European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story r-58 postwar. Try cowl baby Boomers in the Hospital at in Ciurlik a Turkey from left Hope Uzuno Dawn Van Housen Michele Blair Susan play Whitney Schlansky with Bret and Patricia Garcia with Elysia. Sus Michael Abrams new Mother Stacy Phillips in in Ciurlik. A amps Michael Abrams Mary Freeman coached friends childbirth and plans her own baby. Deliveries from the cover take in Ciurlik a Turkey. In february it had been just Over nine months since family members began coming Home after being evacuated from in Ciurlik where once the persian Gulf War erupted . Planes flew bombing raids to Iraq. Family members were evacuated in mid january. They came Home beginning april 16. A she came Back on the first plane. Thank goodness a said senior airman Stanton Peay. A and Well it s nine months later. Me and sue had tried to have a baby before she left but they say absence  Stanton and Susan Peay were just one of the couples on base awaiting results of wedding night like rises in Romance. Their Samantha was born feb. 27. Locals called it a baby  said baby making seemed to be contagious at in Ciurlik Quot done to drink the water a they joked at incur like a 39th tac group Hospital in mid february a especially if you be been in the slates for four  a a it a been fun with All the pregnant women a said Susan Peay. Quot you can just walk Down the Street and say i to any pregnant woman because you re pregnant too. Everyone a in the same  while stateside hospitals and military hospitals in Europe braced for baby booms As a result of troops returning Home from the storm it was the flip Side of the Coin at in Ciurlik where troops awaited homecomings romantic moments and celebrations. Couples acknowledged that the War had stirred them to reassess their lives rethinking priorities. They also admitted to lots of extra Loving making in renewing relationships. Because Whitney Schlansky Quot got scared Quot she left in Ciurlik three Days before the evacuation. Quot i did no to think they were going to Send us Home. I would go Home for two weeks and if nothing happened i would come Back. Then they evacuated and we All stayed Home a she said. But when it was time to return she was a on the first flight on april 16,&Quot said Schlansky who conceived after about two weeks of intense catching up with husband Brett. Quot so this happened about the first of May Quot Schlansky said. Firstborn Brett ii arrived feb. 1, besides the three month separation Patricia and capt. Ricardo Garcia the pharmacist at in Ciurlik had another reason to step up the baby making process Quot our wedding anniversary was on april 15,�?� new Mother Patricia said in mid february. Quot the return was Nice because my husband went Home for a conference and was Able to come and pick me up. We came Back on the first  the wedding night like vivacious Ness spurred the Stork to quickly Pluck its prey for firstborn Quot not really planned Quot Elysia Anna arrived 9v5 month later on feb. 4, while Michele Blair was evacuated to Germany during the War to have a medical problem corrected her husband staff sgt. James Blair of the 39th communications so moved from the turkish eco Mony into base housing. She returned to in Ciurlik on april 26. A my husband missed it the arrival Quot Blair said. Quot our plane was late. We got in about 11 30 . And had to wait two hours for our  but once she found her new Home a the woke up pretty darn Quick she said. Their first baby a boy arrived feb. 27. After trying to conceive for about 10 years Quot we gave up on pregnancy a Michele Blair said. But after discontinuing medication for her medical problem a i came Back Here and ended up  airman 1st class Stacy Phillips tiny daughter was less than 24 hours old on Valentines Day. She Hadnot named her yet but was thinking of Jordanna. As a service member Phillips Wasny to evacuated but was glad her pregnancy Quot fell into the same time fiame As other pregnant women. It s kind of  Phillips said the baby Boom Quot just shows that peo ple do Stop and think when they Are under those kinds of circumstances. They come Home and they realize that they want to further their family  no longer married Phillips said life with a new baby was a bit Quot scary but a going pretty  difficult times in previous months she said had made her a Strong very Independent and willing to be depended on. I m looking Forward to  Mary Freeman and Phillips have been friends for a Long time. Phillips works with staff sgt. Bob Freeman Mary a husband at incur like a accounting and finance office. Mother to be Freeman had been Phillips childbirth coach the night before. Freeman said she evacuated in january 1991, but not because she wanted to. Quot i did no to want to go a she said. Quot but on the 16th he husband Bob made me leave saying this is the last Chance you have to get out of  Quot the bombing started while we were in the air before we got to Germany. I did no to have time to be scared or nervous because i had three kids to watch. That kept me focused and we just got through it. Each Layover. Everybody helped out. Quot except the time we got stuck in the revolving door in Detroit i did no to have any problems getting  she had taken military parents children aged 4, 2 and 2 months Back to their grandparents who lived in her Home state. The children smother came for them so Freeman arrived Home alone. A coming Back was exciting Quot she said. Quot you got to meet up with All your friends you had left behind before the War. And the Homecoming was really Nice. The War seemed to make people think. A we were talking about having a kid in the future but after All that we went through the summer and finally decided that we should go ahead and do it. So about the Middle of october i got  Mary Freeman and proud papa Bob expect what she wants to be a boy in june. Bobs reaction Quot he a so proud Quot she said blushing slightly. A at first he tried to be Tough but when he found out i was really pregnant it was so funny. The Way he was strutting around at work telling everybody. Everybody knew 30 minutes after he found out. It was  the Peays had been at in Ciurlik a Little More than a month when the War hit sending Susan and Young son terran Back to Seattle to stay with her Mother. But $900 in phone Calls and three months later the family was together again and Peay was eager to make and help deliver his second child. Once it was Safe to return the air Force arranged free of charge Telephone numbers for families to Call to plan their flights Back to in Ciurlik. A that was an emotional experience for most people he said. A it took two hours to fill four planes. That Many people wanted to get Back Here a having heard rumours that military hospitals were Iun similar to Assembly lines. Susan said she had continued on Page 5page 4 a sunday aprils. 1992