Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace December 1944 stars and Middle East Page 5 gowns by ensa give wac i wedding an old country flavor last saturday wac to Birmingham of Sioux and vol mar Dickinson of were married in a Ceil Mony at the roman Catholic Basilica of to the last the party was entirely military and including the White Clad arrived n army but for All its Mili Tail the wedding was resplendent with the traditional trap pings White Frothy frilly Pink candles and shears of the wac entourage was gowned by the British top preceded by her maid of Molly the Bride and Dale who gave the Bride in move to Ward the top the Bride and Groom speak their vows before father Francis Catholic chaplain at Camp on the extreme left is Carter and to the grooms right stands Don who served As Best the Bride is stationed at Usa time and rhe who is an air is stationed at the Middle East air extracts from a was diary at the wedding held at the Catholic service mens club at Heliopolis after the the wedding party pauses on the Steps a foie the cake a giant bridal cake was baked by the wac at the wac Shack for Lorca rat and Dicks recep ascending the Steps from left to tight Are Marjorie of Chicago the Don Robinson of los Angeles Molly Carter of the beaming Velmer Dick Kinson the Dickinson open Schwede of Texas Ariel Keir of Ca Allan Cahen of Boston Wanda Reck of Virgil Cotton of and Frances Paul of Pasa shortly the Bride and Groom left for the romantic Ulo of Cyprus where they will honeymoon be fore returning to army duties in the Middle the newlyweds met at a weekend party at the Middle East air staff photos by 9 unit Ali acts from a of tier Leech air to by Maxine Sweet it took about hours to Ilia British we 1 was with Mildred mickey1 Maugher and a handful of i Joes clambered info a truck to take us to where arrangements had Boon made by special service for us to stay at the dome hotel on having been promised mountains and practically just because of that sweat blood most of the trip since it was across Felt sure each Lille Village we hit in i at bar Ien stretch would be hoping against Hope wed reach the reach them we did and then my troubles really started talk about Switchback lonely rooms facing the sea and from our balconies we could looking closer than they possibly could be in the Hills of looking Over the other hotel at they not so surreptitiously looking Over this assortment of yanks met a Raf Bov named Ben a screwball for a Bri made the mistake of mentioning the reserved British and he spent the rest of the week proving How wrong that reserved was never knew what hed turn up doing next but Der single roaming Fluvilla i found a place where no customers Bur amazed 10 lie practically slapped in the face with or Bingle a bit of All right to Hoar old Bing Coon in to gives you a balance wheel because you ran always feel thai no Mailer where you Here hell makes a girl feel happened a wedding in the the Gold dressed padre called first for seven lies1 men and seven not previously they just Volun Teer when lie Calls for they line up by the the padre blessed the two placed 07ie on the brides one on the grooms Lien the first brides maid and the first Best Man step around and remove the rings from the Trade and replace they step Back into line and the 2s Exchange rings in the same Way and so on Dawn the line until the 7s have sex by this according to their the lives of the two Are tied they do not kiss at Flie we invited to their House to watch the it looked like the entire populace was trying to get into their tiny we were put in a Corner with everyone the Ohaire so close together you i we sat practically beside the the Only pay these two violinists got was paid them by those who they put he Falo Osc in a dish before they the the Hoys dance together girls dont dance our guide found a couple of boys o dance for us Ami they cleared a 8foot Square place and we passed our pigs yank Cigar ets Are always desired to the or Chestra and the boys danced til they were about to As we were about to go the violinists started of All Turkey in the Straw and one of the gis started in a second the red Cross had grabbed his Arm and away they the crowd howling with Ater we got i found the i haunt payed the fiddlers so sent him Back we can go along Willi a custom us Well us any gift for Hie Bride one of our boys had a Cigar which he presented to the i had nothing but the Chris Gopher medal Mac had Given me at old fort hut i took it off and explained through the guide hat the medal was Chris and worn by us military per the Bride accepted at and she of i Tell what she Xot Many things to the Island is poor and Only necessities Are we managed to dig up a Little Cyprus pottery and a few Odds and ends to serve As such As brazenly marked made in the Man had some Nice Linen and Cyprus and it was rather but i went Over Hoard for of course wore myself out the Castle and a glorious mountains Are such a grand change and they say it actually snows Here in Winter to lady Worcester for cock tails a grand she has a Beautiful Home filled with also a huge Book where you sign your name and someone written some letters so far to i mentioned stamp collecting and she said she had an envelope of Stamps Shes Kepi in Case any of her i collected up Shes going to enclose some when she writes the watchmaker walking on the a a to knew very Little English of i no so when we did find a word he we used it took turns asking each other questions wit i those he asked if i was married by pointing to his wed Dong ring and then to i Shook my was he by motions and silly words i asked if he bad any he in turn he asked me if i had what could i say i found he was the watch i told him i was the Soldier said that was a mis take because to do it i had to shoot a to try and get the idea of a sol Dier and the army finally the Dawn i fear hell always think in a Ballet Good Brandy and though is introduced to aphrodite in sticking to fateful boarded our selves in the the manager presenting us with going away gifts of wine and amidst cheers from our English away we wish Fitz Patrick or whatever his name is do this Farewell in one it his Viive talks
