European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes families and men of 3rd Cav boarding plane. Is photos by Wayne Dixon i spec. 4 John Handwerk checks through customs. 3rd Cav family leaves shuttle bus and Steps onto boarding ramp. By Steve Gibson staff writer Heads for Home mrs Fredrick Scott dresses daughter Michele in lobby of the Rhein main hotel. Rhine main a Germany is the banter of excited travellers crying of children and signs of tired mothers filled the lobby of the Aeri Alport hotel Here monday As some 600 troops of the 3rdarmd Cav regt s 2nd so and some 200 dependents waited formate morning flights that would take them to it. Lewis Wash. The 2nd so moving from Kaiserslautern to the West coast is the Vanguard of the3rd Cav being redeployed in the shift of some 33,000 soldiers an airmen committed to nato. Although our people have been up since 2 a.m.," said it. Col. Wendell l. Prince 2nd Seco things Are going very smoothly much More so Thani expected. Everyone has been helpful especially the staff from palatinate District he and the . Army reception group usage Prince explained tha Advance parties left two months ago and have paved the Way for the 2nd so to relocate at their new Home base. The will meet the planes at Mcchord fab. Flying time willbe less than 10 hours Prince said. Fighting men can Lake the Ocean spanning hop in stride but what about the Mother with Small youngsters who Are moving bag and baggage to anew Home for them the flight won t be All i . Fredrick Scott wife of the i troop s first sergeant explained her morning s activities we got our five children Pat 4 o clock she said As she changed 5-month-Oid Michele Ona Couch. We re tired but Are Al anxious to get to it. mrs. Scott was born i Munich but she has been to the United states three times. Mrs. Robert m. Newberry,18, wife of spec. 4 Newberry when asked what is the first thing she was going to do when she got to the states replied i m going to Call my mother.1 another answer to the question by mrs. Harvey l. Owens 20, was i m going Toby an american hamburger her husband she said displeased about the Money he is saving because the spaying her Way Home. Owens a specialist four picked up Theta to get his wife to Europe. Redeployment processing Orthe More than 800 travellers was handled by five team organized by usage. It. Col. Woodrow w. Marriott com mands usage which was formed in february to Ai servicemen and their families returning to the states during the air Force shift. Shot records wore checked,.passports scanned by immigration officials and orders an manifests compared. Customs officials examined the 40 tons of baggage before Takeoff usage official said. Thimakis customs checks m i . Unnecessary. A fanfare by the 3rd armful div band signalled that Takeoff was near and the Bis jets w ready to Load. The hundreds passengers then boarded Bug babies bags and ail to a them to the Mac commercially chartered the seat belled passenger waited for a Clear . 5 Fred a. Frangiosa it of Newark n.j., and sum up the feelings when he said i be enjoyed my tour Here. I saw Germany and Visi e
