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The winter show at the Friedrichsbau Varieté Theater in downtown Stuttgart combines acrobatic and artistic acts with comedy and musical entertainment.

By Master Sgt. Donald SparksSpecial Operations Command Europe

Public Affairs Office

Five Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

were honored for their gallantry and heroism in a Valor Ceremony held on Patch Barracks Dec. 6, 2011.

Capt. David Fox, Sgt. 1st Class McKenna “Frank” Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman received Silver Stars, the U.S. Armed Forces’ third high-est awards for gallantry in combat, for their heroic actions on Dec. 17, 2010 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave was awarded the military’s fourth highest award for gallantry in combat, the Bronze Star with Valor Device, as well as the Purple Heart for his actions and wounds received from the enemy on May 17, 2010, while deployed to Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

For risking his life to save 35 Ger-man citizens from a Böblingen apart-ment fire during the early morning hours on July 3, 2011, Spc. Willie Smith Jr. was awarded the Soldier’s Medal,

the U.S. military’s highest peacetime award for heroism.

During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, said the men being recognized would probably never tell their stories due to their humility.

“These are real live friends, neigh-bors, teammates — people who we know,” Repass said. “They will humbly admit that they had the opportunity to act outside the line of duty, beyond the orders of superiors and perform an act of conspicuous bravery.”

At the conclusion of the ceremony, U.S. European Command Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis praised not only the awardees, but the entire Spe-cial Operations Forces community.

“Special Forces are the best plan-ners we have,” Stavridis said. “But then when chaos descends, that’s when these extraordinary people stand and deliver. It’s really about bringing order to chaos, about saving your comrades and about, above all, standing for something larger than yourself. That is pretty spectacular.”

Gallantry, heroism recognized during Valor Ceremony

To read these Soldiers’ stories, see pages 10 and 11.

ners we have,” Stavridis said. “But then when chaos descends, that’s when these

Gallantry, heroism recognized during Valor Ceremony

Graphics courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense

The valor device identifies those service members who were awarded decorations in recognition of valorous acts performed during direct combat with an enemy force. Last month, five Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), were honored for their gallantry and heroism in a Valor Ceremony held on Patch Barracks.

1-10th SFG(A) DFAC cooks up big win

File photoSgt. Gabriel Warwick, 554th MP Co., chops vegetables for the cold sandwich bar at the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Dining Facility last August.

By Spc. Joshua LeonardU.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Consolidated Dining Facility earned first place in the

military garrison category of the 2012 Philip A. Con-nelly Award for Excellence in Army Food Service.

The Connelly awards program, co-sponsored by the Army and the International Food Service Executives Association, recognizes excellence in Army food service from top performing units in three categories: military dining facilities, civilian dining facilities and active Army field kitchens.

Earning a Connelly at the Army level is a tre-

mendous accomplishment, said Lt. Col. Brian D. Lejeune, chief of Supply and Services in the U.S. Army Europe logistics directorate.

For food service specialists, it’s testament to the hard work and long hours they spend preparing meals and an honor that signifies that they are the best in their career field, Lejeune added.

“This has been a long run, and we’ve been working hard since Day One, but it was worth it,” said Sgt. 1st Class Javier Gonzalez, the food opera-tions management noncommissioned officer for the winning dining facility, located on Panzer Kaserne.

Connelly officials say promoting and improv-

See Tops in Army on page 4

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“To get six pack abs and run a half marathon.”

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Hoffman

(U.S. Navy)

Senior Master Sgt. Rob Johnson

(U.S. Air Force)

“To get in shape by working out and not eating at Popeye’s.”

Staff Sgt. Shayla Holcomb

(U.S. Army)

“I want to finish up my bachelor’s degree in

psychology.”

Maj. Tom Hollman (U.S. Marine Corps)

“If there is something you want to change, then there is no need to wait

until the New Year.”

Commentary by Col. Carl D. BirdUSAG Stuttgart commander

Col. Carl D. Bird

New year brings new challenges, opportunities Commander’s Column

Happy New Year from everyone at U.S. Army Garrison

Stuttgart!As we bid farewell to 2011

and welcome 2012, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the last year and look to the year ahead of us.

Because of the hard work and generosity of the units stationed in Stuttgart, 2011 ended on a high note and leaves big shoes for 2012 to fill.

The Stuttgart military community wrapped up last year with several successful campaigns to help numerous organizations. The local Combined Fed-eral Campaign-Overseas drive raised over $733,000, shattering our goal of $500,000. Stuttgart’s Army Community Service, with your help, brightened the Christmases of more than 70 families through the Angel Tree program, and our local USO provided dozens of free Thanksgiving meals to families in need. Times are tough for a lot of families, and it’s touching to see that people in this community still dug deep to make a difference.

I’m very excited to announce that one of our gar-

rison facilities ended 2011 with a Department of the Army-level award.

