European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 4, 1987 the stars and strikes Page 3 no proves value of Soying it with music byjoe Mapother Breme Luven Bureau Amy sgt. Richard Waluszczak is a trained Forward observer but for the past four years he has focused his eyes and cars on the blasts of trumpets and trombones not artillery. The same basically holds True for the rest or the nine piece 2nd army div fwd band Waluszczak has directed Lince its inception in i9b3. Going by military Job descriptions he tiny band in Northern Germany is composed of helicopter mechanics medics tankers and More. Waluszczak s Job has been to take this Motley Crew he estimates upward of 50 soldiers since 1983 and Mold it into the musical ensemble that represents the Karlstedt based 2nd army div fwd at roughly Iso performances each year. The army knew it had a Forward observer who could play Drums when the band started. After it be came apparent Hal Waluszczak outranked the Only other e-5 in the band the army knew it had a band Leader. Matuszczak did the rest. The band today is probably the Best Community relations asset we have said capt. William Jaques division Public affairs officer. Not surprisingly the band bears Matuszczak s imprint As he prepares to leave Lucius d. Clay Cavern Tor a new Job most Likely As a Forward observer. When Matuszczak leaves said trumpet player and mechanized infantryman spec. 4 Douglas Welsh Hisle tonality will be  Matuszczak 26, is More than just a bandleader. He is also a showman. As the Man up front with the band Waluszczak will drop his conducting duties and hit the door for a Quick interval of Cossack kick stepping. He will Don Sun glasses and Trench coat and cajole the crowd into join ing i Host he will perform a striptease the Bottom layer being army dress blues instead of flesh in the Buff. And the band plays on. We did t Start getting into a Tot of the show things until i saw the Usa eur band in 1983," Matuszczak said. He went backstage after the show to ask what can be done where and within the framework of a Mili tary band. Sgt. Richard Matuszczak pub out ill slops to keep his bund and the audience stirred up. I be never been to any kind of acting school a Luszczak said. The showmanship came in from the dance classes i be been doing i guess i kind of found a hidden Talent. When i was about five years old said the Jersey City n.j., native i used to beat on pots and pans because i had this rhythm. It used to drive my father crazy so he sent me to music  on Post the musical requirements of the band arc common to those of military bands around the world. In the Early Days Waluszczak relied on the proffered expertise of the 3rd army div band to teach him the ways of protocol for change of command ceremonies retirements and the like. Off Post the band often plays swing music of the big band Era. The Choice of music is Mal Szezak s. It was a Choice born out a Nightmare common to All perform ers bombing on stage. Matuszczak grimaced As he related the details. A Young band a Small German town and the invitation to leave the stage 10 minutes after the first note was struck. Renditions of the theme from Star wars was not what the audience wanted Matuszczak. Learned. He took his hard earned lesson to the people and began canvassing local communities to find out what they wanted to hear the answer. Glenn Milter Tommy Dorency and Benny Goodman. Big band music was what they wanted to hear bul Matuszczak Only had a Small band. The next problem was to rearrange the 40 and 50-Piccc big band num Bers for a band Hal has never numbered More than 12 musicians. We started writing our own music because we did t have any music he said. If it did t sound Good we d just go ahead and rearrange the  in the summer of 1984 the band scored whal Matuszczak considers its greatest Triumph and being Small played a big part in it. Setting up for an International military band show in the North German port City of Wilhelm shaven a Luszczak decided he did t want to make the same Standard Entrance As the other much larger bands i just did a Little snooping around and found a fire exit that went up to the third floor and said of Guys that s How we re going in " which they did playing when the saints go marching in. The crowd loved it. She me needs of others now her need is desperate co Linsville Iii. A a woman known for adopting children with special needs now has a life or death need of her own $7s,000 for a Bone marrow transplant. The six kids and the lord and to see sin reasons Why i need logo on and not give up is what keeps me going Laid Lynn Schmacker who has been afflicted with Hodgkin s disease for the past five years. I just feel like i have so much to give to my kids Schr Nacker 32, said monday. Hodgkin i causes swelling of the Lymph nodes eventually impairing the body s immune system Schmacker s doctor described her condition As extremely serious. Without the transplant Shell die of her Dis ease said or. Peter Weiss of jewish Hospital in St. Louis adding that her chances of experiencing Tola remission with the procedure Are 40 percent. Time is of the  her brother John Schmacker a teacher in Indi Ana has been approved As a Bone marrow donor the word cancer scares a lot of people sch Macker mid. So i just kept a Low profile until we had logo Public. Because of needing the  she said her illness might cause problems with slate Agenda that might question her ability to care for the children. She has adopted five and Hopes to adopt a sixth now under her care. One of the children suffers from spins Bifid. A birth defect that makes walking difficult while the oth Fri hive emotional problems. She has tired fur the children with slate and fed eral a mans vital components to Trie immune system irom Stem cells slam cells t cells 3administeredintravenously, putted marrow cells travel through the blood Stream and eventually reach the Bone marrow spaces to begin restoring victim s mood cells and immune system in Terigo Tribune graphic Soiree Chicago to Burn news reports pull through this. They just need a Little encourage ment and  although her illness has taken ils toll physically Schmacker said she s been Able to care for her Chil Dren. In limes of difficulty the said her family helps. She said she has reached an agreement with bar nes Hospital in St. Louis to perform the procedure for 175,000. The Illinois department of i Public Aid had re fused to pay for the procedure saying in is experimental she said. The department has paid fur All of her treatment so far though. We do not pay for thai Type of medical i Rai ment because Uherc Hatch t been enough of them done in this country and there is not enough data said Dan Pillman of the Public Aid department. So Schmacker s friends established a Trust fund at the pint National Bank of Collinsville fur the transplant and they be raised More than 11.000. Schmacker first became a Foster Parent 12 years ago and began adopting children thereafter. She s provided exceptional care to the kids and is a fantastic Parent said Cindy Mcnamara. A so Cial worker Wilh the Illinois department of Chil Dren and family services she just has the ability to develop those kids and make them achieve their greatest potential Mcna  said. "1 sure Hope they can raise those funds because it would i a waste to ice that Allenl go