European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Christmas visit brings couple together by Mike Heronemus staff writer Fulda Germany outside the farmhouse in Kon Grund Germany Christmas was red and  Snow. Just  inside n fire was being kindled that would Lum chiming Christmas Bells into ringing wedding Bells for one Black horse Soldier stationed overseas for the first time. Spec. 4 Thomas b. Combs a tank gunner for troop a 1st so 11 the annd Cav regt said he did t know what to expect when he signed up to spen Christmas 1985 with a German family. He certainly did t expect to find a Bride but one of the Farmer daughters Regina rein hard became mrs. Combs sept. 6. Combs said he was so nervous about going to inc Reinhardt farm that he volunteered one of his tank Driver friends spec. 4 Robert Carey to go too. He was t even Here when i volunteered  Combs said. I did t know what to expect so figured a Good Way out was to take my car. Of any thing got kind of funny i could Lake  instead he spent three Days will the German fam ily of three Sisters three Brothers several aunts and uncles and his Fulfur parents in Law. What Tiv 25-year-old Soldier from Vilu Mova pa.,remembers most about that Holiday was "1 guess her he said quietly. Because i was the Only one to speak English 20-year-old Regina said. Some others in the family speak some English but i Learned to apr k English along Lime ago she said. Combs does remember other things about the holi Day the tree candles singing still nacht silent night eating a lot of food and choosing which of the farm s turkeys to eat for dinner. I talked to her father a lot about  Combs recalled. Regina was the translator. Her father and i agreed on almost every Point we touched Combs said. The three Days of Christmas passed and Combs returned 10 Downs Barracks in Fulda. Two Days later he was Back .11 the farm to see Regina. He invited her to his unit s new year s eve party an she accepted. They began seeing each other nearly every week end go ing for walks or to local pistol ranges to shoot. Wewcel out to a lot of dinners Regina said. Combs guessed it was june when he asked her to marry him. Regina set the record straight it was in  i gave him an answer pretty soon but