The 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Consolidated Dining Facility won the top 2011 Phillip A. Connelly Award in the military garrison facility category. The hard-working Soldiers and civilians there provide a top-notch service to the community, and this honor is well deserved. The next time you stop by, pass on your congratulations to those that work in the Army’s best garrison dining facility.

The dining facility wasn’t the only garrison ser-vice awarded for excellence in 2011. Stuttgart’s Army Substance Abuse Program was recognized for having the Best Drug Awareness Program in the Army, and our local Army Community Service achieved a 99 percent rating during their accreditation, which is almost unheard of. Congratulations to both and thanks for the continued hard work.

During this holiday season we saw a significant decrease from the same time period last year in inci-dents of driving under the influence and shoplifting. Though we just had only a couple incidents, even one is too many, so let’s all make it a goal to get it to zero in 2012.

The garrison has even more to look forward to in 2012. Although we’re working with a shrinking budget and resources, we will continue to provide great events and services in the most efficient way

possible. This will take your help and participation, though. Because of budget cuts, we’ll have to scale back on some events, and we will evaluate the need to continue those events not well attended.

If you enjoy our community events and services, get out and support them so we can keep them going. And don’t forget to let us know what you think about them on ICE.

But 2012 isn’t only about things going away. This year, look for the completion of the mini-

mall adjacent to the food court on Patch Barracks, as well as a Warrior Zone for single and unaccompa-nied service members, a new pedestrian turnstile at Robinson Barracks and the renovation of the Kelley Fitness Center.

We’ll also be upgrading other facilities, to include Vehicle Processing on Panzer Kaserne. The building will be redesigned and upgraded to not only cut down on customer wait times, but also to make the process easier and more comfortable.

Later this year, we’ll also start a project to add solar panels to building roofs around the Stuttgart military community. This project will save the gar-rison thousands of dollars in energy costs as we move ahead.

2012 is shaping up to be a fruitful and promising year for the Stuttgart community. I’m making it my New Year’s resolution to make sure it is.

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News & Notes

DOD announces new sexual assault policies

Last month, Defense Department of-ficials announced two new policies relating to sexual assault.

One allows a service member who makes an unrestricted report of a sexual assault to request an expedited transfer to a new duty station. A restricted report, which is confi-dential, allows a victim to seek medical aid and counseling but is not communicated to the chain of command.

The second new policy standardizes retention periods for sexual assault records across the military services to ensure victims have extended access to those documents.

To learn more about the new policies, visit the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response website at www.sapr.mil.

Magazines no longer on sale at overseas commissaries

Defense Commissary Agency officials have announced the end of magazine sales in their overseas stores beginning this month. This affects all commissaries in Europe, the Pacific and Puerto Rico.

DeCA will continue to sell the Stars & Stripes newspaper, and magazines will be available in military exchanges and bookstores located near most overseas commissaries.

DeCA officials cited rising costs in trans-portation and declining sales as the basis of the decision to end sales.

DeCA officials had tried other options, such as deleting slow-selling titles and re-ducing the volume of magazines shipped to overseas stores. However, the negative sales trend didn’t change.

CFC campaign a successThe Stuttgart military community and

its tenant units, to include the U.S. Africa and European Commands’ headquarters, collected $773,768.16 in Combined Fed-eral Campaign-Overseas donations during the 2011 drive, according to Elia Harris, the community/area program officer. The average individual CFC contribution was $315.78, and the overall participation rate was 32.68 percent.

The goal for the community during the 2011 campaign was $500,000.

Get latest USAREUR appNews about current events affecting the

Army in Europe is now a touch away with the latest update to the U.S. Army Europe smartphone app.

The “Newsroom” update links users from the app to the USAREUR news webpage.

The free app, compatible with Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, features in-formation about USAREUR and highlights information for newly-assigned Soldiers, civilians and family members to Europe, including helpful links to the command’s webpage and a Twitter advice hotline.

Visit www.eur.army.mil/mobile to down-load the app.

Making wishes come trueRear Adm. Charles Martoglio, U.S. European Command chief of staff, presents gifts donated by volunteers from the Stuttgart military community to local German children during a ceremony held at the Stuttgart-Feuerbach Rathaus Dec. 20. More than 200 children’s wishes were fulfilled from “Wishmas” trees placed in participating buildings on Patch and Kelley barracks. The collected gifts were provided to German children in the Stuttgart Youth Welfare program, including foster children, refugees, children in group homes and children from low-income families.

Kelli Bland

USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

Although U.S. Army Europe officials recently announced Army personnel on permanent change of station orders

to Germany will soon fly overseas using the Pa-triot Express flights originating at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland and landing at Ramstein Air Base, the change does not apply to those service members and Defense De-partment civilian employees headed for Stuttgart.

