European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes the test concern and determination Are etched into the face of Marcla a nurse from the army As she pulls her weight in the detail of tour carrying a patient through the litter course at Ger to earn the expert Field medical in photo at 4 Unda a medic with the Host 3rd medical prepares to apply a splint to earn the same coveted for Chuck Freadhoff expert Field medical badge 3rd inf div puts the medics through the Mill by George Obrien staff writer Germany secs the her Back Bent like a strained to keep up the but it was obviously heavy it was a real said army nurse Marcia Schaefer after she finished the obstacle part of the test that medics from the 3rd inf div and other invited participant had to go through to earn the expert Field medical badge who works at the army Hospital in said she came to acquire the badge As a matter of personal Pride and to see if she could measure up to the standards that earning the badge de the Kansas at times i wanted to quit out there but Pride kept me utter men were great she added i also think the Guys who were on the litter with me a team of four carries a wounded Man through the course were just they did most of the the Guys were 5s Kerry Long Worth and Charles Mayo of the 2nd in 6th Berlin and Louis Delga 3rd 6th Berlin of great said he spoke for All of them when he said that Schaefer was a great help through her Pride and she helped keep us going because she  said Longsworth As of and of nodded in it and a sense of accomplishment is what drives people through the rigorous obstacle course at the sch Weinheim training testing mental and physical stamina to the said la John 3rd med in and Host for the annual four week we have medics from come to take this said who comes from he added that All medics from Vii As Well As some German army they come because it is known that tins is one of the toughest tests its not just the obstacle course that s but the forced Road which is 12 Miles for those under 40 and must be done in three we make a slight con cession for women and those Over 40 by shortening the distance by four in addition to the obstacle the medics must qualify in such subjects As military Courtesy and Field Sani tation and military bandaging and proper medical treatment medical map and use of the military intelligence and pass a written test on medical matters and Bio logical and radiation the testing goes on for four Days and nights for each training said 2nd Timothy who is in charge of the litter and the testers Are not allowed to leave the training Jordan said the obstacle course is usually dreaded the most by the Al though for some it May not necessarily be the worst part of the some Are in better physical shape than he but because there Are four persons going through carrying a wounded Man Over through a Tunnel less than two feet High with a right Angle running through and crawling under barbed wire while being gassed and shot As Well As being hollered at by the judges to Complete the thing in 30 team work is and if one person does not hold up his or her it could result in a failing score from the who is from said the Overall pass Rale is around 56 per cent and about 40 per cent for the obstacle he that it is not a test for the at the end of the obstacle Jordan the medics must demonstrate proper loading procedures for a Hel coopt an army personnel a Gamma Goat and a Field if they fail the obstacle the first they Are Given a second Jordan Mclntyre said that the women medics do about As Well As the and that the morale of both men and women was one woman 4 Linda a member of the Host said she was told she could go through the course with three men and one women or three other i decided to go through with the the Guys were just super and helped me a said the three year army who weighs in at 126 married to another specialist who works in the battalion motor she the men do not resent and in we Are like comrades out Here in the training its Tough work but i really enjoyed testing myself and finding i measured ill be proud to Wear my customers line up for bargains at Heidelberg Thrift shop sales top by Barbara Cullen staff writer Heidelberg its secondhand Rose complained about her secondhand clothes in a song made popular by barbra Streisand several years ago but people at the Thrift shop Here sometimes line up to buy goods for according to bookkeeper Flo Semelman sales at the Thrift shop go up about each last years sales went Over and this with two months left to go in the fiscal Treyve topped that in an age when secondhand cars Are la bleed previously buying previously worn clothes is becoming More acceptable especially when some of those items carry labels such As Judy Miller and California or were bought at Saks fifth i think everybody uses this shop All ranks not just the Little Ann the whole secret to shop Ping Here is looking carefully and not thinking this is clothes Are not the Only items for patrons can buy such items As ski equip Golf record players and run by the Heidelberg officers wives the shop is staffed by volunteers from the the Book keeper and cashier Are the Only paid work last year the shops profits totalled the Money does not go to the wives but to the welfare Tyler divided among the different divisions of the the Money was used As follows 35 per or to which includes the american red army Community Council for retarded the 130th station Community Roadside theatre and miscellaneous related projects 23 per or to the clubs scholarship and achievement awards in per or was earmarked for school use and Junior Roth 17 per cent or was appropriated under the heading of sol for use in the Community Craft shops and recreation the other seven per cent is divided among the contingency fund and a miscellaneous category titled under these the Money goes primarily to the army distaff foundation and the the Thrift shop has occupied its present quarters the past 10 expanding within the past few years to include a second this is an Ideal Tyler people drop in on their Way to the sound Center or the shoe the shop is open tuesdays and thurs Days from 10 to and the second and third saturdays of the