European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 15, 1990 the stars  stripes a amps a cml Jones Chi. Rodney Toelstede helps 5-year-old Shauntz Hester left tie a yellow ribbon around a pole near her school in Babenhausen Germany. Toelstede is from a Battery 1st in 27th Field arty the big brother unit for the school. Priscilla Martinez above left dictates her message to a Soldier in saudi Arabia to her kindergarten teacher Kathy strode. Sgt. Theodore Robinson above right helps sixth grader Tanya Pangilinan put on a Gas mask. Robinson a chemical operations specialist with c Battery 1st in 27th Field arty was one of the soldiers who demonstrated using the chemical suit in Joanne Vangjeli a class at Babenhausen elementary school. Babenhausen tying yellow ribbons for troops by Jimi Jones education writer Babenhausen Germany a Nancy Fertig was worried there was nothing around the Community that showed concern for their soldiers at operation desert shield. That a a worry of the past. As of tuesday nearly 600 yellow ribbons adorned the Post. They Are tied to Trees poles door handles  anything else Babenhausen elementary school kindergarteners  other students could tie a ribbon around. The ribbon tying Outing was the highlight of several activities the school conducted including letters to troops lessons about the crisis  demonstrations  discussions on chemical warfare by big brother military unit the 1st in 27th Field arty. Principal Ronald Sharik said Fertig a idea to tie yellow ribbons for hostages in Kuwait  the soldiers in the desert was an excellent Way to show support for the Babenhausen military Community. There Are a few service members from the Babenhausen Community in saudi Arabia. Fertig a teachers aide for Kathy strode a kindergarten class said she her husband  another Mother Cut old yellow tablecloths into 20 to 30-Inch strips  the Pat donated an additional 36 Yards of yellow ribbon. While Fertig  members of the artillery battalion took youngsters out in Small groups to tie ribbons others Drew pictures  dictated messages to their teacher to be written on their drawings dear Soldier i love you forever. I want you to come Home. I tied a ribbon on the pole for you. I Hope you come Back. Love Ronesha Haynes. Dear Soldier be careful. Come Home soon. I will tie a yellow ribbon for you on the tree. Love Katherine Gonzales. Strode said the children understand the desert operation is similar to their parents Field experiences. A they understand that there is a King that a taking Over another country  that county was our Friend  we re there to help make sure he does no to Hurt any More friends a she said. A they called him Saddam Hussein a  older students collected newspaper  Magazine articles about operation desert shield to make up a huge collage. It also has a Large detailed shield with colors that represent flags from other countries supporting the operation. One Comer is adorned with the familiar red White  Blue the other with the Green  White Flag of saudi Arabia. The collage also has a photo of third Grade teacher Susan Deatherager a Nephew pfc. Craig Thompson who is in saudi Arabia. Thompson is assigned to the 82nd airborne div at fort Bragg . When her students wrote letters to troops several decided to write to Thompson. Shameka Bembry 8, said she wrote to Thompson because a i did no to know anyone there. I told him if he writes Back ill draw him a picture. I also told him miss Deatherage is a Nice teacher  he a Lucky to have an aunt like  Deatherage did not know if her Sisters Only son had received the letters. A i thought head be surprised to get All these letters in the mail. I keep expecting to hear from him but i Haven to she said. Eight year old Quintis Richardson wrote to his dads Friend a a Byrds from Georgia who is in the desert. He wrote because soldiers Are a really hot there  they Are bored  done to really have anything to do a while they a watch our Oil  stuff a Quintis said. A they Are just sitting around waiting for them Iraq to Start  Naples new teens hear kids Tell it like it is by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a teens teach their Peers about life in Naples in a special class at the naval support activity. The Asa family service Center offers the two Day course known As teen intercultural relations to newly arrived youths. The adult version of the course is taught by italian instructors from the bases intercultural office. Those professionals help out during the teen class but they definitely take a Back seat to the student instructors. Many of the teen teachers Are italian Ameri cans or they have lived in Naples for several years. A kids Tell it like it is for them a said Candace Dutcher who is married to a teacher at Naples High school. A the new arrivals realize that the people talking to them live Here so they must know what a going  Dutcher rewrote the curriculum for teen ice a program that had been dormant for More than two years. The course consists of a Friday classroom session followed by a saturday in downtown Naples. During the tour Dutcher  her student instructors emphasize How to use local transit systems  where to find merchandise important to teens such As pop music tapes sports gear  clothes. A i just Point out museums  give them a Little More time for shopping a Dutcher said. Billie Curry a student who has helped at All three presentations of the updated teen ice course said the students enjoy watching her As she bargains in the open air markets they visited on the Field trip. A so there Are no malls big Deal a she told a recent teen ice class. A i enjoy shopping Here  Curry said she teaches because the regular ice Isnit open to teens although Many youths suffer from the same misconceptions about Naples As their parents. A they expect people to speak English. They expect prices to be in dollars. They expect italians to Rob them a Curry said. Teen instructors also explain Italy a history pointing out Naples proximity to Many historic Sites. They discuss such places As Rome the former Center of an ancient Empire Florence where the Renaissance began  less than an hour from Naples Pompeii which was buried in lava from Vesuvius a Volcano that erupted in . 79. A you have a Chance to see a lot of the historical places you studied in school in the states or something like it a teen instructor Shannon Smith told a teen ice group recently. A a you la have a better Chance of remembering those places because you done to remember a textbook. You remember being