According to Tracee Quinn, the U.S. Army Gar-rison Stuttgart’s Military Personnel Division chief, personnel arriving to and departing from Stuttgart must fly into or out of the Stuttgart International Airport. Incoming personnel should be picked up by their unit or agency sponsor at the airport.

Soldiers will no longer travel through Frankfurt and be shuttled to Stuttgart.

She added that this is the current procedure for Stuttgart-based non-USAREUR units and the

other services. “USAREUR sponsors may hear from newcom-

ers that they are being told by their local transpor-tation offices they have to fly to Ramstein, they should reiterate that is not the requirement for Stuttgart,” Quinn said.

Quinn said that measures are in place to publicize the change but initially, “We can expect a few Soldiers to fly into Frankfurt under the current guidance.”

Senior leaders will need to ensure their incom-ing personnel are on pin-point assignment orders to Stuttgart.

The Air Mobility Command’s Patriot Express service is applicable to USAREUR active duty Sol-diers headed for Vilseck, Grafenwöhr, Hohenfels, Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Illesheim, Ansbach, Kaiser-slautern, Wiesbaden, Heidelberg and Baumholder.

Questions regarding the Stuttgart policy can be addressed to USAG Stuttgart’s Central Processing manager, Cliff Heisler, at 431-2745.

Patriot Express flights will not apply to Stuttgart personnel

American Forces Network television will give viewers a chance to have their self-produced commercials air next month during the Super Bowl.

Submissions can be serious or humorous and cover any topic, to include military units, programs and activities, and must be either 14 or 29 seconds in length. AFN Europe will select the videos to be aired based on topic, original-ity and entertainment value. Submissions are due to AFN Europe by Jan. 27.

For complete rules, go to www.afneurope.net.

AFN wants commercials for Super Bowl

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News & Notes

DOD announces new sexual assault policies

Last month, Defense Department of-ficials announced two new policies relating to sexual assault.

One allows a service member who makes an unrestricted report of a sexual assault to request an expedited transfer to a new duty station. A restricted report, which is confi-dential, allows a victim to seek medical aid and counseling but is not communicated to the chain of command.

The second new policy standardizes retention periods for sexual assault records across the military services to ensure victims have extended access to those documents.

To learn more about the new policies, visit the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response website at www.sapr.mil.

Magazines no longer on sale at overseas commissaries

Defense Commissary Agency officials have announced the end of magazine sales in their overseas stores beginning this month. This affects all commissaries in Europe, the Pacific and Puerto Rico.

DeCA will continue to sell the Stars & Stripes newspaper, and magazines will be available in military exchanges and bookstores located near most overseas commissaries.

DeCA officials cited rising costs in trans-portation and declining sales as the basis of the decision to end sales.

DeCA officials had tried other options, such as deleting slow-selling titles and re-ducing the volume of magazines shipped to overseas stores. However, the negative sales trend didn’t change.

CFC campaign a successThe Stuttgart military community and

its tenant units, to include the U.S. Africa and European Commands’ headquarters, collected $773,768.16 in Combined Fed-eral Campaign-Overseas donations during the 2011 drive, according to Elia Harris, the community/area program officer. The average individual CFC contribution was $315.78, and the overall participation rate was 32.68 percent.

The goal for the community during the 2011 campaign was $500,000.

Get latest USAREUR appNews about current events affecting the

Army in Europe is now a touch away with the latest update to the U.S. Army Europe smartphone app.

The “Newsroom” update links users from the app to the USAREUR news webpage.

The free app, compatible with Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, features in-formation about USAREUR and highlights information for newly-assigned Soldiers, civilians and family members to Europe, including helpful links to the command’s webpage and a Twitter advice hotline.

Visit www.eur.army.mil/mobile to down-load the app.

Making wishes come trueRear Adm. Charles Martoglio, U.S. European Command chief of staff, presents gifts donated by volunteers from the Stuttgart military community to local German children during a ceremony held at the Stuttgart-Feuerbach Rathaus Dec. 20. More than 200 children’s wishes were fulfilled from “Wishmas” trees placed in participating buildings on Patch and Kelley barracks. The collected gifts were provided to German children in the Stuttgart Youth Welfare program, including foster children, refugees, children in group homes and children from low-income families.

Kelli Bland

USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

Although U.S. Army Europe officials recently announced Army personnel on permanent change of station orders

to Germany will soon fly overseas using the Pa-triot Express flights originating at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland and landing at Ramstein Air Base, the change does not apply to those service members and Defense De-partment civilian employees headed for Stuttgart.

According to Tracee Quinn, the U.S. Army Gar-rison Stuttgart’s Military Personnel Division chief, personnel arriving to and departing from Stuttgart must fly into or out of the Stuttgart International Airport. Incoming personnel should be picked up by their unit or agency sponsor at the airport.

Soldiers will no longer travel through Frankfurt and be shuttled to Stuttgart.

