European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 photos by Tony Nauroth 4 Joshua Ramos left and Raymond Nobles holding a card which helps new troops reassure the folks Back Home appreciate the Welcome they received in personal touches help new troops Settle in by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau chief Katterbach and Germany Treyve never but 4 Joshua a radio operator with 1st 37th 1st army and Raymond a Cook with 3rd 7th 3rd inf have a Little something in Ramos was one of the first soldiers to feel the warm Welcome of his divisions orientation program last year when it Nobles Felt that same warmth when he came to his new division from fort but this int a Story of those orientation which encompass every aspect of a new soldiers introduction to an overwhelming overseas everything from Rifle marksmanship to City personnel to customs to language is Community services volunteers will even sew the but tons and patches on the newcomers uniforms for most communities now have these programs in some form or and ideas Are circulating among military communities in through both official and unofficial this is a simple Story about two soldiers who were touched by one Small thing within each of these total care orientation when Nobles arrived in the 3rd inf he was 19 Pope confers Vatican City up Erich Hon East German president and communist party had a private audience the first Ever for an East German Leader with Pope John Paul ii at the Vatican on on a today state visit to spent 32 minutes alone with the Pope in his private nine Mem Bers of the delegation that accompanied Honecker to including three were ushered in to meet the Pope briefly and pose for this will be a great Joy for the German democratic Honecker said As he posed with the As is usual in the Case of private Audi the Vatican gave no details of the but Vatican sources said the men conversed entirely in with no interpreter the 73yearold East German Leader appeared smiling and affable in television shots taken at the end of the in a Brief Exchange with reporters As he arrived at the Vatican for the Honecker this is not my first visit to the but also the first time i have been South of the in the traditional Exchange of Hon years Duffel bag and suitcase weighing heavy on his and primed for the usual Assem byline i processing the same kind of handling he got at his last unit in when he entered the sleeping quarters set aside for 3rd Cav he was stacked in a bunk that would be his Home until orientation was he was still primed for an but then his new no handed him the brightly embossed on its front was the cavalry in on the inside was a printed message with Blanks where the Soldier could fill in his name and new and the object was to Send it in its Matching to a loved one who might be wondering where his or her Soldier was and if he or she was it was just a Little he but it made All the difference in the the Cook from Dallas had no no pen and no but he managed to get that card Back to his i really liked he More than any thing else that happened during that has stuck with Nobles was a private now he is a private first his commander says Hes a Good Nobles says Hes doing Ramos was Given the grand tour of 1st army div facilities during his one of the places officials showed him was the youth the 19yearold Miami native said he was hooked when the folks there asked for volunteers to help coach childrens one of the masterminds of the Divi Sions Welcome Center said the orientation program is a Good time to ask soldiers to do something to help a child Ramos bit on the and it opened up new doors for i expected to spend time in the Gas Hauses drinking with my buddies and maybe getting into Trou he but i ended up Here with the i expected them to be he admitting his inexperience in dealing with but it didst turn out that Way at asked what he teaches the Ramos asked what he learns from he appeared startled by the paused a moment to then with great on april Ramos found out he passed his e5 promotion Board with 238 in three he expects to pin on his new his commander says Hes a Good and Ramos says Hes doing East German president a photo Erich Honecker and Pope John Paul ii pose for photographers before their Ecker gave the Pope a porcelain Statuette depicting the Madonna with the baby Jesus triumphing Over Vatican officials the Pope gave Honecker a reproduction of a mosaic from the roman colosseum and medals of his pontificate in Silver and Honecker and his aides were welcomed to the Vatican with full three of the pontifical gentlemen greeted him As his motorcade drove into the Damasus and an Honor picket of 12 Swiss guards was on the Pope greeted Honecker at the door of his Good presi Dent in Honecker replied Good although there Are Only 1 million roman catholics among East Germany 17 million Honecker Call on the Pope Fol Lowed the pattern set by other communist dignitaries during visits to soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko has made a Point of having audiences with the Pope during his infrequent visits to the last was on 27 this there was no word from the Vatican about whether the Pope took up with Hon Ecker the question of East German refugees living in the West whose children have not been permitted to leave East Jorn the president of the International association of human a private West German said tuesday that a protest group he led to Rome planned to deliver a petition to the Pope about the Chil Dren during his regular wednesday general audience in Peters but the Popes meeting with originally scheduled for after the general took place before the general before going to the Honecker and his delegation attended a Brief ceremony at the Camp Doglio City at the end of the Honecker told reporters we have been deeply impressed by the cordial Welcome we have the talks with president Sandro Certini and prime minister Bettino Praxi have con firmed that relations Between the German democratic Republic and Italy Are marked by full responsibility and Are developing favor ably for our two Peoples and for