and the team’s overall solid game, which included stellar defense, good 

hits and great base running. 

staying 

ACTIVE 

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Bodybuilding and Figure 

USAG Mannheim Sports will host a Bodybuilding 

and Figure Invitational May 17 at 

Benjamin Franklin Village, Bldg. 725 (behind 

BFV Bowling Center). Competitions include 

men’s and women’s bodybuilding, women’s 

figure and men’s physique. DSN 385-3314, 

civ. 0621-730-2001. 

5K Fun Run 

May 17 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks Sports 

Field. Entry fee is $5. Pre-registration 

through May 16. DSN 493-2088, Civ. 

0631-3406-2088. 

Bowling Tournament 

The USBC All-Stars European Masters will 

take place this year at the Benjamin Franklin 

Village Bowling Center in Mannheim, May 

23-26. https://public.euromwr.army.mil/ 

mwr_bowlgolf.htm. 

Join the Army Ten-Miler Team 

The U.S. Forces Europe Army Ten-Miler qualifier 

race will be held May 31 in Grafenwöhr. 

The eight top finishing male and female 

active-duty Soldiers will be named to the 

Army in Europe team that will compete Oct. 

5. DSN 475-9024. 

U.S. Army European Open 

The 2008 US Army European Open will 

be held June 20-22 at the Stuttgart Golf 

Course in Kornwestheim. Field is limited to 

maximum of 120 entries with $40 registration 

fee paid in advance. Application and 

payment must be received by June 13. Civ. 

07141-879151, https://public.euromwr.army. 

mil/mwr_bowlgolf.htm#golf1. 

This Week in Nascar 

This Week In Nascar is an eight-minute 

results, news and commentary directed 

toward men and women in the military at 

6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Germany every week 

Tuesday-Saturday. Listen to host Les Brown at 

www.WJZF.org. 

Skateboard Contest 

Mannheim Youth Services will host a Skateboard 

Contest and Introductory Clinic 11:20 

a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 18. The clinic is open to 

elementary to high school age students. It 

begins for middle and high school students 

at 1 p.m. All participants must be enrolled 

in Youth Services in their community. DSN 

385-2923, civ. 0621-730-9633. 

Summer Camp 

Heidelberg CYS Middle School/Teen Program 

is gearing up for enrollment is now open. 

The program has tons of field trips, games, 

crafts and swimming. CYS Summer Sports 

Camps for basketball, soccer and golf are also 

open for registration. Info: DSN 388-9003, 

civ. 06221-338-9003; Registration: DSN 

388-9240, civ. 06221-338-9241. 

Registration for Fall Sports 

Registration for youth soccer, cheerleading 

and football (tackle and flag) begins June 

DSN 388-9240, civ. 06221-3389240.

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REFRIGERATOR WANTED – medium 

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or Carol, 06221-480582. 

LEGOS WANTED – looking to 

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or 06151-9182637. 

LOOKING FOR A PIANO TEACHER 

– to come to my home, Sandhausen, 2 

children, ages 10 & 14, they have 

been playing for 2 yrs. Call Liz, 0175- 

9529741. 

FREE MEMBERSHIP – painters 

abroad join our club, learn to paint, 

all levels welcome, teachers needed. 

06221-473546. 

psychotherapy 

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CHOLOGIST/PSYCHOANALYST 

OFFICE IN HEIDELBERG – Tricare 

and other insurances. 0177-5222290. 

child care 

HD-CAREGIVER NEEDED – offpost, 

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for scrappers near Ladenburg 

that want to get 2 gether, 1-2 x per mo. 

and scrap, exchange idea. Call Cherie 

06203-9541955. 

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Spacious wooden house 

Idyllic situated in the Palatinate Forest close to 

Autobahn A6 and A63. Built in 1995, estate 

607 m 2 , housing space 176 m 2 with open 

dining-/livingroom with kitchen and access to 

the backyard, 3 bedrooms, 1 cloakroom, 

2 bathrooms, carport for 2 cars 

in 67680 Neuhemsbach for 219.000,- €. 

fon: +49 171-7810483 

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ATTENTION! 

In a part of this week’s issue there 

is an insert from “BAUHAUS 

DEUTSCHLAND”, Mannheim. We ask 

our readers for their kind attention! 

Houses for Rent 

Nussloch: Nice double house half, quiet location, 

130 sq.m living space, built-in kitchen, garden, 

garage, available July 1, € 1.200,- + util. 

Schwetzingen: Freest. former factory owner villa 

with lots of character, 210 sq.m living space, 4 

bedrms., dressingroom, fireplace, wooden floors, 

high ceilings, garden, garage, quiet location, 

available July 1, € 2.350,- + util. 

