European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Those left behind Marty Smith wife of cot. Jerry Smith chief of staff of the 3rd army div a currently in saudi Arabia a listens As her husband addresses a support group in Frankfurt by phone. A amps Ken George by Gary Pomeroy. Staff writer a a three week old Charles i Ronald Duval slept soundly in a. I. Noisy dining Hal at Drake Cavern. A in Frankfurt Germany wednesday night. / a a-w7a a 7 7 a a a 7 the baby was oblivious to the sounds of the 400 spouses and children who were mingling and munching food at the 3rd As army  a come one come Al family support get together. A a   was a Stark s a. Conti act to the anxieties in his Mother s he Ait. Quot. 7 a a a a a a a Quot Ruby Ann Duval has not spoken with. Her husband spec. Douglas Charles. Duval since he went to saudi Arabia dec.  24 with cob 143rd signal in. The baby. A was born Jan. 3, a. A. I Don to know if tie knows and it s a big frustration Quot said Duval who has sent. / birth announcements via Tel fax. A messages through army Community a service and the american red Cross a. Quot and i  t know if he knows it,"1 -. She said. A a her sense of urgency has been Quot a 7 increased by the looming likelihood of a a ground War an element of operation desert storm that would involve. Thousands of 3rd army div soldiers. Quot i War  television but i Don to want to watch Quot the san Antonio Texas native  then in a scared if i Don t. Watch i la miss . A. At one Point she was staying awake until 4 a Quot drinking Coffee and  now ,.hoping  desert Stone ends soon but she is not family support lessening the stress in Frankfurt optimistic. A. A. Quot i think we underestimated Saddam a a Hussein a she said. A a a. 7 Sharon Etelman is proud of her husband chief warrant officer 2 Albert a Etelman a. 143rd signal in Soldier who departed for saudi Arabia on Jan. 9,. A i Don t know that i agree that we. Should be Over there starting a War Quot Etelman said. Quot i just fee overwhelmed that it s out of my control that i can t do anything about . A 7 a. -. One of her biggest challenges was explaining the consequences of War to her son 6-year-old Brian. / a -. A a a Quot we had to fell him exactly what was. Happening because he hears the news Quot. She said. Quot he wants to know if his daddy is going to get  a a the former Harlan county ky., resident holds on to the Hope that ground forces will pot be engaged. 7 a 7 7. A Quot once i hear that they have i Don t know How i m going to feel Quot Etelman said. A7 a 7. A a a a a a. Other wives Are trying to cling to the  notion of a Short War  troops. Carol Holt does t think a operation desert storm can be confined. To the  longer -7 a Quot i just Hope it does t drag out like Viet Nam Quot she said.  it does she will be waiting in Germany for sgt. Robert Holt who deployed with. Co a 143rd signal b n on dec. 19. She now fends for the couple s children a Quot Chandler 2, and Chelsea,.5 months a her biggest personal hurdle is hauling 7 i the children and. The groceries up five. Flights of stairs to the family apartment. She said to addition to caring for her. Family she has done her part to keep the signal units Quot Chain of concern Quot working. She was Given five wives names to. Keep in touch with after the husbands. Departed. She called them but nobody Ever called her. A Quot a lot of people Don t want to be involved Quot she said Quot to Tell you the truth a a what s happening now is we know the faces we see at the support  these Are the people you have to count s on she said. / v. A a As people streamed into the dining facility Marty Smith expressed Surpris that so Many had shown up. The 400a family members on hand represented a. Small fraction of the estimated 14,000 family members in the area but Quot i was expecting about 100,&Quot said Smith who. Spearheaded the event. A. The outbreak of War has heightened the need to belong Quot especially among the. Younger wives Quot Smith said. Some of the collective stress was. Soothed during a phone Call from saudi. Arabia during which Smith s husband a col. Jerry Smith the division s chief of Call for staff gave an update on things in Gen it was broadcast throughout the Dinin facility. One of his comments brought rousing applause from the attendees. A Quot we have not been involved in any. Combat Quot the colonel said at that Point Charles Ronald Duval flexed his tiny fingers issued a Small stretch and continued his Nap. A a. A amps Ken George a a in a afraid to watch the news and afraid not to watch it a Carol Holt with her children Chandler and Chelsea. Her husband Robert is with the 143rd signal in in saudi Arabia Page 14 a a the stars and stripes Ruby Ann Dubai with baby Charles Ronald a her husband s unit flew out dec. 24 their son was born Jan. 3. A saturday january 26, 1991. A amps Ken George by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau a a a he air Force is seeking Volunteer american a. A a medical professionals to help care for casualties that maybe brought to Europe from the persian a Gulf. .7va a among the professionals needed Are doctors nurses dietitians Laboratory technicians and physical  a others especially needed Are occupational  therapists x Ray technicians operating room a technicians. 