European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse . Duc cmdr 6. I my stars a fed stripl1. Al 3 Claus connection links kids to Santa bask How Ikon Tkv Urwiler Hanau. Corm and visions of Santa c los i e m he Jully fellow via a Hookup in the North pole. I know in arc k a san la Claus said s year old ". Hopkins of go Lihau sen. Shawna had her do hts before hear ing Sana s voice to a radio Sci up in front of the Community shopping Center by Hanau s military affiliate Kadio Maks. The gain connection was made around 11 40 . By Pic. Chris s. So radix Mars station manager who though bringing the station to where inc Christmas shoppers were would be a Good idea i decided logo Mobile to get where people Are said he 20-year-old sol Dier from Lansing Mich. This is also promotional because this is a new Sta Tion and we want the Community to know about eager faces began pushing into the transmitting in Nilor Jong before sounds of hoho to. Over were first heard. Excited whispers of that s Santa Claus and ask him about the rein Deer when in s your turn came from or waiting children. Over crackles of Lalic. Santa told his delighted fans Hal mrs. Clam was Busy making cookies the elves were m the workshop and his Reindeer were playing in Llu Snow. Answering the Calk for Santa was sol. Rodney k. Godfrey in the Cark Ledl Ferniany. Mars station who started what he Calls operation Sana Claus last Christmas. Some of the Small kids Are really bashful said Godfrey father of two youngsters Lois of the callers have Lefiti things icy want like irom the states. The usual requests Are for dolls trains and the car Siedl Dialion will accept Calls to Santa from any Maks station Between 11 . And 5 59 . Until dec. 23. Anyone with Access loan Telephone ran Catl the station directly al342-64l9orfi402. With the decline of inc Dollar people if d to take a Long look at what Mars can do said Godfrey a licensed Amateur radio operator a he has a Hookup 31 borne. Talking to Santa is free and we can also make radio links to stateside stations. Call ers Only pay for a collect Call from the Mars station closes to where they re Call ing Inthac although the phone patches can last Only five minutes Godfrey mid they last Long enough to Send a special sea son s greetings to faraway loved ones. Paul Hopkins a Speaks la Santo through Maks. Gis sound Prim i As they try their German byte Boivin w or Liuro Bureau wild lec Ken Germany like a proud grandmother. Chris Tarwa Schnei Der was beaming w Ith a Milc that Well from ear to car. You hear that radio that s my boys Schneider mild. They sound prima1" her Hoys sold re of 1st in 6stlt a Niue s fire support to coins fist. Ere speaking in iceman to command strikes from a Zierman artillery unit. Schneider. Their German instructor in the army continuing education by sick program was on hand at a Chilst observation Post Bravo in ins Wildfi Etu a training area last week to see if her students could Lake what they earned in lie classroom and use ii at the Range. A fair amount of what we do Al the education Eemer is theoretical said Dan i Oss Malo the Educa lion Center director. Once Illey re finished whether it makes them a belter student a Heller Soldier we Dnn l know. With this program i ran take them Oul to the Field and test German Uii ils frequently Visil Sild flock in and the fist team Well out with the 235th Mountain any in so the americans could lest Neir Zierman. Wilh the 235th gelling ready to return to in Garrison at Kao Kei Chenhall today the american learn wanted to try ils Ger Man even though numbers had an Lher 16 hours to go before they finished the court Fibril u. Randy Zenke disc tiered the Lille us a language priv a Rani ill inc education denier. Seton ctn wild Teri. Well through the program under Schnei Der lading to Lii ours of Basic Civ Mun pronunciation and -4h Miri of Johte Sale Doerins. I o suit who Siul tic Mill combat liner in at wild Luetken will in going limn Jylli the course Lorfn infers. Lie courses for ii he r Job ski in Are a a liable. Any my thai 10 Ji-i1 i in1 course Coji g4 to their t Dufal Mii venue m Jeff. It. I red he ii fi1. Jimmh Kyj Knirr and 1st i i. Olvirn f rid Cou Dinall s ht-furi1 Eull hug it Fin Bunin funds. And we Ean Leach ii lie said. Tin1 firs american Soldier i i it in strikes in Gernian was sniff so Randy Van Moltrum. . A first 1 was no rum. Hul uni Cou get into in. In s just like talking u one of our Guit if vans said. The no Fiest problem 1 had was with i Chodie which Means Altitude. It s just a Louth we red the 235lh made the fist team a a talc More ii tutus with a Iasi nimble hot Ign of plans. They i a a us some naps Hist Nihl Wilh All the coordinates unit. So is Guys Phil d Dij All iln1 numb res. Whole Down what Ibey were going to say. And prac tired it said Apt. Kuhrt saute. T list Leam chief. Then Loda they build us Oli. No. That was Jusi fur our acc. Here jrt1 Jour new targets " . Of. Rudolf Sil old in. A Tialin commander for Hie 25th, said lie liked Elj ing the Chance to work with an Amer ican unit. This is i lie i Tresl Linn we be worked Dirc Cik to sch . he mini. "1 plunk wi1 should do the Tramine in bulb where we a Pajk in Glispi and they of Jelt item in. To was Sery Elfi Active training a on said the fist team which is did i i sign amur Lipini nil int in s 4th Field Art in. Oclon Natl the oppor univ to in sin to Mih a Kiernun tue Tell. Leing attached to an Armor balt Hon be Don t gel the Opportunity to c in in file As Olien As we Vituld if we were with an Artie it he said. Thai so null change fun it it j team ones to the Field t run in in. In car Deli in 2nd 1 t Jill to Hll. 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