Mühlhausen: Freest. lg. one-family home with 

very nice garden, 250 sq.m living space, 5 

bedrooms, 3 1 ⁄2 baths, built-in kit., double garage, 


Bad Schönborn-Mingolsheim: Double house 

half, built 2006, 170 sq.m living space, 4 bedrooms, 

2 1 ⁄2 baths, tile and laminate floors, 

built-in kitchen, available July 1, € 1.200,- + util. 

Rauenberg: Lg. freest. 1-fam. home, 200 sq.m 

living space + 100 sq.m storage space, 2 1 ⁄2 

bathrms., built-in kitchen, 4 bedrms., hobbyrm., 

fireplace, double garage, yard, pets welcome, 


Wiesloch: Rowhouse in very quiet location, 

approx. 170 sq.m living space, 4 bedrooms, 2 1 ⁄2 

bathrms., 50 sq.m storage space, garden, 2 

garages, built-in kitchen on request, avail. now, 

€ 1.300,- (Homepage Nr. 261108) 

Mühlhausen: Double house half with large 

property and green surroundings, 160 sq.m living 

space, 3 bedrms., built-in kit., garage, avail. now, 

€ 1.200,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 211108) 

Leimen-Gauangelloch: Very beautiful, exclusive 

freest. 1-fam. house, built 2007, 190 sq.m living 

space, 3 bathrms., 4 bedrms., built-in kit., avail. 

June 1, € 1.290,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 241108) 

St. Leon: Freest. 1-fam. house, approx. 130 

sq.m, new built-in kit., beautiful yard, lg. carport, 

2 nd bathroom can be installed upon request, avail. 

June 1, € 1.200,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 271108) 

St. Leon: Freest. bright 1-fam. house, built 1998, 

170 sq.m living space, built-in kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 

garden, garage, quiet location, avail. now, 

€ 1.500,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 291108) 

For pictures, further information and 

objects please visit our homepage: 

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accommodation 

HEIDELBERG HOUSE AND APART- 

MENT FOR RENT – 120 sq.m, full 

kitchen, newly renovated, modern 

bathroom. Tel. 06221-750050 cell 

0162-2328385. 

SINGLE FAMILY HOME – in St. 

Leon for rent or sale by American 

owner. 06205-287826, DSN 379-6584, 

dpolaski@ij.net 

4+ BEDROOMS – 3 baths, semi. furn. 

house w/gar., in Ladenburg btwn. MA/ 

HD, 180 sq.m, wood floors, kitchen 

w/granit cntrs., built-in closets, garden, 

no pets, 2.100,- € + dep. For pics 

& detail e-mail: cathodman@yahoo.de 

DOUBLE HOUSE – in Hockenheim, 

built-in kitchen with back yard, 4 

bedrms., with garage and basement, 

newly painted, 1.380,- €. Call 0621- 

6719637. 

NEW HOUSE FOR RENT – Oftersheim, 

153 sq.m, 4 bedrooms, 2,5 

baths, terrace and garden, quite sub., 

1.450,- € + util, no fees. 06221-400414 

or 0172-7029124. 

PENTHOUSE – bright, betw. MA/HD, 

quiet res. area, great view, 130 sq.m + 

90 sq.m roof ter., 2 bathrms., shranks, 

garages, near pub. transp., avail. June/ 

July, 1.230,- € + util. 06372-8000 or 

0160-95944626. 

SCHWETZINGEN – beautiful 2 bedrm. 

apt., living-/diningrm., 2 lg. balc., 

approx. 130 sq.m, built-in kitchen, 

bathrm., guest WC, garage, renovated, 

guestroom, basem., 1.600,- € + util. 

0151-10649943 or 0151-12632905. 

OFTERSHEIM – 1 bedrm. apt., 50 

sq.m, bathrm., built-in kitchen, partially 

furnished, floor heating, 600,- € 

incl. util., avail. 1 June 08. Tel. 06202- 

5869. 

WEINHEIM – house for rent, 

4 bedrooms, newly renovated, 

1.500,- €/month. 06201-989792 or 

kaylarynn@aol.com 

HOCKENHEIM – bungalow, 120 

sq.m, 2 bedrms., livingrm., diningrm., 

built-in kitchen, bathrm., guest WC, 

1.050,- € + util. Tel. 06202-23764, after 

18 hrs. 

ST. LEON/ROT – apt., 98 sq.m living 

space, livingrm., 2 bedrms., built-in 

kitchen, bathrm., guest WC, balcony, 

park. space, avail. May 15, 2008, 640,- 

€ + util. Tel. 0162-6380324. 

EPPELHEIM – 3 bedrooms, living-/ 

diningroom, kitchen, bathroom, 121 

sq.m, balcony, loggia, 900,- € + 30,- € 

park-space + util. + 2 mo. rent deposit. 