7 7 a Quot a 7 a a a a. Quot but no one will be turned away Quot said col. Nancy l. Caldwell command nurse for . Air forces in Europe in. Ramstein Germany. A -. A As the volunteers should have  military or civilian id. Cards. A a. 7 7 7 a. A a a they would work at existing hospitals contingency 7hospitals and aeromedical staging areas where wounded troops would be treated. Professionals also Are needed. To bolster base clinics that have dispatched staff a -7 7 members to. The Gulf or to larger medical facilities. 777 Quot some people May be Able Only to Volunteer one Day a week or Short hours but we May need them even though their time May be limited Quot Caldwell said. .7 a. Medical authorities Hope to tap people who have. Chosen to stay at Home with children  who have gone Back to school former medical workers who Cross trained into other military jobs also Are a possible source of Volunteer help. 7 a i ,. A americans who practice on the local  can t be considered unless they have a much needed specially because of problems in getting them Access to military bases. Prospective professional and May helpers must first sign on As american red Cross volunteers and undergo. Organization training because of liability considerations. A a memorandum of understanding signed by the  red Cross and Federal defense and Justice departments provides that volunteers who sign on with a the american Rod Cross become eligible for liability. A Protection under the Federal tort claims act. That covers a military Media professionals. A a. Anyone who s willing by the stars and stripes. The Only requirement Tor most Volunteer  a a willingness to help. A Quot we need volunteers to come in Here and say. I la do anything said Dean Draney director of the family support Center at Ramstein a Germany. A echoing the position of Volunteer coordinators throughout. Europe. 7 a the War has cleaned out some bases Volunteer pools. With mass deployments and families returns to the a a United states. A a a. A other bases need numerous volunteers because they Are transit Points Tor troops in route to the War and for a civilians leaving saudi Arabia Turkey and other posts in the Middle East. 7. A and volunteers help in t taken for granted. It s overwhelming Quot said a woman whose family received a warm Welcome Complete with snacks and soft drinks from volunteers at ram Stem a a Ter an eight hour flight from saudi Arabia a we Hospital to to e t i it of Ltd s and Iove earn s o c the services to i Ign out Europe Aro eed it of s  Raf a Vonu. Or peeled the jury ecv.�?T--,,y so Stam the Guy a Quot re Lor 10 a.  amps. Lynda Davidson maj. Cheryl Hines Sampson chief of social actions at Ramstein a visits with children of civilian evacuees from the Gulf. The nov 20 agreement which followed. 1 a it years of. A disagreement removed a major stumbling Block to using volunteers in wartime a Quot e v. 7m a i Quot i would say that the situation in the Gulf really brought. 7 it about Quot said Barbara Tchorek nursing specialist at Tho Rod Cross european Headquarters in Stuttgart. Germany. A. A. A a. As of november the Rod Cross had a list of about 1.80. Medical professionals who Woie willing to Volunteer in. Europe Scherek said. She did not know How Many had signed up since then. \ ,. A observers of the. Military health care system have worried that the War will Worsen the services critical 7 staffing needs by introducing thousands of now patients for prolonged  a. A a a Lay volunteers also arc needed at medical facilities. A throughout Europe or Komiec Nipal assistance such As. Running errands Reading to patients and  a Lood and Bov Ragi s. A r i 0 0 to to increasing work at american  stations Quot ,. A throughout Europe a Quot a a a red Cross european Headquarters in Stuttgart a a a a. Germany also is looking Lor instructors to teach stress management for teens and Quot life in saudi Arabia Quot. A labourers Are sought to help move tue Nitro a and out of buildings that May be used to House deployed a a reservists or other visiting troops. A clerical a workers. A. A a translators Are in demand particularly at bases Wuh a contingency hospitals because some incoming Allied. Patients and their families Ray not speak English / a housing bases that serve As transit Points or have a. Contingency hospitals May need to provide temporary stay Over spots for visitors or patients families a a a a House it keepers at Ramstein a heavy turnover in a the , combined with an influx of visiting air. Cows has created Many Volunteer or paid opportunities to he to make Beds and clean rooms. Quot a. A Bok de goods suppliers. Cookies and outlier goodies Are Welcome 1 real cat Lent cities. Mih tary Airlift corny a a passenger terminals Udo censers acid Oiler reception. Areas. A listeners poop pro we just Tak  troops  is is or girders m Ric so of i oar Are r ceded at sch Shes fan support Cor has bugs and  a 3  a baby ser g is in Smirk �?�.�. P for  cough up a the quit c is s As Wei As for other Volar it ers. Control bulling to 1hi� article were slam a Lori de Oder Arr Nylon Doke and Peggy Davidson in Kaiserslautern Germany and Amy Geiszler Jones at Raf Mildenhall England the stars and stripes Page 15