European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 18. 1985 prbnl0 or bold today army doctor s work at clinic pays off with better service by Connie Dickey staff writer sen. Germany a Hon or. Capt John h. Polak was a new army doctor and just assigned to Germany with the budding in clinic he found a lot of work. His problem was insufficient support. Sometimes there would be enough staff to care for the patients who came in. Sometimes Polak said. Nobody wanted to go there for treatment because they would usually be referred to Gln Hauson Hanau or the Hospital in Frankfurt so the patients usually preferred to go there in the first place. We started a reorganization and began reworking Standard operating procedures began Complete medical care worked on support requirements and remodeler the clinic Polak said about his first duty assignment As the 2nd brigade surgeon with the 3rd army div and officer in charge of the budding in medical clinic. As a result of his efforts the patient Load increased 30 percent he said. Patients were coming to Buedingen instead of going somewhere else. Polak recently was recognized for his work at the clinic with the army surgeon general s physician award. The award is Given annually to one Captain one major and one lieutenant colonel army wide. The 29-year-old, West Piulson pa., native has been in Germany for 2vi years and is now with the Gln Hauson clinic. Polak s interest in Medicine began during High school. He said he always had been interested in science and worked As an orderly at a Hospital. After graduating from College he began to wonder How to for medical school. "1 called the army and talked to the Recruiter and found out i could get a four year scholarship in Exchange for a four year Active duty enlistment. That was by far a Good Exchange in my Book Polak said. The army paid for his schooling at Philadelphia col lege s medical school. You Are on your own totally responsible because there is no one else to go to Polak said of his first assignment in Germany. This takes some adjustment for a Young doctor coming off internship status Polak will return to school As he begins a two year residency program in family practice at Eisenhower medical Center at fort Gordon ga., this Spring. I particularly enjoy family practice he said. In family practice you get to see the patients first and talk to them sort of get to know them. There s variety in illnesses and treatments and you Are dealing with the whole family. I like seeing the children grow besides being involved with his family practice patients Polak sees plenty of soldiers during morning sick Call and when he s out in the Field. "1 enjoy Field Medicine and being involved with the is photo by Girt Schuelter or. Capt John Polak a Good Exchange in my Book troops he said. The difference in treating both was a Challenge but Polak said he finds it easier now than when he first started. One of the differences he said is that most family members can go Home when they arc sick for bed rest while a Soldier cannot. You have to be familiar with the kinds of jobs and duties that Soldier has and to be specific about what can and can t be done Polak said. A doctor has to know what the Soldier does because a Soldier cannot go Home and stay another difficulty he has run into has been explaining to Young wives Why their husbands could not stay Home from Field exercises. A pregnant woman May want her husband nearby but he May have to go to the Field to qualify for specially. He s an e-5 waiting to be promoted to e-6, and cannot wait another year to qualify. In that instance 1 try to re assure the wife that there arc support groups Here to help her and let her know we Are not insensitive to her but we also have a responsibility to her husband Polak said. As for the future Polak is not sure whether he will make the army a career. But he is satisfied so far. I really did t want to come to Germany but my wife Dianne and i love it now Polak said. It is a great place to be As far As the travelling opportunities and for me to get the experience i needed to begin my american Canadian conquer 22,343-foot Peak in Himalayas Katmandu Nepal a an american and a Canadian have climbed the 22.343-foot mount Ama dab Lam in the first Success of Nepal s current Winter climbing season the tourism ministry announced. Inc ministry said Carlos p. Burner 31. Mountain instructor from Bellingham wash., and Media Patrick Kennedy 33 a Canadian editor and photographer from Carbondale colo., reached the Summit last saturday. For the final assault on the Summit the two started a bivouac Camp at 21,976 feet. They did not use bottled oxygen. Seventeen expeditions from various countries Are Mak ing Summit bids on 11 Himalayan peaks this Winter. This includes three South korean teams All attempting accent a of the world s tallest Peak 29,028-foot mount Everest. 13 Arctic wolves escape after Hole is Cut in zoo Fence Toronto a thirteen Arctic wolves escaped from their Lair at metropolitan Toronto zoo after a Hole was deliberately Cut in their enclosure s Fence a zoo spokesman said. Toby styles said three of the wolves were recaptured one by Tranqu Ilizar shot and the other two lured by food on 700 properly shortly after officials discovered them missing. Styles said the other 10 also were located near their Home and it was just a matter of time before they were captured. Although the zoo was open As usual during the week end there was absolutely no danger to any people at All he added. The zoo has offered a Reward for information leading to the identity of the person or persons who Cut the enclosure s Fence. South korean Field commander appointed army chief of staff Seoul South Korea a president Chun Doo Hwan has named Gen. Park Hec do a Field army com Mander to be army chief of staff replacing Gen. Chung to Yong the presidential office announced. The announcement said Park was appointed to the top army Post in a ceremony at the presidential residence. Park 51, who graduated from the korean military facade my in 1956, once served As commander of the special forces. Chung has been regarded As having played an important role in events leading to Chun s Rise to Power follow ing the assassination of president Park Chung Bee in late 1979. Chung graduated from the Academy in 1955, the same year As Chun. It was not immediately known if Chung would be Given a new assignment after his retirement from the military. German submariners . Tankers find similarities by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Bam Berg Germany dive dive dive sir i Don t think a tank can do laughter. That s the kind of conversation you get when a German submarine Crew visits a . Army Armor battalion. Sixteen submariners from the Baltic seaport of 35 Miles South of the danish Border visited co a 3rd in 35th Armor saturday to Complete a partnership Exchange. The Exchange began accidentally. Staff sgt. George Cabral a platoon Leader with co a invited his German brother in Law la. Cmdr. Ralf Knigge. To visit Bamburg. Knigge. Whose rank is equivalent to a . Army Captain is executive officer of a Small 22-Man sub. During the visit the two men decided soldiers and sailors in their outfits might enjoy similar visits. Last May the tankers visited the sub sailed toured and played soccer. On their visit last weekend the submariners took a close look at the army s m 60 tanks in the co c motor Pool. Cabral several officers of the unit and enough soldiers to Man three tanks gave a demonstration of their vehicles Mancu suit sgt. George c.br.1 shows Kennan it. Cmdr. Ver ability showed How the smoke screen works and drove Cross country through the local training area. About a third of the visitors spoke English and soon were holding serious con venation with curious . The soldiers were most interested in torpedoes. Using hand gestures they sur mounted remaining language barriers. The sailors compared their sub with the tanks and noticed Many similarities space is kind of tight Knigge said. It s Small narrow and stowage is Lim they both smell the same another said. German submariners also share a fatalistic nickname with tanks of the German army and Knigge said it also could apply to . Tanks. We Call both steel Graves " he Laid. One Sailor looked around for a Way to illustrate the size of his sub. He pointed to a Row of six tanks parked next to each other and said his sub was that Long. Sol Diers who did not make the May trip were surprised at the Small size of the sub. We carry a Crew of 22," Knigge explained. We re meant to fight in the Ihil Low Baltic sea. In fact we have the Small est submarines in another item of interest was the hib i Galley or Kitchen. It s about four feet Square and must be moved every Lime torpedoes Are loaded on Board. Despite that the sailors frequently bake cakes. Although they Are not official partner yet both groups plan to continue and expand their Friendship. Knigge the partnership should continue because the Navy is isolated to it u important to have communication Witzl units from the Interior of Europe especially from other
