European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army pulls together is phew by Tony Naboth Tulp photo in rofl Down a cow Ott 1 1 Tai army Civ a tit it Pant caring � my Morita a Vic in it a far than who dirt in thu a chm t Ato pc Curtt Mufti vote by find Tutt not a fatty Tow Muf on of cry Aisoff tinny Togal hat. Is hyped on radio television and bulletin boards around the world but for the families of he victims at Hohenfels it was More than just Public relations talk. The question or Aid was never a problem said maj. Christopher Cardine the 3rd so. 1 1 1h army Cav regl executive officer. The question of overwhelming Aid  by the afternoon of the explosion the 3rd so headquarter was the pulse of the Community. Escort officers and casually assistance officers fanned out across the Community bringing Ami ties of the victims to the Headquarters for support and information. Cheryl Moulton wife of 1st it. Dewey Moulton was called at 7 . One night and told uninjured Soldier s wife would be going to the United slates an a flight the next Day at 7 . She was asked if she could accompany the woman. One word sure " was the response said it. Col Robert d. Hurt 111, 3rd so commander Hurt s wife Lois helped coordinate the support of the families. She called me and told me people wore walking up to her on the Street stuffing Money in her hand and telling her it was for the families of the soldiers he said shaking his head. Lois Hurt Hen opened an account named we care at the american express Bank at Mcpheeters Barracks. Now in Washington d.c., she meets with the soldiers still hospitalized from the Accident the bad Hersfeldt German american Friendship club contributed 2.000 Marks $1,175 to the soldiers families. The bad Hersheld military police cooked barbeque ribs for a week to raise Money for the we care account. Joachim Jna Kuell who runs the music Parac fies disco downtown brought his Amity to the rib Sale. After a military policeman asked him it there was anything he could do to raise Money Tor the families Kuell agreed to turn Over profits from the cover charge at his disco from one Friday night. Ii totalled More than 1,000 Marks $560with Kuell contributing 300 Marks $1 75 from his own pocket. They gis make up 80 percent of my business and they re Good boys. Don t cause no trouble. They keep me  the 61-year-old Kuell said. Then there was the response of the people across Europe the regiment s sergeant major s daughter was talking with friends of hers in Wurzburg it. Col. Hurt said and next thing you know they re passing the Hal the injured the status of the soldiers wounded at Hohenfels according to Sec sunny Taylor of v corps Public affairs Pic. Kevin j. Campbell 20, 58th combat Engineer co separate from Craig Alaska in Walter Reed army medical Center collapsed lung fractured legs head and abdominal injuries. Staff sol. Bryan d. Mccann 27. 58th. From Turtle Lake wis in Walter Reed army medical Center lost one leg. Spec. 4 Joseph j. Mayo 23, 58th, from Erie a in Walter Reed army medical Center both legs broken. Spec. 4 Komper s Rasnake i9, 58ltt, from Abingdon a in Waller Reed army medical Center leg injuries. F. I. Joseph 0, Boles 19. 58th, trom Fulton Ohio m Waller heed army medical Center lost both legs lost right  and Eye injuries. Sol. Victor m. Wynn 26, 58th. From Williamson by. Released and Back at the unil had lung and Chest and she came Back with More than s700 Lor the to care fund " the we cure fund meant a lot to us in the Hospital said spec 4 Richard Deisher. The soldiers know their families wore being taken care of and that was important " a com Rollee from Tho units that had casualties in the Accident looked Al each family s needs and decided Row much of the Money to give each family. When hey heard about the Accident i. Col. De and Mary Sullivan in Washington. . Called their friends. The hurl. To ask in there was anything they Mary charges Over to Waller Reed and starts taking Cara of the Guys greeting them mothering them and everything else it col. Hurt said. She met All the families became personal acquaintance Virji All the Guys wives mothers. Lathers friends. She kept us posted picked up the Ball for us  chaplain Cap Alva Thompson arrived in bad Hersheld from it. Bragg . The Friday before me Acci  had t even been to of Central Issue facility Yel he said. When the Accident occurred Thompson spent the first Day consoling Ifie fam Fras then borrowed some Field gear and headed to Hohenfels to be with the troops i m very fortunate that i have an excellent Field ministry team he said. Thompson claims Shat made his baptism under fire in bad Hars Leld easier to Cope Wilh he also said the demographics of the bad Hersfeldt Community helped. 1 because we Are a Small Community and in a sense an isolated Community because we Are a sub Community off by ourselves Here Are an awful to of close friendships that develop within a unil among the personnel among Iho families. I think there was kind of a built in support network for those families with the close friendships they developed living on a Small Post Thompson said. Thompson gave two service one Tor the soldiers in the Field july a then another for the Community once the unil returned from the yield july 10 he touched on the army family As the key Factor in dealing Wilh the tragedy. I suppose it s a time like that Whon we really see the meaning of the army As a family we have to care for each other because we re scattered in All kinds of circumstances and we have to Lake Cere of each  Thompson said. Cindy Mccann the wife of staff sol. Bryan Mccann who lost one of his legs in the Accident thanked the Community Lor their support. They really supported the wives of the comets hurl in the Accident in every Way Mccann said. We had Many people contribute to the we care fund in our names we had volunteers to take care of our kids while we were running around and the Drivers and escorts we had to get us Back and Forth to the hospitals and whatever were just great. It s Nice to know the Community can pull together for you like  . Washington Bureau reporter Chuck Vinch contributed to this report injuries. Pic. Richard h. Deisher jr., 22.58lh,from Winchester. Va., released and Back at the unit had one leg broken. Pvt. 1 John . Santos. 19. S8lh. From bryans Road my. Released and Back at the unit had shrapnel wounds and powder Burns. Spec. 4 David l. Slier 19,58th, from Denver co loan outpatient at Fizsimmons medical Center m Denver fractured right leg and shrapnel wounds to left leg pfc Stacey s. Valencia 21. 4th so 1 Ullh  Cav regt. From big Bear California a Long Beach naval air station Hospital has multiple fractures and facial injuries. Sgt Rudolpfo Navor 24, main troop combat support so from Pepeekeo Hawaii released and Back at the unit has hearing toss and Eye problems pfc. Adan floss Garcia. 23, he troop. 4th so t eth Armra Cav rat from Baytown Texas an pulp client Al fort Sam Houston lost right leg. Tier 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Paga 15