European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July the stars and stripes Pago 9 change of scene soon an chaplain finds the Days Good by George Koberl staff writer Frankfurt a fast when he arts ii in the Henry Ackerman listens to Henry he Doest talk to himself his is the religious voice of an and he turns himself on wit h n flick of the wrist for the past two he has filled the military airwaves with Happy homilies Anil  lips fur pubic con the energetic chaplain soon to change his listening habits he returns in the tie 09yearold lieutenant colonel joins she chaplains staff at his la cd shows will continue into August before his familiar trademark have a go mood is heard for the last must Days arc Good for the cheery Chap lain ram new they Are also very his Normal routine would Wear out Ait starting with the premise that five hours a night is enough Acko Manns week gigs something like this on he tapes his monday radio Chi he tapes his shows for tuesdays through his sound of sunday shows arc put together on wednesday wednesday evenings Are spent at the Atterberry Chapel in saturdays and sundays Are also reserved or his Chapel he counsels by squeezes in taping of his Blac oriented religions pro gospel makes occasional to interview and introduction appear keeps track of scheduled retreats throughout the command for radio an limits himself to two guest speaker shots per thinks out his prospective material in the evenings and writes during the Day when Hes nol an has supplied ack Cormann with his own editing which stands in a Comer of his Ackermann waiting at Stop in line Al stores and wherever else he can and a spare minute and Hes Valia is often at his actively involved in the religious magic Date 3 times Lucky for sergeant its said thai joint things come in the Stith intr co i panel Linda to Hurt is Dis Revor when Joheph i Whill of the aah was promoted to sergeant first class it was u triple his Date of pay imry Dale and birthday Are All on the same fat e March when t Bic third r Iii lib was is to the company hi1 added to int ranks at Fletcher a Ilia and o Steven Hill the third coincidence occur red when 1st gon Wulw was assigned to the will and greeted two of his los Thuy Weru and haul All u Hirse events uncured during the past Shrue thu Inis the Iii party Tias Prici Mutl the company a Loire Day puss if the next three months provide As Many Cionci the company is keeping its fingers crossed for with two two two and two thais a lot of work of their he and his Russlan bom wife have two aged is and and a although the United Church of Christ pastor is one of the Bette known Rell Elpus personalities in it May not be widely known that he started the radio ministry for personnel in Lookingback Over the nearly three years of Media Uekermann admitted the work has been rewarding and he Fields n goodly flow of daily about on third of the he Are but most coins from listeners who have heard Tome Houghton idea which Treyve found useful its a humbling he to know that people have taken your words to heart and that Treyve been he said the rewards of his efforts Are in tangible a doctor con perform an opera Tion and perhaps sue the patient walk for the first time As a he we Deal in spiritual and you cant literally see the although he May be Best known Here for his radio who has a bristling Reddish three masters degrees and a super healthy does not care to be thought of As a glorified disk one major responsibility he feels strongly is the need to blend his Media messages with the work of other chaplains in the among other he i dont want to Embarrass who has been known to hoist a Beer from time to said lie tries to identify with the other to supplement their efforts in the speaking of traditional chaplains Acker juin said he has not had to preside Over any funerals during his Europe stay but he has had no shortage of baptisms and including a Dawn hitching on the longest Day of How docs he feel about rank and uni form while representing god and Christ a chaplain has to come across As a person who to its the person who not the when Doest his uniform identify him with the organization which some of those seeking his help regard As a source of their problems he countered that they might think someone within the Structure can help More than someone on the when he returns to the his duties will not involve further Media ministry at not for one the creative demands of the work he has been doing in Europe have had a powerful draining he admitted that the constant need to generate ideas fashions a fear that he could wind up mouthing platitudes and he wants a Chance to spend More Lime with his wife and whatever the future it seems Likely Uekermann will always be having one of has Good Days such things arc alway Busy chaplain Henry Acke Nunn tapes one of fail nowt in the an Ibe chaplain Center Luw Libone o Hli before time to depart Lor the photos by red Randy