European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes january 1981 protective custody at Wiesbaden Hospital ready to pamper captives by Chuck Freadhoff staff writer Germany the arrival of the 52 american hostages at the air Force Hospital Here was expected to be the beginning of a pampered protective air Force Security policemen Are stationed at every Hospital Gate to keep journalists and others guards with police dogs wander the corridors and radio equipped police command posts Are at the ends of the Wing set up for the freed despite the High the atmosphere in the Hospital Wing has been tues Day medical personnel in the hos Tage Wing were taping up dozens of posters made by students at the Haine Berg elementary the colourful some in summed up americans feelings Welcome Back to our read one another proclaimed a youre with no explanation of the an airmen and Soldier Crews Busy All night preparing for the nightingales arrival by Bill Walker City editor Rhei main Germany dozens of airmen and soldiers worked energetically Here through the night tues Day and Early wednesday taking care of jobs that on most Days would be the difference was that they were pre paring for the arrival of americas 52 hos tages from Security police and military police ringed the control Tower area near the stopping Point for the c9 Nightingale planes which were to bring the hostages airmen moved equipment out of the terminal area and a Snow removal Crew cleared the ice surrounding the Tarmac where the hostages were to be transferred to a bus for the trip to the air Force Hospital at Ive been praying a lot said airman Dennis a Security policeman with the 435th Security police at Rhei main it feels Good to see those Birds flying out of said who stood watch on the flight line in the Nea Freez ing i dont want to be anyplace but Here this is said Don another Security policeman at the arrival area where the former hostages were to be sipping from a cup of soup after a stint of duty in the 34degree cold outside the base flight said this is an exhilarating experience in Happy for an airman who was to clean out the c9 Craft after their return to Rhei main from said he was thrilled that the 52 were finally i think its great there said airman 1 William Farrar a flight services worker at he after listening to president reagans speech today and then coming Home it makes me proud to be an american and to be in the Paul Hallenbeck was proud to be one of 10 Security police from Span Dah ice a chosen to come to Rhei main a to help with crowd i feel Good to be Here everybody in the unit at temperatures l 30 Rock 19 Angeles 33 31 27 Beach 25 30 23 Orleans 27 24 City 25 15 37 21 Maine 23 28 15 15 35 Louis 25 Petersburg 30 Lake City 11 Diego 11 Francisco 29 Juan 38 23 9s 36 43 Spang wanted to come up Here on this another Security airman 1 Barry stationed at clapped his hands tuesday and rubbed his fingers in the freezing night air and in not cold at in Lucky to be Here on this from Tex said tuesday nights shift was one eight hour stint he didst even after working a Midnight shift the Day in mid afternoon tuesday More than a dozen air Force members erected another Han built tribute to the hostages atop the control Tower the 8by20foot Elywood framed billboard proclaimed in thigh letters Welcome Back to free its our Way of saying Welcome said airman Gregg Echard of its the Best thing we could do without meeting which we wont get to the signboard was constructed by Mem Bers of the 435 Field Maint we put it together this morning in the c130 engine repair said a member of the Josie organized the he besides Echard and those who contributed their time were air Force members Kevin Mike Tim Pat Ken Ken Belinda Joe Hals Holly Leon John Dell Lou Paul Mccombs and Joe eleven member Crews were named for each of the c9 flying Nightingale Craft that were dispatched to Algiers tuesday night to pick up the former i wanta Tell you there was nothing that could have stopped those Birds from going to Algiers said Berton a technical specialist who advised on maintenance of the c9s that flew to the Man who supervised the maintenance of the two c9s was excited As the two planes thundered into the overcast sky at Rhei main Only a minute apart tues Day if they d have been any closer one would have gotten Jet said senior Jared those All of our Are checked daily there was nothing that could keep them from flying Mission commander of one c9 flight was Michael Connor from san Anto aircraft commander on that flight was Kenneth Molta of a while Gregory North cutt of was the other Crew members on the which bore Tail number were flight Mechanic Michael Brown of nurse Thomas Gormley from medical Crew director nurse Angela technicians Charles Bobbie and Larry Freeland from Steward on the flight was Maria Dagraca Lourenco from also inboard was airborne support member carmelo of Clair on the second William of was air Craft Danny Piper of and Christopher pillar of were Jimmy Mcvicker of North was flight Mechanic nurse Gretchen Malaski of san Texas was medical Crew director and nurse Deborah Kelly of was flight the three technicians were Ger Ald Duffman of Richard Bankey of and Michael Beauclair of Steward on the flight was James prestegard from spirit Iowa and airborne support member was Ste Ven Coffey of Iowa other was filled with smiling faces and still another sported drawings of German and american letters written by the children also were taped to the on the Way to their third floor rooms the hostages must pass under a huge ban Ner draped on the outside of the Hospital proclaiming free at last Iran is the hostages can see hundreds of yellow ribbons tied around Trees and posts and on the Hospital Small american flags have been attached to the handrails out Side the the hostage rooms each contain two night stands and a their View is of the Hospital a Stone and White Slat and nearby out Side the Fence newsmen hoping for glimpses of two to a room air Force officials said two hostages Are assigned to each the rooms Are equipped with toothpaste and other toiletries have been placed in the a state department official said the hostages would be free to roam the Hospi measures to insulate the hostages extend beyond the Hospital the Amelia Earhart hotel next to the Hospital is guarded by Security police and the a mys military at the spa Check identification of everyone trying to Whereon a close Mouth one up giving a forceful tug on his police dogs outside the one Lane of Konrad Adenauer Strasse was closed to make room for news Media cars and around the an watches the drama unfold by Keith Bennetts staff writer Frankfurt watching and an film technicians and engineers like hundreds of other Media representatives stood anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 52 Amer ican hostages they listened for word that the flight to Freedom had finally begun with the Takeoff of two algerian aircraft in right now theres kind of a a let said Frank news direct it looked like the release was Only hours were like everybody Mortensen comments came As Elev ent hour snags in final negotiations postponed the hostages by late tuesday an radio had broadcast satellite reports from the on the hostage situation for More than 35 continuous were picking up everything we can from the radio networks in the said Trent broadcast Well Cut into regular programming As news of the hostages comes on an hoped to transmit live coverage of the hostages arrival at Rhein main were working on picking up abcs live coverage As they transmit it Back to the states by said Paul Van television operations we wont actually be getting a satellite Well just be picking up the signal As it is relayed through a microwave transmitter Here in Mortensen said Anchorman Paul Macko would be in fans Frankfurt studios to augment Abc we really dont know How Well All this is going to come until it he we think there May be Breaks in abcs live coverage As they go Back to their in that Case Well probably go Back to our studios while studio officials prepared for live two Mobile an film Crews worked to record the hostages arrival on video were going to focus a lot on the Mili Tarys involvement in said 5 Mark Van a film Crew the air has been Given the Job to get them the hostages Here and take care of Vantreuren put in 13 hours monday preparing to cover the hostages he said the massive Media crunch at Rhei main a and Wiesbaden Hospital where the 52 americans were to be taken after their arrival in Germany was but on an event like youve got to approach it just like the other members of the Vantreuren were be ing treated just like everyone i think it gives you a Chance to show your report ing and what you can do creatively under like other american Media in Ger an was flooded with Calls from other news television networks and magazines wanting information about coverage of the i got a Call from Greece wanting some said Lee a member of the networks coverage that the Way these events always Are every body in on an officials said both radio and Tele vision coverage of the hostages release and arrival in Germany would continue As Long As events