European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Artillerymen with a Talent for Art sgt. Marshall 0. Terrell Worts on mural at Daley Barracks at Bud kit Tongen. Buik Heronemus staff writer a most everyone he greens Calls him sergeant muscled 6 Fooi-2, 200 Pound physique advertises athletic prowess that look him to offensive tackle stardom a title playing or Crispus a Dueks High school in Indianapolis about 10 years ago at Daley Barracks sgt Marshall d Terrell Mas been a key player in the battalion commander s Olfe Sivo to improve living and working conditions Tor soldiers o 2nd in. 4 1 is Field arly. He s doing in Wilh paint and artistic Talent. His word can be seen just about everywhere in the battalion his hand painted signs Bear unit markings and the Field artillery s crossed cannons. His stencilled Cougar s head growls from the sides of 155mm self propelled howitzers in Chat lie Btry. The 3rd inf div Blue and while Patch emblazoned Wilh the mame bulldog or Battery logos like the he Bury headhunted Skull break die Monotony of building hallways Terrell is a part time Painter whenever his duties As battalion safety noncommissioned officer and noncom Baran evacuation Warden permit. These Are jobs he s Learned since joining 2nd in nearly three years ago before that the army trained him to be a Field Arliller Yman. A Job he is still proficient in Anda parachutist. Thai came after he used a four year scholarship to ailed the Rhode Island school of design in Providence and Afler graduation a year of freelancing As a commercial artist for diva a firm in Chicago. Now he a Soldier As Woll As an artist. I always wanted to Como in the army. I passed up an Illustrator s Job with Western electric i Indianapolis to enlist Terrell said i m a Little patriotic Terrell has been in Iho army almost five years pan of it he spent As an airborne Field artillerymen Wilh the 82nd airborne Oil at fort Bragg , he painted Iacre Loo portraits and special projects to help Boos unit morale and Esprit d corps Terrell said his favorite Way to pursue his interest in Arl is decorating places where soldiers work and live. I can paint on the building Walls and not worry about gelling in his tools Are cans of Spray paintbrushes masking tape bottles of enamel paint and an air Brush. Although he likes to paint on Walls Piaster can Causa him problems. Afler he s worked several hours on a Sis Pix to by c Pauling. Some plaster May Chip of or masking tape will pull Oil pieces Terrell said the j7 nil isl said he paints in layers pulling Down a base Cotor Lisl. Then applying details on lop of each color As he works. If the Piaster chips off. Several layers of pain might have to be redone i be Learned a lot while paid Nuj Terrell said one thing he Learned nol to do is to use lacquer paint on top of enamel recently a was painting an artillery piece am the 2nd in Crest on the Wall of the 3rd inf div no Academy at kit Ngun. Afler several hours of work Terrell decided to Pul some Blue details on the painting. The Blue lacquer ale through the red base coat and began to run he said that was a Tima consuming lesson to repair he said but Wilhour remorse. The army has offered me Lols of chances to learn plus Job stability he said Terrell said he eventually wants to use his an skills in a business of his own soon hell have to decide whether to re enlist in the army or Fry civilian life. My grandma said i Don t need lore enlist i be already paid my debt to society. I Don t know about 1ha1 i do know that when i leave 2nd in my artwork will slay it makes me feel Good to leave my artwork. Every place i be been i be left a piece of Erma the other nigh my husband and i were poised in front of the to set to listen la the news helicopter zoomed across the screen fireman performed a daring Rescue floodwaters lapped at a second Story window and a deep voice announced the evening news with Stone Rock and Wendy Slone said Good evening i m Stone then Wendy said and i m Wendy wet lips filling in Lor cookie Scarf tricks who is not then Stone said for tonight s top Story we go to Dirk Boulder. Can you fill us in on what s happening Dirk Dirk said thanks Stone and Wendy. We re waiting or the final Vole within the hour. Now Back to you Slone and Stone said thanks Wendy said thanks Dirk said you re Welcome Stone and Stone said now to you and Wendy said thanks ii was never that Way with Waller Cronk ifs we All know Waller. He had the Mustache and even if he had shaved in Oil. To were Bright enough to figure thai there would be no reason to run in a look alike to lease us. The Way i figure this new wave of intimacy is in All goes with the Selling of the Anchor person. For some reason in is important that we Are on a first name basis with the team the news Means More if we believe they All live Al the same Boardinghouse eat together play softball on sundays Wash their cars and sit around Wilh elderly people rapping and finding out what they re thinking. Someone figured in they had a Hobby and a dog they d have More credibility. Anchor persons want to be your friends Iii Tell you the truth i Don t need any More friends. At the moment i m supporting a Mother lode. There s the Wailer at the restaurant who introduces himself the moment i Sil Down. There s the woman at he Bank who presents herself by name and oilers to be of any assistance. There s the salesperson in lingerie who gives me her card and says Shell Call when the flared legs come in. There s the Guy Al the service Slation who asks me to men on his name when Call and. Of course the stewardesses and captains on airlines maybe in one of them Dies. I will replace them Wilh an Anchor person a Weatherman or a sports announcer at the end of the newscast it was like lights out at the Gallons " Stone said Good night to the Sporl Scaler Granite who said Good Mgullo Slone and Wendy. Then the Weatherman. Storm said Good night to Granite and finally Dirk reported trial they d have to Wail until tomorrow for a report on the Vole before he said Back to you. Slone and Wendy " Wendy said cookie would be Back Lomonsow night. I m sure someone will Point her out to me. 5 1m6103 and film to sym Tom wednesday september 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17
