European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Using looks to sell continued from Page 15 not to say anything to people who make such comments. The majority of the women do not work As models however. Most work in information Booths distributing packets of information about their employer s products. Many were hired through the Fairground employment Agency which assists exhibitors in finding temporary employees. A representative of aut Technik a German Auto Magazine said hiring temporary employees is less expensive than bringing its full time employees from its Headquarters in Bonn to Frankfurt. He said the agencies did not offer male temporary workers. A i done to think i am being taken advantage of because i know Why i am Here Quot said University student Ellen Merzdorf who works in the Magazine s information Booth. Quot i think it is a Good Job for  other women agreed and cited the pay As their motivation for working As hostesses. Merzdorf who has worked at More than 50 events in the past seven years said the pay ranges from $65 a Day for those staffing information Booths to $250 a Day for those who have their pictures taken with the cars an american cleans up by Luke Britt staff writer Kerry Reddington did t Wash out he washed up a right to the top. While his friends in Mission Viejo calif., were cutting grass for pocket Money Reddington was planting the seeds that helped him into the Drivers seats of the world s finest automobiles. Reddington cleans cars. Expensive cars. At the International Auto ass telling or exhibition being held in Frankfurt through sunday Reddington cares for cars displayed by Rolls Royce Lamborghini Maserati Ferrari Alpina Bow porsche and Bancroft among others. For the Auto show Kerry s Auto detailing has contracts totalling 30,000 Marks $18,000 to clean 50 cars Worth a Cool $18 million. Reddington 25, washed his first car for Cash when he was 12. Of 17, he was calling his business Quot Auto detailing. Quot at 19, he was cleaning museum pieces including a $13 million 1937 Bugatti Royale. But Reddington was restless. So in 1987 he packed his bags and boarded a plane bound for Germany. Quot a Friend told me about Europe s attitude about cars Quot he recalled. Quot he said things were wide open that All the american entrepreneur Kerry Reddington keeps a Ferrari looking Good. A amps Dove Cany new cars came Here before they came to the states. I was wanting to do something new anyway and this looked like a  he arrived in Germany not knowing a single word of German. Quot but i had a Good idea Quot he said. Quot and i had that american determination to make it  Reddington s idea was to promote himself As an innovator in car cleaning. His first business investment was a bicycle which he Rode around Frankfurt pitching his concept. Head arrive at doorsteps in a business suit trying to make his service sound like a favor the person desperately needed. A i was very professional about it Quot he said. Quot it was hard at first. I was turned Down a lot. I guess some people thought a door to door car Wash Salesman was a bit strange. But All i needed was that first  now he has enough customers to keep 17 employees Busy in three cities. Reddington fervently refers to what he does As Quot Auto  its More than just cleaning cars he said. Details Are in fact what he deals in. Quot i can to charge people what i do simply for cleaning their cars Quot he said. Quot it must be immaculate Quot he would not say How much he charges for the service. After the Basic washing Reddington goes to work with a bottled chemical the origin of which he keeps secret. Spraying wiping peering close leaning this Way and that to find offensive smudges Reddington seems More a sculptor than a Washer of cars. Quot in a very proud of what i do. And i have to be very Good at it the Best Quot he said. Quot i am an american and if i was t better than the next Guy these jobs would go to a  Reddington cleaned a detailed a his first cars in Germany outside Peoples Homes on the Street. German police soon put a Stop to that said because local Laws restrict the times and places cars can be washed. He then moved to a Public car Wash and business began picking up. Reddington said most of that initial activity came from word of Mouth. After 18 months he hired a German assistant and in 1989, two years after leaving the states Reddington opened a shop in downtown Frankfurt. In the past year he has opened shops in Stuttgart and Bielefeld near Kassel. A few months ago Reddington travelled to Monaco to detail formula one racing cars for the Marlboro racing team. Quot it has All been happening very fast Quot he said. Quot i done to want to sound arrogant but it has t been Feck. I had a Good idea. I do excellent work and i  action line the latest word on Gulf medals i m a Young Soi Geant and i m concerned with a matter which i believe the Chain of command in t handling properly to my understanding if you serve in a combat or operation Lor any Given time depending on the situation you will either be awarded the National defense medal Nam or the expeditionary medal but you can not receive both for the same operation my unit served in operations desert shield storm of course everyone has received the Nam no complaints but under the circumstances if Saddam Hussein would have pulled out by Jan 15 and complied with All sanctions then there would t have been an operation desert storm and we would have been awarded the expeditionary medal instead my question is if operations desert shield storm Are two different missions two different operations then the army should authorize both medals supposedly a letter came Down authorizing the Wear of both but of course no one has heard of it my unit is deactivating everyone is leaving quickly i in concerned that if we done to get this situation taken care of now then a lot of soldiers will never see or get what they deserve and earned sgt. Christopher s. Hurley Bobingen Germany a Jeff Welty action officer office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur replies two service medals apply to operations desert shield storm. First the National defense service medal was reinstated and authorized for . Military personnel serving on Active duty aug. 2. 1990 or later in recognition of the efforts of the armed forces worldwide whether or not they served in the persian Gulf. The second is the Southwest Asia service medal with two Bronze service stars this medal is special recognition for . Military personnel who deployed and served in the persian Gulf area the two service stars represent the two campaigns of the persian Gulf crisis officially referred to As the Quot defense of saudi Arabia Quot aug 2. 1990 to Jan 16. 1991 and the Quot liberation and defense of Kuwait Quot Jan 17, 1991 to a Date to be determined the armed forces expeditionary medal is not authorized for operations desert shield storm because the performance and professionalism of the men and women who deployed to the Gulf Region merited the creation of a new medal the Southwest Asia service medal we were concerned that your unit might inactivate soon so we called your first sergeant. He said he recently gave a memo to you and other personnel in your unit. He added that the memo explained what awards you earned and Are authorized to Wear. Of course there Are Many other awards and decorations that May be authorized As a result of operations desert shield storm. If you desire additional information about service medals or other individual awards please Contact your first sergeant or personnel administration Center. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available if you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes. Apo 09211-4211 All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. Page 16 b the stars and stripes monday september 16, 1991