European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 8 the stars and stripes sunday August 27, 1978 tace son was peeking ver the Borizo left photo As the i Hesheima exercise got under Way. At right Bernice most Gornery gets directions for proceeding Sunrise exodus was a family affair sury and hmm by John Savard chief illeshe3m, Germany Sis train ing at this army Community began a Sun Rise monday morning. But unlike other Days wives and children As Well As sol Ders took part. Army officials Here called the training a limited exercise of the local dependent evacuation plan. They said the exercise As designed to increase combat Readi Ness by shoving soldiers and their families Bat would happen if american dependents were evacuated during an emergency. Army and air Force officials said the tamed As much As the soldiers and dependents. The evacuation plan had not been practice since 1962. Peter Lober. A 42 year old German who runs the Post gym one. Recalls what happened at that time. It looked like it was be people got worried because they remembered the evacuations i of German civilians from combat areas during world War u. That exercise brought Back the memory of refugees on the roads of Ger he added that the exercise also caused traffic jams. More than i years have passed since then but military officials planned for months to avoid causing a repeat of that concern when the plans were practice Here like other army exercises this one began Early. Area wardens went to each american Home to Tell them the exercise was was 5 05 . When a Knock came at the quarters of Wanda Robbins she was already up. Getting her husband off to work. Her son. 11-year-old Kevin was Stillin bed. During summer vacation she said the sixth grader normally sleeps until 10am. Pauline Hussain lives off Post nearby winmark Bergel. She said she and her bus band a private in Btry b. 2nd in 57lh Ai defense arty usually get up at 6 . They came at 5 13 . I was Given a slip of paper and told where to catch the bus which was to come and pick us up. But Driver in a Pov saw us and brought us to the school on Post before the bus got Browne was t called at her Home in Mark Bergel until 5 53 am but she had gotten up at 4 . To get had to get my baby ready she said other families were also ready and wait ing but army officials said they expected such they added that dependents had been briefed and urged to plan around the exercise we did t want to put stress on the said one army official. Families were told to bring one suitcase for each family member and Neo data cards the Center for the exercise was the Ille sheim elementary school. Once inside people gathered in the gym to Check bag Gage arid in process. Within 15 minutes they were assigned to control groups in classrooms around the school. In a real evacuation they would be moved with thai group. Most families were finished i _ part in the exercise by noon. Boll 218 volunteers were driven to buses where they actually got on and took off. It was evening by they were finished Jean Griffith whose husband to Jand he co. 1st in. 13th Armor t looked Forward to seeing How this turned out. And hoped there a pub exercises of that Type fore Betty Mills said the exercise a regular event even though it have to organize and move her 1aers each Lime Diane Dorothy said she fat tit Way. You she said i Gol Days ago. I really did t know i this. But i know what it s one military official said excise cripples the life of an entire Community for a whole Day. An this size May not occur Vint month old Mirissa Ann loan i left Pix Xoi Aub i us Nereus from a mtr ads i to k. C m Nib. Scott or Rich. 1. before boarding us by by
