European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 17, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3germans fined for hiding deserter pacifists feel no guilt after helping soldiers a by de Reavis staff writer a prominent German couple in tub Ingen Germany has been fined about $4,100 for harbouring gis who de sorted during the persian Gulf War in 1991. Inge and Walter Jens Well known German pacifists were Given the punishment on monday in a German District court. Lutz Hack Mann chief prosecutor for the state of Baden Wurttemberge said the lenses a offence carried a possible maximum sentence of five  the judge Eberhard Hirn fined my husband Walter 6,000 Marks and myself 600 Marks to be donated to the red Cross Bosnia Aid fund a said Inge Jens. A i had the feeling the judge would have preferred to have dropped the  the lenses activities became Public in 1991 when the couple gave interviews to the local press about their participation in the peace organization known As a absent Soldier a a network set up to Harbor american  willing to desert. A Susy and John a that a the Only names we knew a showed up at our door in january and we put them up for about two weeks and then they moved on to another family a Inge Jens said. The female Soldier told the lenses that she was from new York and the Man said he was from Chicago. Both apparently were stationed in Ansbach. A they were a Young working class couple. Very polite and interested in our work. And they were very Brave when one thinks what kind of punishment they a eventually  a Susy and John were later arrested Inge Jens said and served 18-month prison sentences. They were Dis honorable discharged from the army. . Military authorities were unable wednesday to provide the names of the americans a a we would like to track them Down and help them if we can. We Hope the peace network in new York will find them for us a Inge Jens said. / Inge Jens 68, is a Well known literary publicist in services differ but re to by Wayne v. Hall staff writer Hanau Germany a a recent re enlistment ceremony in Hanau was a family affair an army lieutenant re enlisted his brother an air Force radar operator in the government office building where their Mother works. Second it Mike Mcnally of the 3rd in 58th aviation regt in Mannheim re enlisted senior airman Jan h. Mcnally or. Of the 630th air operations so at Howard fab in Panama. The ceremony took place on Pioneer Cavern where Magdalena Mcnally works As a civilian for the 130th engr brigade. A a in a really proud a she said after watching the re enlistment. It was the first re enlistment Mike Mcnally had performed. He recently graduated from officer candidate school and received his second lieutenants commission. A it feels special to be asked to do it a especially my first one a he said a a in be been re enlisted a few times and in be picked people that i admired or looked up  Jan Mcnally Saia a i was Given the Choice of doing it the re enlistment on a c-130 cargo aircraft or having my brother do  although Jan Mcnally is an airman and his brother is a Soldier a Cross re enlistment Wasny to any trouble. A a it a no problem a All that a needed is a commissioned officer. Everything All the paperwork was predated in Panama a he said. The Mcnally family has been in Germany for a number of years and the Young menus parents still work there. Their father Jan h. Mcnally is a retired army noncommissioned officer who spent the bulk of his military career in Europe. Mike Mcnally 27, was born in Munich and his 24-year-old brother in Heidelberg. The common link of a military career has strengthened family ties Jan Mcnally or. Said. A Over time we be started to get a Little closer a he said of his relationship with his brother since joining the military. A i saw him graduate from oct and i knew that i was to be sworn in about the same time that id be Over Here on leave. I thought it would be pretty neat to have him do  an engineering officer Mike Mcnally joined the army in 1985 and originally was a helicopter Crew chief. Among his reasons for enlisting were College benefits to help him pay for school at Embry Riddle aeronautical. Ass Wayne v. Hall Magdalena Mcnally stands Between her sons 2nd it Mike Mcnally of Mannheim left and senior airman Jan h. Mcnally or. Of Panama. University. He is now just a few classes shy of his bachelors degree. He had however earned enough credit to be accepted into officer candidate school. The Brothers say they have chosen to make the military a career. However Mike Mcnally wants to see his brother go one step further a go to College and eventually become an officer. A the air Force is pretty Good about giving you credit for what you do on the Job Jan Mcnally or. Said. A i need to Start applying myself a Little More. A degree is one of my  Germany her husband Walter 71, a professor of rhetoric in tub Ingen and director of the German Cadamy of arts and sciences in Berlin is one of the country a leading intellectuals and a political activist. He is an award winning novelist essayist playwright and television scriptwriter. A we feel absolute no guilt in this matter a Inge Jens said tuesday. A a we would have Felt guilty if we had turned them away. It was an act in the tradition of Christian merciful Ness. We did t ask the soldiers to desert a they just showed up at our door and we let them  Inge Jens said the court decision comes at a Lime when some germans Are running a Campaign for germans to Harbor deserters and conscientious objectors from the War in Bosnia. A the judge said we would not have broken any Law had the soldiers been from Bosnia. But the nato status of forces agreement makes desertion by any member forces the same As if a German Soldier had deserted a Inge Jens said. Germans donate free by the stars and stripes Germany a biggest daily newspaper Bild Sci Tung and the National airlines Lufthansa have donated free  round trips for the seven american soldiers who led the Effort tuesday to Rescue passengers from an overturned bus on an autobahn. All seven men Are stationed with the Forward deployed 596lh Maint co in Mannheim. A the men will be Able to travel round trip to Germany anytime they live in the United states a said Bild Zeitung reporter Kolja Gartner. A it  make much sense giving them free trips from Germany because they can take military flights for  thursdays Bild Zeiting a calling the soldiers a a heroes a ran a photograph of the seven men and quoted them As saying that they Hadnot done anything out of the Ordinary. None of the soldiers could be contacted thursday about the travel gift on wednesday sgt. 1st class Monte a Gree Thow described How he and the others spent four hours at the scene helping people eventually pulling about 20 people from a battered bus. Six people were killed when a truck crashed through the Guardrail on the a67 and spilled its cargo of Wood onto oncoming traffic. A bus with about 43 passengers was forced to veer and crashed through a Guardrail Down an Embanks ment and lipped Over. A maybe the Gist reaction would be considered Normal in the United states but it was unusual for Germany a said Gartner who was at the Accident site. A the soldiers Quot Gartner said a were 300 meters 1,000 feet from the site and raced to save people in the overturned bus. A couple of germans also helped but not like the americans did. The firefighters on the scene told me they saved lives a they Are heroes,�?�$7,000 in scholarships awarded 13 seniors Raf upper Heyford England a total of $7,000 in College scholarships has been awarded through the team Heyford scholarship fund to 13 graduating seniors at Croughton american school. Raf upper Heyford was Able to raise the scholarship Money during the last year despite having lost More than 12,000 people through draw Downs a base spokeswoman said. The base is nearing the final stages of closure and will be turned Over to the British defense ministry in september. When upper Heyford closes an additional $2,500 raised by the base will be used by Raf Croughton next year As a Start up fund to continue the scholarship program there the spokeswoman said. The scholarships Are intended to promote higher education and academic excellence. Ryan Looper the school s 1994 salutatorian received the highest scholarship award of $1,500. The 12 other students who each received awards of either $500 or $1,000 Are Chris Anthony Wendy Armstrong Kristen Barth Emily Clark Matt Clark Lina Crabtree Lorena Gaylon Marie Grund Tamika Mccall Vanessa Reynolds Sally Spall and Helen Walker. The scholarship fund was started three years ago to consolidate the efforts of private organizations at upper Heyford and six satellite bases within the bases jurisdiction. About $43,500 was raised for the fund during the last three years providing scholarships to 46 graduates the spokeswoman said