She added that this is the current procedure for Stuttgart-based non-USAREUR units and the

other services. “USAREUR sponsors may hear from newcom-

ers that they are being told by their local transpor-tation offices they have to fly to Ramstein, they should reiterate that is not the requirement for Stuttgart,” Quinn said.

Quinn said that measures are in place to publicize the change but initially, “We can expect a few Soldiers to fly into Frankfurt under the current guidance.”

Senior leaders will need to ensure their incom-ing personnel are on pin-point assignment orders to Stuttgart.

The Air Mobility Command’s Patriot Express service is applicable to USAREUR active duty Sol-diers headed for Vilseck, Grafenwöhr, Hohenfels, Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Illesheim, Ansbach, Kaiser-slautern, Wiesbaden, Heidelberg and Baumholder.

Questions regarding the Stuttgart policy can be addressed to USAG Stuttgart’s Central Processing manager, Cliff Heisler, at 431-2745.

Patriot Express flights will not apply to Stuttgart personnel

American Forces Network television will give viewers a chance to have their self-produced commercials air next month during the Super Bowl.

Submissions can be serious or humorous and cover any topic, to include military units, programs and activities, and must be either 14 or 29 seconds in length. AFN Europe will select the videos to be aired based on topic, original-ity and entertainment value. Submissions are due to AFN Europe by Jan. 27.

For complete rules, go to www.afneurope.net.

AFN wants commercials for Super Bowl

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Editor’s Note: Do you have a legal question you would like to see answered in a future edition of The Citizen? If so, contact “Ask a JAG” at jason.m.mckenna4.mil@mail.mil.

By Capt. Jason M. McKenna (U.S. Army)Stuttgart Law Center

Q: A friend informed me of a newly imple-mented policy requiring officers and senior enlisted members to self-report criminal convictions. What does the policy require?

A: On Sept. 21, 2011, the Army issued Army Directive 2011-17. The Directive ap-plies to U.S. Army commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members in the pay grade of E-7 and above, who are on active duty or in the reserve component; and requires Soldiers to report any conviction for violation of a criminal law of the U.S. announced on or after March 1, 2008.

The directive defines “conviction” to include: a plea or finding of guilty, a plea of no contest, and all other actions “tantamount to a finding of guilt”— including deferred prosecution, pretrial intervention and similar dispositions.

“Criminal law of the U.S.” includes: any conviction of federal criminal law or any state, district, commonwealth, territorial or equiva-lent criminal law or ordinance, as well as any criminal law or ordinance of any county, par-ish, municipality or local subdivision of such authority, “other than motor vehicle violations that do not involve a court appearance.” Thus, motor vehicle violations must be reported only if you either appeared in court or were represented in court. This includes situations in which the matter was resolved in court by deferral, diversion, or conviction of a lesser violation than originally charged.

The content of the report should be limited to factual information and documents that are already a part of the public record. If any ad-ditional information is requested, especially including information not already contained in public record, contact Trial Defense Service.

Upon receipt of a report of conviction, commanders must forward the report to the Special Court-Martial Convening Authority, along with any statements of mitigation or extenuation provided. The Legal Assistance Office at the Stuttgart Law Center may assist with the preparation of any mitigating evidence.

The SPCMCA will forward the convic-tion and supporting paperwork to the General Court-Martial Convening Authority with a recommendation on whether to file the con-viction in your official military personnel file.

Commanders at all levels may consider the conviction for all official purposes, including, but not limited to: evaluation reports, assign-ments, selection for schools, awards, initiation of separation, and suspension of security clearance.

This column is not intended as individual or specific legal advice. If you have specific issues or concerns, you should consult a judge advocate at 421-4152/civ. 0711-729-4152.

Ask a JAG

FeaTureS

By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service

With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance

to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they’re subject to rules regulating their involve-ment in political activities.

This issue — one the department regularly ad-dresses during election periods — came to light earlier this month after an Army Reserve Soldier in uniform appeared endorsing a political candidate.

Several sets of rules help to protect the integrity of the political process, DOD officials said. DOD Directive 1344.10 applies to members of the armed forces, whether they serve on active duty, as mem-bers of the reserve components not on active duty, as National Guard members in a non-federal status and military retirees.

In addition, the Hatch Act applies to federal civil-ian employees. Employees also are subject to widely published DOD guidance that discusses participation in political campaigns and elections.

These rules are designed to prevent military members’ or federal civilian employees’ participation in political activities that imply — or even appear to imply — official sponsorship, approval or endorse-ment, officials said.

The concern, they explained, is that actual or per-ceived partisanship could undermine the legitimacy of the military profession and department.

That’s not to imply, however, that military members and civilian employees can’t participate in politics. In fact, DOD has a long-standing policy of encouraging members to carry out the obligations of citizenship, officials said. DOD encourages its military and civilian members to register to vote and vote as they choose, they said. Both groups can sign nominating petitions for candidates and express their personal opinions about candidates and issues.

