European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 24, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 flagging respect riles Wurzburg gis by Dave Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany spec. Eric Peacock a member of the Leigh ton bar Racks Flag detail last week says he feels like a Speed bump. You never know if the cars Are going to Stop when you re out there said pea cock one of two Road guards assigned to the daily ceremonies of hoisting and Tak ing Down the . And German flags. They usually Stop but you re always wondering if they Are going to keep on trucking said Peacock who is assigned to co a 103rd military intelligence in. Some soldiers including command sgt. Maj. Clifford m. Lynch of the 103rdmilitary intelligence in believe that their fellow americans As Well As Ger Man residents Aren t giving the . An German National flags the respect they deserve during the daily reveille and re treat ceremonies at Leighton Barracks. -. Soldiers on and off duty Are required to Stop their vehicles get out and Salute the . And German flags Lynch said. If you Are a spouse family member or whatever the Case May be i think it would also be courteous if you also Stop and get out of your vehicle he said. Lynch told a Wurzburg Community town Hall meeting april 12 that Man Drivers Are endangering the lives of sol Diers on the Flag detail by speeding up Roget off Post before the Flag ceremonies begin. -. The . And German flags Are about 100 feet inside the Leighton Barrack main Gate across Ottendorfer Street from 3rd inf div Headquarters. Rotten Dorfer Street which runs through the installation s Center is frequently used As a shortcut from downtown Wurzburg to roads leading out of the City. Reveille takes place daily at 6 . An Retreat at 5 . According to army Field manual 22-5, Drill and ceremonies the Bugle Call for reveille when Trie flags Are raised each morning lasts for 20 seconds. Retreat and to the colors the two part evening ceremony when the flags Are lowered lasts 40 seconds. It is too often that there Are cars Corn ing in and out of the Gate Lynch  Are coming very close to being hit. Thiere Are cars almost running Over the Road  is Dove Melancon a Leighton Barracks Road guard wearing an Orange Vest salutes the . Flag Asmo tourists in uniform and civilian clothes also pay their respects during Retreat. On Friday afternoon traffic flowed steadily through the main Gates until about 4 50 when the Flag detail arrived. I got to hurry up and get inside. It almost 5 o clock a woman told Peacock As she dashed toward the snack bar. As the first notes of Retreat sounded the detail took its position and traffic which had slowed to almost a trickle stopped. Two soldiers were walking in front of division Headquarters. They also stopped. Drivers and passengers in uniform and civilian clothes got out of their .-plated vehicles and assumed positions of Parade rest or stood by their cars. Driver sin German plated cars sat inside their vehicles. A taxi Driver tapped his steering wheel impatiently. Those in uniform saluted and those in civilian attire stood by respectfully. Two .-plated cars stopped about five minutes after the ceremony. Peacock waved them on. Peacock said those failing to Stop appeared to be in a hurry. Others Are Sim ply rude or disrespectful. Sgt. 1st class Wilfredo Velez detail noncommissioned officer in charge said he frequently sees european soldiers and civilians Duck into buildings or pretend that they do not hear the Bugle Calls he said. V .-.". However there Are some people Whoso out of their Way to Honor the flags Peacock said. They will see us out there and they la just Stop Peacock said. Well go out there five or 10 minutes before the music.". " although he never had to jump out the Way or run for my life Peacock said he is glad that he wears a Bright Orange reflective Vest. Especially in the morning he said. They Fly through the Post in the morn ing. Not a lot of people Are up so they la just Cook on through. When i see a Ger Man coming i get out of the  military police used to close the Gate leading out of the Cavern about two min utes before the ceremony he said. Road guards were posted to Stop vehicles and protect Flag bearers about a month ago. At the town Hall meeting maj. Arturo Cantu Community Provost marshal said vehicles and Drivers can be ticketed i anyone observing the vehicle files a writ ten complaint. Well need a statement Cantu said. We can write a ticket to that individual you Don t see As much of it driving through now that we got the Road guards posted said sgt. David Schouten a standby member of last week s Flag detail. They have to Stop but sometimes they try to sneak  now that they Are almost forced to Stop Drivers and passengers get out and pay their respects to the flags he said. Americans usually soldiers or military family members have a tendency to tout of their cars while germans stay in side.1 \  said that since the Road guards have been used pedestrians civilians and family members Are usually the ones who fail to Stop during the Ceredo v Nies .-.".  former 1st army div Captain who sent suggestive letter loses Case on Appeal by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the court of Mili tary appeals has upheld the conviction of a former 1st army div Captain who wrote a sexually suggestive letter to a 14 year old . Charles Hartwig was convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and was sentenced to dismissal from the army six months in jail and forfeiture of All pay and  s lawyers tried to argue that the letter was private correspondence protected by the first amendment and did not fit the definition of conduct Unbe coming an officer. But the court did not buy it and affirmed the conviction in a March 23 Deci Sion. During operation desert shield in 1990, the girl identified Only As gabriellep., sent a letter to soldiers without mail a morale boosting program for service members in the Middle  missive eventually found its Way to Hartwig who was assigned to the 1starmd div s 312th support Center in saudi Arabia. He responded with a letter that mentioned his fondness for european nude beaches and coed spas suggested that she Send him a nude photo of herself and asked her to reveal her fantasies. The girl s Mother found the letter an complained to Herrwig s commander which led to his  s lawyers said their client s let Ter had to be reviewed under the Clear and present danger Standard for free speech which Calls for measuring whether words Are used in such a Way so As to create a Clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to  they argued that the letter hardly fit that definition. But judge . Gierke who wrote the appeals court opinion noted that the supreme court has Lon recognized the special nature of military service and the need for a separate set of judicial  cases have set a precedent which the appeals court relied on in this instance that Clear and present Dan Gers regarding speech include violations of the uniform code of military Justice in the sense that they could undermine discipline and Good order. In several cases the appeals court has ruled that an officer s conduct May be unbecoming even though it is meant to be private because the other party could View the officer and thus the entire officer corps with diminished respect Gierke  Hartwig s court martial Gabrielle testified it makes me feel ashamed that people like that Are representing our country Hartwig tried to emphasize that the letter was politely phrased but Gier Esaid the Overall message was clearly sex Ual another strike against Hartwig was a reference his letter made to David Ham Ilton known for his photographs of nude and sem nude adolescent  said that was an indication that Hartwig knew or at least suspected that Gabrielle was an  reasonable officer would recognize that sending sexual overtures to stranger under the circumstances of this Case would risk bringing disrepute upon himself and his profession Gierke wrote. Sembach runway to temporarily open in summer Sembach a Germany the air base will temporarily re open its runway this August sem Bach officials announced last week. Beginning aug. 29, the runway will be open to c-9 and c-141 aeromedical flights that would nor Mally land at nearby Ramstein a with patients destined for land Stu Larmy regional medical Cen Ter a statement said. The runway reopening is planned in conjunction with re pairs to be made to Ramstein s main runway. The Ramstein repairs Are expected to take through mid no vember to Complete the statement said. Along with the aeromedical flights Sembach will also Host Onet-43 aircraft to be relocated from Ramstein during the repairs. Sembach s last Active aircraft left the base May 13, 1991, a Sembach spokesman said