European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 29, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 Over Here i ""T"T1 " " .,-.,. Courtesy patrols ride Herd on rowdies unarmed teams watch Over bad Kreuz Nach fest writer bad Kreuz Nach West Germany the Trio of uniformed soldiers looked out of place among the carnival rides games and food Booths of bad or Cugnach s 180-year-old Jahrmarkt carnival. While thousands wore casual summer clothes these three were dressed in their sharpest class b uniforms. Jahrmarkt is a five Day carnival but did t they get the word it s a casual event they got the word. But they also had been chosen to be on the Lookout for american soldiers about to enter the Rowdy zone. Symptoms Range from table top dancing feet to swinging fists. The Trio makes up a Courtesy patrol unarmed soldiers from outside the ranks of military police who have cruised the grounds during each Jahrmarkt since 1975. They arc not unlike similar patrols supplied by other military communities for tests and carnivals in they Are supposed to deter any incidents Between americans and 1 St it. Mark Murphy Europe. For example the 21 St theater area army come uses Courtesy patrols from and Mannheim at West Germany s largest wine fast the Wiir Stmart in bad Dirk him. They Are supposed to deter any incidents Between americans and germans said 1st it Mark Murphy the Provost marshal for the bad Kreuz Nach military Courtesy patrols at the Jahrmarkt this year consisted of three three person teams mostly cos patrolling the festival grounds and hoping to isolate trouble through what Murphy called surgical we re Here to put on a positive image said spec. Angela Goya a Courtesy a troller from cob 8th signal in at Rose Barracks. Goya and eight others from her unit were randomly selected for their one time detail tuesday evening. But the Cincinnati native said if a person is drunk and wants to fight he most Don t when they see the Courtesy patrol. Soldiers Goya said make connections Between the uniform and possible uniformed code of military Justice proceedings. If Courtesy patrol members spot a potential problem they offer to escort the offending american to the military police substation on the Jahrmarkt grounds where a free ride Home if needed will be provided. If the idea is not Well received or ignored military police Are summoned. With the maps comes a whole new set of circumstances. Once summoned the military police can be extremely conscientious when it comes to enforcing the Ucma Murphy said. If the Courtesy patrol member is a non commissioned officer refusal to heed advice could result in a charge for disobeying an no. Was the person drinking and loud tack on drunk and disorderly. It goes downhill from there. Sgt. Timothy Thomas Goya s co patrolled said the uniform adds credibility if there s trouble if someone in a civilian car chases you you won t Stop said Thomas a single Channel radio operator from fort Lauderdale Fla. Police markings on the vehicle signal it s time to pull Over. The third member of the co b Trio. Spec. Gary Chaslee agreed that the uniform adds authority but he did t think Courtesy Pat rollers had to be cos. , 5r,. Ear for the carnival s 200 available game and refreshment Booths officials estimated 600,000 people attended this year. So the potential for a lot of fun or trouble is great. Murphy said Only one incident this year required inc attention of military police. And once the Soldier saw whose attention he had he decided it was time to mosey on Home. The incident went Unno Licud by firing and his police staff. Our big problem he said was getting the germans out of the wine tent at 4