06224-174227. 

CLASSIFIEDS 

for sale 

GOLF EQUIPMENT – ping S59, tour 

Blades 3-PW + 52-56-60 W, rifle shaft 

6.0, perfect cond., $650 (retail $950); 

Mizuno 560 Dr 9.5, $150; MX 500 Dr 

9.5 & NV65, $120; 51 degree W, 

MP TSer, $80; 3 metal 13.5 dgr. exsar, 

$100. Call 0175-2876182 or e-mail: 

dr_golf_dex@yahoo.com 

2 SEAT BABY TRAILOR FOR BIKE 

– like new, yellow and black, $60. 

Heidelberg, 0176-62161581. 

AFN DECODER – like new, includes 

dish and cables, $175, 1,000 watt, 300 

watt transformers. Call Tom 370-7390 

or tomthumbjapan@yahoo.com 

OAK DRESSER – with mirror, 

matching desk and chair, 125,- €; 

large dog kennel, 15,- €, flight ready. 

Call 0151-52246906. 

GOLD’S GYM. XR – $75; chrome 

weights, $75; Ping Pong table, $55; 

sofa, lazy boy sofa bed, $295. Call 

06224-928525. 

BICYCLE – boys schwinn “Frontier“, 

almost new, $75. Call 06224-172508. 

1 PAIR HEELYS – barely worn, black, 

red and grey, size 12, (45.5,- €), $35 

obo, with wheels and plugs, outgrew 

them. Call 06227-545663, ask for 

Colin. 

ENT. CNTR. – $35; queen bedrm. set, 

$175; lg. sect. sofa w/built-in recliners, 

$400; landline cordless phone & ans. 

mach., $10 ea or $15 both; transformers 

(BO). DA 06162-808690. 

OAK BEDROOM DRESSER – and 

desk with mirror and chair, 125,- €; 

large dog kennel, 15,- €, flight ready. 

0151-52246906. 

LARGE SCHRANK – four sections, 

sliding glass doors, shelves with and 

without doors, for books, TV, stereo, 

12 x 6 x 2’, $375. Call 06224-172508. 

PCS SALE – grantham 3 pc. livingroom 

set (sofa, chair, chaise), economy 

household, 220 items and 

more. Call or e-mail: 0162-2729610; 

coolwarrior2@hotmail.com 

LARGE AMERICAN DRYER – 

110 v, Whirlpool, white, almost new, 

$125. Call 06224-172508. 

LIVINGROOM SCHRANK – oak, 

3.50 m, three sections, c/piece doors 

w/glass, lights all sections, extra 

corner piece w/shelves, asking $1,400. 

Call 06205-16421. 

NEW THREE PIECE BLONDE 

LEATHER COUCH SET – 1,500 obo, 

high quality leather without blemish. 

Call Yana @ 06221-172663 or cell 

0151-51778805. 

220 A/C UNIT – $250; space heater, 

$25; cordless drill, $3; electric weedwacker, 

$25; impact drill, $20; transformers 

x 3, $30 ea. 0175-6011209. 

CAMPING SITE – in Walldorf, site 

112 sq.m (1,206 sq.ft), 6,99 m (23 ft.), 

trailer w/6,99 (23 ft.), tent ext. 3 x 3 

pavilion, 2 x 2 shed, 2.000,- € obo. 

gjs989@hotmail.com 

1994 BMW 316i – black, manual, 

140k, + winter tires, sound system, 

touch screen stereo, 3.400,- € or 

$5,500 obo, good cond. Please call 

0176-65532914. 

MATTRESS AND BOX SPRINGS – 

full sealy posturepedic, like new, 

hardly used, was in guest room, Darmstadt, 

$95 obo. Tel. 06151-916566 or 

jimrosedale@aol 

NEW WINDSHIELD – and rear window 

(sun-tint gray) for MB CLK200, 

kompressor sedan, Bj. 02/2001, $600. 

Lee, DSN 489-8912. 

SIMPLICITY CRIB’N’CHANGER 

ORGANIZER – 4 in 1, like new, $150, 

dbl. jogging stroller, $40, Heidelberg. 

E-mail: sangwali@yahoo.com 

Computer 

Diagnostic service 

Tech 2 read and 

reset Fault codes. 

pets 

FIRST CLASS DOG KENNEL!!! – 

www.hundepensionanett.de, 0621- 

7886210 or 0172-6059272. 

HAPPY PET’S MOBILE GROO- 

MING – Need your pet’s ready for the 

season? Call now and reserve your 

appointment 0176-22145456. 

FULL BLOODED SIBERIAN HUSKY 

– good with children, needs a lot of 

time, preferably with garden, $350 

obo. 0160-98178192. 