However, officials emphasized, they can do so only if they don’t act as, or aren’t perceived as, representatives of the armed forces in carrying out these activities.

Beyond that, the list of do’s and do nots differs depending on whether the employee is a member of

the armed forces, a career civil service employee, a political appointee or a member of the career Senior Executive Service, officials said.

Military members, for example, may attend po-litical meetings or rallies only as spectators and not in uniform. They’re not permitted to make public political speeches, serve in any official capacity in partisan groups or participate in partisan political campaigns or conventions.

They also are barred from engaging in any politi-cal activities while in uniform.

A combat engineer assigned to the 416th Theater Engineer Company potentially violated these rules Jan. 3 when he stepped onto a stage at Ron Paul’s headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa, during the Iowa Caucus to offer a personal endorsement. Although he was wearing his uniform, the Soldier was not in an active status at the time, Maj. Angela Wallace, an Army Reserve spokeswoman, confirmed.

Wallace emphasized that the Soldier “... stands alone in his opinions regarding his political affiliation and beliefs, and his statements and beliefs in no way reflect that of the Army Reserve.”

His chain of command is aware of the issue and is considering appropriate disciplinary action to take, she said.

Most civilian DOD employees, whose political activities are governed by the Hatch Act, are permitted to be active in and speak before political gatherings and serve as officers of political parties or partisan groups, officials said. These activities, however, can-not involve fundraising.

Civilian employees also are permitted to manage campaigns, distribute literature, write political articles or serve as a spokesperson for a party or candidate.

There are, however, exceptions to this, including but not limited to the Senior Executive Service.

While the do’s and do nots concerning political activity may vary, the basic tenets hold true for all DOD employees.

The bottom line, officials said, is that they should steer clear of any activity that may be reasonably viewed as directly or indirectly associating DOD or the military with a partisan political activity, or that “is otherwise contrary to the spirit or intent” of the rules described.

Rules cover political activity for DOD personnel

ing Army food service are the two basic objectives of the program, and are accomplished by encourag-ing and recognizing deserving units for their superb performance while providing awareness with morale-boosting incentives, competition and media attention.

The evaluation process for this year’s awards took place from March through June, with dining facilities judged on multiple areas including sanitation, nutri-tion, record keeping and food preparation procedures.

Lejeune said the competition has a greater value than awards. The training and preparation that units undergo in the process of competing forces young food service Soldiers to improve their skills to a much higher level, he said.

The 1-10th DFAC Food Operations Management NCO agreed.

“Being recognized for what you do for a living is great. All the long nights were worth it,” said Gonzalez.

This year’s winners will receive their awards in March at a ceremony in San Diego, Calif.

Tops in Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued from page 1

This has been a long run, and we’ve been working hard since Day One, but

it was worth it.

Sgt. 1st Class Javier GonzalezFood Operations Management NCO

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reer fair Feb. 17-18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Sindelfingen.

The career fair is open to all members of the Stutt-gart military community, to include service members, wounded warriors, spouses and civilian employees.

For more information, call 431-3362/civ. 07031-15-3362.

Send community-wide an-nouncements to stuttgartme-dia@eur.army.mil.

COmmuniTy annOunCemenTS

Harmful chemicals in the environmentWhile chemical substances have been a part of the fabric of civilization and culture for thousands

of years, many chemicals are harmful to the environment and our health. You can manage your risk by using safe chemicals.

What you can doUse biodegradable products. Make your own cleaning agents

using safe materials. Dispose of chemical wastes carefully. Do not put them down the sink. Be wise with home maintenance and in the garden. Do not burn plastics.

Avoid all organic chemicals that have “chloro” as part of their names, including wood preservatives, herbicides and insecti-cides. Avoid chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite) and products containing it (use oxygen bleach instead). Use unbleached paper products.

Wash all fruits and vegetables to remove chlorophenol pes-ticide residue. Avoid grapes and raisins unless they are clearly labeled as organically grown.

For more information, call 421-6288 or 421-6135.

Mary “Tweedy” Knef

Holly Hill, right, the Family and MWR fitness coordinator, explains the results of a body composition and total weight measurement to Samantha Helm, who is gearing up for the Family and MWR Lose to Win Body Challenge. Helm said she hopes the 16-week program will help her to achieve her goal of “sexy by summer.” Orientation sessions will be held Jan. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Patch Fitness Center and Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Kelley Fitness Center. Weigh-ins will be held Jan. 19 at the Patch Fitness Center from 7:30-9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Kelley Fitness Center; Jan. 20 in the Kelley Fitness Center from 7:30-9 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Patch Fitness Center. For more information, call 430-5386/civ. 0711-680-5386 or visit stuttgartmwr.com.

