European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 9 Cioff service Retiree at age yank thrives on a third career by Joseph u Carter Germany a twice retired aerl can living Here has found Hie Ideal Vay to show his love for the army by serving As the unpaid director of the Rny emergency Relief Eugene who retired from the army As a major in july has carved As the Are director Here for the ast three who retired at he Giessen army depot with 32 Yean Active army next completed a 20 year civil service career in a number of procure men and management positions at the he earned his second retirement on i usually work b hours a five Days a Moreland and 1 am on Call after duty weekends and it has become my third he said of his Are Many of the More than military str sonnet and dependents in the Giessen military Community have come to know and respect he greets them when they he helps item with financial counselling during their and bids them Farewell when they return to the they Call him when soldiers have financial said James commander of Giessen s he All the commander and first sergeants know where to Send the gis for of targe amount of time daily is spent just counselling soldiers on financial prob Moreland there Are every thing from problems paying rent because of the declining value of the Dollar to asking who has the Best interest rates on Loans Loans Are a Large portion of the Are but my everyone can qualify for a according to at any Given we have Between 250 and 280 Active loan when someone trans fers Back to the we Transfer their account to their next duty when someone transfers to the Giessen comm their loan account in usually transferred he and Eugene Moreland Chat with Edward com although Moreland is assisted by an accounts maintenance he does most of the budgeting and decision making on Loans by his office makes about in Loans an in really in this Job because i like to help Moreland i remember what it was like to try to live off a privates and things Are pretty Tough for our Young soldiers even especially for those who bring their families to Germany at their own the local american Community recently expressed its appreciation for Moret ands Are takes a Bow mender of the Giessen Moreland is known As Are for efforts Over the past three Moreland and his wife who was born just North of were guests at a Surprise highlight of the event was a series of certificates and awards recognizing More lands contributions to Edward Gies sen Community ranked Moreland on behalf of the Community and concluded with a letter and certificate of recognition from retired army James director of who has no plans to retire from his third spends his spare time collecting the sept Genari has Volunteer work army Emer gency by Jim Cole whose collection includes nearly every German or american stamp issued in the past never has Are far from his when he has been working on his or in the Garden for he always returns to ask if any Calls have come for Are Moreland All his thoughts these Days Are about How he can raise More Money to meet the Community needs during this coming Springs Are he lives and thinks him Fly Cirtire ii it Cullim Public  Tor by i turn Nui Iury Pigeon racing lot of fun and a Good Hobby Story and photo by John Sav Ard staff writer Germany sets stained monuments and car windshields usually come to mind when one thinks of when Denis Gaffney of the 1st 82nd arty in Baum older thinks of he thinks of in just about anytime he int working As wit personnel staff the irishman is working with racing his flock currently numbers some 40 Birds which have raced All Over Gaffney said Pigeon racing is big in especially in the Ruhr where Pigeon owners have As much As Marks Worth of it costs a lot of Money to build a prize flock and it May take up to 10 years of Breeding and crossbreeding u build the in a Gaffney a Soldier just Doest have the time or Money to build a flock to consistently win he its a lot of Tun and a Good that All it can be for the sergeant has been racing pigeons most of his i was bom in Cork where they race Birds All que he we bad clubs All Over town Blackpool and i raced pigeons with the souths de when he reached Gaffney decided to Emi grate to an Uncle and Cousin who lived in new York City sponsored a the time they still had the draft for the said you had to sign a statement before coming to the states that said you would accept the draft and he said soon after he arrived in new his draft notice a he investigated and found if he probably would serve in As a be could choose where he could race Gaffney said pigeons dont Lake much time to Complete Long flights across in past his club at near Here in Nifte has Fea tured races from and other Distant this hey plan races from Salzburg and the Birds we have can make that flight in a Gaffney they Fly Between 30 and 100 Kilometres an most return except for the few caught by a Normal race pits the Birds of several clubs against each most owners enter 20 of their strongest pigeons in a they bring them to the club on the eve Ning before the the Birds Are put in cages on a truck and the truck Heads to the location picked for the starting Point of the at the appointed hour the Birds Are and the keepers on he truck Telephone the club to give the exact Lime of club members then go to the different lofts from which pigeons have been the time and arrival of each Bird is recorded from information marked on the leg band of each Points and prizes Are go ran in several in some Birds have won As much As Marks a he but in Small the prizes Arent so there Are some owners who Are Able to make big profits from racing but i just like the fun of the he plans to take most of his lock with him when he re turns to the United Stales this but Hes making them qualify for the when we race jus i will take most of my older Birds to the race in he those that make it Back Hill be shipped to the where i plan to use them As Breeding i have read that the first Pigeon race took place in Belgium when he King organized he 1 think the whole race lasted one hour and covered one i since owners of racing pigeons have improved their Birds to the present High Denis Gaffney holds ant of his racing