BLACK/WHITE BUNNY – $60, 

with cage and accesories. Call 

0176-61286161 or 06105-450698 or 

starshine2216@hotmail.com 

service 

U.S. MASTER MECHANIC – GM/ 

Chrys./Dodge/Ford US ONLY RE- 

PAIRS, mobile to you or my shop: GM/ 

Chrys./Dodge/Ford computer diagnostic 

service – Reset CODES, A/C, ABS, 

brakes etc., ALSO Saturdays and Sundays 

HD-MA area. Visa/Master Card 

accepted. Call 06228-924848 or 0176- 

22506802, Mike. 

LOW BUDGET CLEANING SER- 

VICE – ask for that special offer. 

06224-702959/0173-4854725. 

GARDEN AND HOUSEPAINTING 

SERVICE – Call Melasco for free quote. 

07255-726133 or 0171-8446694. 

MELASCO HOUSECLEANING SER- 

VICE – weekly/bi-weekly/Pcs/also 

onetime professional service. Call 

07255-726133/0171-8446694 for free 

inspection and quote. 

HELICOPTER TOURS – over Heidelberg 

and it’s surroundings. You will 

be fascinated by the bird’s eye view. 

Gift certificates available. HEIDEL- 

BERG HELICOPTERS 06232-649496, 

www.heidelberg-helicopters.de 

PCS CLEANING – painting, carpet 

cleaning. Call 0172-6218245. 

TRANSLATIONS – Certified Documents 

in court, at Notaries - full time 

service. Call 0631-54440. 

MUSIC LESSONS – piano, strings, 

conservatory training, HD downtown. 

06221-6503371. 

MOBILE DJ – having a party & need 

a DJ? Then call me at 0163-6149374 or 

Cooldjcoope@yahoo.com 

U.S. CAR SERVICE CENTER 

TRUCK & SUV. SPECIALIST 

SERVICE GM · FORD · DODGE · CHRYSLER 

ABS, BRAKES & A/C EXPERTS 

ELECTRONIC MODULES ETC ... 

Please call 0176-22506802 or 06228-924848 

for appointment. Tullastraße 3, Heidelberg 

gmservicecenter@googlemail.com 

28 years as Master Mechanic, from Amarillo Texas 

autos 

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Wanted! Wanted! 

Used cars. All makes & models, 

all specs., also damaged. We pay 

cash and do all customs paperwork. 

ALDOR Automobile 

Leimen-Heidelberg 

06224-172555 or 0172-7151599 

MERCEDES OR JAPANESE CAR 

OWNERS! – Call me before you sell, 

junk or give away – also if you need 

parts. I do all paperwork including 

customs. 1 day Service. 06563-1564, 

www.klink-cars.de 

ALL CAR OWNERS – call me before 

you sell, junk or give away. Tel. 07261- 

16884/0178-2759698. 

1998 RED MERCEDES SL500 – 2 

door convertable w/astro roof, has 

both hard & soft top, auto., AC, power 

all, CD player, low mileage, dream car! 

$28,500. Call 0175-2876182 or e-mail: 

dr_golf_dex@yahoo.com 

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX – 

manual, tran., leather, 4 door, gold, 

67,000 miles, sunroof, 6 disc in dash, 

alloy rims, asking $11,500 obo, runs 

excellent. 0160-91577825. 

290 BLUE MERCEDES – $1,500, am/ 

fm radio, sunroof, 4 doors, incl. 4 

winter tires. 0176-61286161 or 06105- 

450698 or starshine2216@hotmail.com 

1999 CAMARO Z-28 – bright red, 

T-Tops, 5.7 l, 350 HP, all power, great 

car, 100k miles, $6,000 obo. Call 

Shaun 06202-9785606. 

LINCOLN AVIATOR – 04, 4 dr., blk./ 

gray, miles 23,000, automatic, AC, 

AM/FM, CD, power steering, door, 

locks, running boards & more, asking 

$18,800. Call 0152-03527637. 

1992 VW GOLF III – red, 130k, 

automatic, german specs., 2 door, 2 

sets of winter tires, $2,200 obo, good 

condition. Please call 0176-65532914. 

1996 MERCEDES C-180 – 145,000 

km, excellent condition, one owner, 

runs perfectly, extra tire set, yrly. insp., 

$7,500 or 4.700,- €. 06151-916566 or 

DannaDarmstadt@aol 

1991 VW PASSAT WAGON – $800 

obo, runs good, new tires, must go, 

PCSing soon. Call 06151-6011342 or 

0151-59755151. 

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT – 4 

wd, maroon, AC, CD, PW/PL, AWT, 

moonroof, roofrack, running boards, 

79,000 mi., $8,500. Call Samara at 

0175-5984432.

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