European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes january 1981 breathed a big sigh of Relief by Brad Durfee staff writer reaction was Strong and emotional As service members and their families stationed in Europe responded to the news of the hostages release and arrival in Ger i feel a great Deal of i Hope we can forgive and forget this incident with the inauguration of a new i Hope we can move ahead to a More peace Ful chaplain James a lint of said at Tommy bestir of the 7206 safety office at said he was very the airman from said its something that has been bothering me a Long in glad its a spokesman for the Canadian in said that the reaction among the Canadian troops was of Joy and Relief that the thing was Al from Al though we had no direct we dont like to see those things happen to our friends and the americans Are our George assigned to the Cost and management Branch of the con sular division at Oesterberg Camp new thought the release was from Jack i breathed a big sigh of Relief when they got to Wiesbaden especially after All the letdown Treyve he said his 6yearold had something to say during tues Days confusion As to when the hostages would be released if everyone had tied a yellow ribbon around a the hostages would now be Steven 110th my co in said he thinks its Good that the captives were free but thinks the United states should have gone in when they were from red said of policy to Ward i think we should continue economic sanctions and forget about Friendship with Canadian Dave eagles said at Lahr i think Imas Happy As any pity you had to give so much to get them of your govern ment showed great after having your face in not taking offensive action against the iranians which in sure the russians would have in a similar William of the v corps chaplains office in said we All feel if i was in id give everybody the Day off so they could go out and the native of Shamo added my family and i stayed up All night watching the when the first plane touched at about 10 min utes to we popped the Cork on a bottle of Champagne to Daniels said Many of his coworkers were but when he got to work wednesday he said theres a general feeling of excitement and Relief that the 14month ordeal is finally airman Karen assigned to the 32nd tac fighter a Oesterberg said its about weve been waiting for Over a Cronister of said she was disappointed that the hostages were Only getting pizza when they came an earlier news release said a Chicago radio station was sending pizzas to the hostages in i just wish them the Best of Luck in adjusting to the Cronister Yeoman Russell from from his office at Navy Headquarters in i listened to the radio All Day monday and when i went Home tuesday the hostage release is one of the Best things that has happened in a Long i dont know How to say How 1 feel about except its fan when asked who should meet the re leased Skinner said i feel car Ter should be the one to be even though Reagan is now Carter did the Richard assigned to the european defense analysis Center in said i think its in a night and i listened to the radio All a hey of College said i think we waited too Long to get them Back and didst do enough to gain their it made me mad How Iran made a political show out of the whole at the in 4 Diane from its a Good thing there finally released but it took too assigned to the 1st inf div added Iran should never have been allowed to get into a bargaining i think Carter was a bit too i believe reagans rhetoric might have scared Leonora a native of assigned to the 1st signal Kai said a sudden thrill ran through her when she heard the i was so Happy i had Goose everybody cared for the and i think it showed the last couple of Maureen a civilian employee with the Canadian forces in said she absolutely Jamison of said they were gone too Long 444 Ive been listening to All the news broadcasts for the past 48 in an army assigned to the 769th med det in i feel great that they have been released and that the problem was solved without resorting to military action i that it want Miguel from puerto went on to say that he thought that they had been held too the  have tolerated their Cap they should have been More Daggres it should have been taken care of Many months Anthony with the 513th Supply so at Raf was Happy to know the former hostages were finally in i Hope they iranians dont get All that i dont feel they should get anything after holding our from was concerned that the military looks weve lost stature because of that hostage we should have done something a 17yearold student at Patch Ameri can High school in Stuttgart Vaihinger said he thinks the hostage release is great but they were held too Dave Hepner of said we should have gone into Iran As soon As they were Cap tured and brought them i think car Ter did his he sent the Rescue team in but it didst work 5 Brenda 29th area support watched to All night its great just my first reaction when i heard about the hostage release was a big said the in glad its Over airman 1 Eugene who is on temporary duty at Raf Mildenhall from Little Rock near also commented on the hostage a Detroit Ellerbe its a Good thing they were wed have gone to War without a a private first class assigned to Vii corps in we should have gone in when the hostages were Otis Bouie of fort also i Hope credit for freeing the hostages goes to Carter because he did All he could to get the hostages Anthony Allen is assigned to the 2nd support come at Ger the Eastern sergeant said this about the hostage release a lot of people say we should have gone in and taken it took 14 months of negotiations and it could have taken just a second for the hostages to at Camp new Paul assigned to det 2134 comm called the release one of the greatest things that could happen to Start the new year off Cook of said this is especially True with the new president coming he can now tackle the other problems the nation is faced 5 Thomas with Vii corps in we should have gotten them out from added taking an embassy is an act of we  have paid them 4 Nicholas a member of the 90th personnel and administration in in said he Felt Good inside when he heard of the release of the i got up Early to listen to the radio i could almost feel the Relief that they Farruggia of Wichita added that their release instilled a new National Pride in the american the flags tattooed on every americans heart probably Rose last tuesday he a specialist 4 at Stuttgart said he was pleased that the hostages were released but everyone made too much of a big Deal Over the from who did not wish to be said that Carter  have Given the Money to the the is a Strong country too Strong to give in to a coun try like he i think its said Ron Ald Tatus of the 32nd tac fighter so at Camp new we had an Alert and came in when i saw their arrival at i almost shed a tear or from said he thought the yellow ribbons were a Nice touch and was Happy that the wearing swept the a there hostages no longer returnees reported in Good spirits by Chuck Freadhoff staff writer Germany they Are hostages no they Are re in another at another it might have seemed state department officials were merely playing semantic but when Jack Deputy spokesman for the talked to newsmen shortly after the hostages arrived Here he opened his remarks with a Brief statement on the today we attempt to Bury the awful word like most americans this spokesman will attempt to erase the term hostages from their it May not be Cannon want specific about the treatment the 52 Ameri cans or their present there were Cannon gave an example from the air port gathering in Tehran just before the flight to Freedom it we Are the first As they in the entire time they were been unequal treatment there were indications the hostages we rent treated asked How much notice of their pending release they were Cannon i dont really know that but i believe there was some indication that some of the people had very Little notice at All perhaps 15 or 20 minutes and others had several there were positive notes in the press conference As asked about the sex hostages Cannon we viewed them As being in relatively Good he any attempt by at this to judge their medical condition is entirely none of the 52 needed immediate medi Cal care from the doctors and nurses aboard the two flying hospitals Dis patched to Algiers to pick them on Board the they were very in in whats going on in the when they left they got to Gether and talked they were very interested in sharing the experiences they had their interest in things concerning the outside world was superabundant they shared the emotion of the to he when the algerian air Craft left Tehran and became apparently everyone loosened their seat belts and immediately rapped with each other in a great communal race to phones after arriving at the the hos tages quickly made their Way to the Bank of phones to Call loved Cannon they pretty much checked gave some very preliminary Hospital inform made Telephone Calls and i under stand most of them have gone to i think their first interest was very much the the hostages will not meet the press unless they ask to do Cannon they will spend their Days having medical checkups and talking with doctors and government in addition to the medical briefing and medical which will be most a number of agencies of the government will have discussions with there is a state department team roughly totalling 30 the state department has discouraged families from visiting the hostages in Ger Many and Cannon said we have no information that any of the hos tages families Are coming to the wife of one Donald visited him she lives in the Frankfurt Hohman was stationed at the army 97th general Hospital in Frankfurt before going to temperatures Rock Angeles Beach Orleans City Maine Ore Louis Petersburg Lake City Diego Francisco Juan