Be ‘sexy by summer’ with Lose to Win

Celebrate MLK Jr. at Patch DFAC

To celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Lu-ther King Jr., the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Equal Em-ployment Opportunity Office and the Patch Barracks Dining Facility will host a Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Day celebration luncheon Jan. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, call the Military Equal Opportunity Advisor at 430-7945/civ. 0711-680-7945.

USO hosts f ree lunch, concert

United Service Organiza-tions Stuttgart will sponsor a free concert Jan. 19 by the Orlando-based Willy Pete Band, a rock-pop-country fu-sion group. The concert will take place in the Patch Com-munity Club at 7 p.m.

USO Stuttgart invites the community to its free month-ly lunch on Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Building 2915 on Panzer Kaserne.

For more information, or to volunteer, call 431-3505/civ. 07031-15-3505.

Attend anti-bullying workshops Jan. 26

U.S. Army Garrison Stutt-gart’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host anti-bullying workshops for the Stuttgart military community this month.

Barbara Coloroso, an in-ternationally-known speaker and author in the areas of education, parenting, bullying and conflict resolution, will conduct the workshops.

Two adult workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and from 4-6 p.m.

A session for ninth and

10th graders will be conduct-ed from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

For more information, call the USAG Stuttgart School Liaison Officer at 430-7465/civ. 0711-680-7465.

Patch DFAC to close on federal holidays

On federal holidays, pa-tronage at the Patch Barracks Dining Facility has signifi-cantly decreased, and garrison officials have determined that it is no longer cost effective to keep the DFAC open.

Effective Jan. 16, the Patch Barracks DFAC will close for all federal holidays indefinitely, with the excep-tion of Thanksgiving.

For more information, call the U.S. Army Garri-son Stuttgart Food Program Manager at 431-3412/civ. 07031-15-3412.

Vet clinic operations resume

The Stuttgart Veterinary Treatment Facility on Panzer Kaserne is now located in its new temporary location in Building 2996, across the street from the AAFES Car Care Center, and appoint-ments are now being taken.

To schedule an appoint-ment for your pet, contact the front desk at 431-2681/07031-15-2681 Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Seek EEO adviceCivilians who believe

they have been subject to dis-crimination in the workplace based on sex, race, religion, color or another protected category are invited to con-tact the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Equal Employment

Opportunity Office to learn more about the EEO process to determine if it is the right course of action for them.

For more information, call 430-5312/0711-680-5312 or e-mail usagstuttgarteeo@eur.army.mil.

AUSA career fair set for Feb. 17-18

The Association of the U.S. Army Stuttgart Chap-ter and U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Army Community Service team up to host a ca-

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By Shay EdwardsUSAG Stuttgart Antiterrorism Office

Imagine this: You’re on vaca-tion in Paris, France, enjoying the sights of one of the most

popular cities in the world. Two days before you are scheduled to return to Stuttgart, a large passenger plane crashes into the Louvre, destroying the national monument and its priceless works of art.

The crash is determined to be a ter-rorist attack. Travel out of the country is impossible, as the airport is closed indefinitely. Trains going to Germany are booked for a week, and no rental cars are available.

To make matters worse, locals are blaming foreigners in the country for the attack, and riots are beginning to form throughout Paris.

Meanwhile, in your hotel room, you have no idea that any of this is going on. While drinking coffee, you plan your sightseeing itinerary and check your e-mail.

At the subway station, you notice that there are more police than the day before. When you arrive at the main train station, you again notice a heightened police presence and that

the station is packed with people. As you make your way through the

crowd with your family in tow, you realize that you are at a rally of sorts, with an angry sounding young man on a megaphone yelling in French.

The next thing you know, a bottle is thrown at him, and then someone else throws a trash can. Suddenly, the crowd begins fighting, pushing and screaming.

You are seriously concerned for

the safety of your children, and in the melee, are separated from your family.

Such predicaments can be terrify-ing, but registering in the Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program can help you avoid them.

According to its website, the State Department “encourages all U.S. ci t izens traveling abroad, especially citizens who plan to be overseas for a significant amount of

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Enrolling in STEP, formerly known as the Registration with Embassies program, makes your presence and whereabouts known in case it is nec-essary for a consular officer to contact you in an emergency.

The program also lets U.S. citizens subscribe to e-mail updates on country-specific information, travel warnings, travel alerts and other information for a particular country.

This includes reports on possible risks and security threats so that you can make informed decisions about your travel plans and activities.

Enrolling in STEP also makes it faster and easier for the U.S. embassy to provide a replacement passport in case of theft or loss while abroad.

To enroll, visit www.travel.state.gov and click on the blue suitcase, the STEP icon.

Once registered, you can enter your travel plans for your next out-of-country visit. You can also add and delete trips from your account based on your current travel plans.

For more information on interna-tional travel and tips for living abroad, visit www.travel.state.gov.

