European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page couple buys arabian Mare 2 yanks in Germany enjoy horsing around Peter Sutlon and Friend Herbert Mueller attend Scanlon horse by Merle Jacobsen staff writer Germany today is More than exchanging Valentines for an american family at Ayers Peter of combat support and end will Reen hot in the army for our his wife Patricia will celebrate her second year in and and most important for Ine wading new York they will pick up Sacra a pregnant while arabian we could be Here another five years said who prefers to be called i think i would cry if we got orders Lack Toh she scan lib admit that i hair extraordinarily positive attitudes toward being stationed in Ger Many Are not the nor were they always so enamoured with duty when we met them it really changed our lives and she said of their German friends Herbert 34 and Agnes the Scanlon said Mueller and who Are engaged introduced them to the exciting world o horses and Fox the Scanlon met the centum couple in july the foursomes Friendship bloomed so partly that by the last week in november the Scanlon bought a Ai Vearold Quarter a is kept in one of two stalls at muellers Home muellers occupies the other stall because the scanlons1 second due to foal the filth of will also need a the Scanlon Are going Soso with Mueller to cover the costs of renovating the Pally according to the Many Amus muellers Fiance Agnes Erhard a Balds his horse while Vilt partly holds Sis Jim Arwine ing incidents grew us of Dingo i called up Frankfurt to Sec what the registration procedures were for a he Yost bought a what was the Ini tial re Alciun Scanlon got when he spoke to a veterinary Scanlon said the Colo Nel concluded the conversation you dont bring him the horse i partly recalled with amusement the con fusion of a Gate guard and his sergeant at Lycra Cavern when she asked permission to ride Dingo on the she said she decided to abandon the request when the ser Geant of the guard decided the Mailer should be refer red to the the american couples new acquisition will be Shera alone will Cost ibo Marks with an additional Nyks to buy the Scanlon said Dingo wan a Rood they was ready to ride for a thousand Marks a Quality control manager for an automobile instrument first came in Contact with the Scanlon by Way of a Pally said she used a Walki talkie in an Effort to Conaci Ger mans who were inner edited in meeting americans partly said that Mueller put Eckhardt on the Walki Elaskie because she Speaks better English than he Date Over Walki talkie we made a Date Over the Walki talkie to have partly according to Eckhardt 1 can Only stay is minutes when the German woman arrived at the americans scan Ion said the German woman ended up staying for More than two the Scanlon now live in government quarters in nearby but at one time lived about seven houses Down the Street from muellers Patty although the american couple did not know Mueller at the they were Friendly with their German i delivered about five baby cows with Pally said in reference to a Farmer Friend Scanlon arrived Here in september ibs wife and their children 6 and 5 came in february the sergeant said As soon As his family a we got out on the Road As often As we Patty finds it hard to understand the mentality of americans who would Mort Gage their children and sell their dogs and cals to raise Money for leave trips Back to the United she said Eckhardt who works in the Hank Al Ayers is amazed at the number of americans who prefer to vacation in the states in lieu of seeing the like his is trav Lori Why Donl you see Eurix pc while youre Here is the advice he gives to most service families Are so tied to their Home states that they dont even see the rest of their country when stationed he i try to get a different private every time i pull Scanlon and will spend All trying to con Vinci Young go to tour Scanlon Learned to ride English style while a student Al a Huston school for Hoys Palty is learning to ride with Mueller As her so the Scanlon Are Only buying horses for pleasure weve Dis cussed it Many Palty said when asked if she and her husband had considered going into the business of Rais ing horses or running u Riding they now reject the idea because of the Large amount of capital required to Slart a Busi but who knows if enthusiasm and Posi live atts Ludis count Lor some Day local residents May be Aboto ride or buy horses from Mia Lucr und Scanlon Sta