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Information will be pro-vided from various agencies including Transportation, Customs, Health and Dental Clinics, Tricare, Vehicle Reg-istration, Housing and Army Community Service. Army personnel will also receive a briefing on finance issues.

All separating Army per-sonnel must attend this brief-ing to receive pre-separation information.

Advance registration is required. For more informa-tion and to sign-up, call 431-2599/civ. 07031-15-1599.

Sign up for girls’ softball clinic

The Stuttgart American Little League will hold a fast pitch softball clinic Jan. 14-16 for girls ages 12-18. Ex-perienced coaches from the U.S. will conduct the clinic. There is a fee for children to participate.

For more information and to sign up your daughter, call Joe Marvin at 430-5630/civ. 0711-680-5630 or Larry Tannenbaum at 529-4033/civ. 0711-550-26033

Send community-wide announcements to stuttgart-media@eur.army.mil.

Holiday scheduleMost organizations and

facilities in U.S. Army Gar-rison Stuttgart will be closed Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. fed-eral holiday.

The Stuttgart Army Health Clinic and Dental Clinic will be closed Jan. 13 and 16.

Contact the Military Po-lice in case of an emergency at civ. 0711-680-116. For immediate health care needs, call the Nurse Advice Line at civ. 00800-4759-2330.

The 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Air-borne), Dining Facility on Panzer Kaserne will be closed Jan. 13 and 16.

Jo in SCSC fo r luncheon Jan. 17

The Stuttgart Community Spouses’ Club will hold a nutrition-themed luncheon on Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Swabian Special Events Cen-ter on Patch Barracks. The deadline to reserve a ticket is Jan. 16.

For more information, e-mail scsc4reservations@yahoo.com or visit the SCSC website at www.stuttgart-spousesclub.org.

New hours at CPACThe Stuttgart Civilian

Personnel Advisory Center announces new customer service hours for 2012.

Walk-In service will be

available on Monday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m., however customers must sign in by 3:45 p.m. Appointments are available Monday, Tues-day, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and on Tuesday, Thursday and Fri-day afternoons from 1-4 p.m.

The Stuttgart CPAC office is located on the first floor of Building 2948 on Panzer Kaserne.

To make an appointment, call 431-3488 or civ. 07031-15-3488.

will hold registration for on-site and online courses through Jan. 15. Classes will begin on Jan. 16.

For the complete under-graduate and graduate online schedule for spring, go to www.ed.umuc.edu or call the Stuttgart UMUC representa-tive at 431-2477/civ. 07031-15-2477, or e-mail stuttgart@europe.umuc.edu.

Due to PCS soon?The next scheduled Per-

manent Change of Station/Pre-Separation briefing will be held Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. in Building 2913 on Panzer Kaserne. All service members and civilians departing within the next four to five months should attend.

RB gets pedestrian exit gate

Kelli Newbry and her 4-year-old son Vincent walk through the new pedestrian turnstile on Robinson Barracks. The new exit-only gate is located at the north end of the installation near the intersection of Schozacher Strasse and Roter Stich, and was constructed to cut down walking times to nearby local businesses and public transportation.

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Groups sponsor free ice skating

The Stuttgart Military Community Eishockey Club, along with the Stuttgart Com-munity Spouses Club, will host a Family Skate Night on Jan. 28 from 5:15-6:45 p.m. at Eisstadion Wernau, Sta-dionweg 12, 73249 Wernau.

Admission is free for all military ID cardholders and their families. Skates can be rented for a moderate fee. For more information, e-mail smchockey@ymail.com or call civ. 0711-680-8304.

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Medicines and vitamins help families feel well and stay well, but children are curious; to keep them safe, parents and caregivers must practice safe medicine storage. All medicines and vitamins should always be kept up and away and out of your child’s reach and sight — every time they are used. The following tips can help:

Store medicines in a safe location that is too high for young children to reach or see. Never leave medicine or vitamins out on a kitchen counter or at a sick child’s

bedside, even if you have to give the medicine again in a few hours. Always lock the safety cap on a medicine bottle. If it has a locking cap that turns,

twist it until you hear the click. Tell children what medicine is and why you must be the one to give it to them. Never tell children medicine is candy so they’ll take it, even if your child does

not like to take his or her medicine. Remind baby sitters, houseguests, and visitors to keep purses, bags, or coats that

have medicines in them up and away and out of sight when they are in your home. Program the number of the poison control center, DSN 486-7070/civ. 06371-

867070, into your phones.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Did you know that in the U.S. more than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms every year because they get into medicines when their parent or caregiver isn’t looking?

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Visit the USAG Stuttgart website at www.stuttgart.army.mil and click on the “ICE” tab.

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By Carola MeuselUSAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

The Friedrichsbau Varieté Theater, or Variety Theater, in downtown Stuttgart invites patrons to make a wish and dive into an

imaginary world during “Youkali-Way to Paradise,” a winter cabaret-like show that runs through Feb. 11.

A glamorous hotel from the 1920s sets the stage for a cabaret show that combines acrobatic and artistic acts with comedy and musical entertainment.

The Youkali Hotel represents a place without time and space, where wishes come true and coincidental happenings leave room for many surprises.

The hotel “guests” are artists, aristocrats, artistic performers and funny folk. All guests have the same purpose: They want to participate in the hotel’s yearly gala event.

The opera singer “Countess Niessnerova” and the pianist “Mr. Leu” are the hosts and welcome hotel guests and theatergoers alike to “paradise and a timeless travel to the inner self.”

“Youkali unites classical musical elements with breathtaking aerial acrobatics and artistic acts that have never been performed at the Varieté,” said Mas-cha Hülsewig, spokeswoman for the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart. “The show is festive, funny and some parts are simply absurd.”

According to Hülsewig, one of the show’s highlights are the “Aerialistas” from Seattle. The all-woman aerial-burlesque troupe performs synchro-nized dance numbers, sometimes just inches above the audience’s heads.

The fact that everything takes place right in front of the audience makes for an emotional experience, according to Hülsewig.

One of the Varietés highlights is that the stage extends out into the audience.

“At the Varieté, the spectator is part of everything that happens on stage without ever being on stage … the theater becomes a livelier and more touchable place,” said Hülsewig.

Another highlight during the show are Nik and Valentina, an acrobatic duo from Berlin.

Nik plays a shady criminal who’s trying to im-press Valentina, an elegant lady, by making charming compliments. The couple then performs their partner acrobatics and dance number accompanied by musical

interpretations from singer Countess Niessnerova and the pianist Mr. Leu.

The Russian equilibrist Elena Borodina impresses visitors to the Youkali show with an artistic perfor-mance that combines feats of balance with free dance elements.

While performing a one-handed handstand while balancing on a steel pole, Borodina artfully uses her feet to wrap herself into a transparent, white scarf, which makes her movements weightless and mystical.

Borodina and the other artists transform their visions and dreams into reality while giving the audi-ence a chance to fantasize.

“To me, the variety theater is one of the most beautiful ways of storytelling, because it fires some-one’s imagination, arouses emotions and is always

unpredictable,” said Ralph Sun, the artistic director of the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart.

During each of the Varieté performances, visitors can order meals from a menu inspired by the current show. The meal must be ordered four days before the performance date. However, visitors can also order finger food and beverages a la carte during the event.

The Friedrichsbau Varieté is located at Friedrich-strasse 24, 70174 Stuttgart. Performances are offered Monday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 6 and 10 p.m., and Sunday at 6 p.m. An Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret tribute show featuring Ray Martin, a well known Elvis Presley impersonator, will run from April 13 to June 9.

For more information, visit www.friedrichsbau.de.

Stuttgart Varieté winter cabaret show seduces, delights

Alexandra Klein

The “Aerialistas,” an all-woman aerial-burlesque troupe from Seattle, performs at the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart during the “Youkali-Way to Paradise” cabaret show that runs through Feb. 11. The show features artists from Germany, France, Russia, the U.S. and Canada, and combines acrobatic and artistic acts with comedy and musical entertainment.

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By Carola MeuselUSAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

The Friedrichsbau Varieté Theater, or Variety Theater, in downtown Stuttgart invites patrons to make a wish and dive into an

imaginary world during “Youkali-Way to Paradise,” a winter cabaret-like show that runs through Feb. 11.

A glamorous hotel from the 1920s sets the stage for a cabaret show that combines acrobatic and artistic acts with comedy and musical entertainment.

The Youkali Hotel represents a place without time and space, where wishes come true and coincidental happenings leave room for many surprises.

The hotel “guests” are artists, aristocrats, artistic performers and funny folk. All guests have the same purpose: They want to participate in the hotel’s yearly gala event.

The opera singer “Countess Niessnerova” and the pianist “Mr. Leu” are the hosts and welcome hotel guests and theatergoers alike to “paradise and a timeless travel to the inner self.”

“Youkali unites classical musical elements with breathtaking aerial acrobatics and artistic acts that have never been performed at the Varieté,” said Mas-cha Hülsewig, spokeswoman for the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart. “The show is festive, funny and some parts are simply absurd.”

According to Hülsewig, one of the show’s highlights are the “Aerialistas” from Seattle. The all-woman aerial-burlesque troupe performs synchro-nized dance numbers, sometimes just inches above the audience’s heads.

The fact that everything takes place right in front of the audience makes for an emotional experience, according to Hülsewig.

One of the Varietés highlights is that the stage extends out into the audience.

“At the Varieté, the spectator is part of everything that happens on stage without ever being on stage … the theater becomes a livelier and more touchable place,” said Hülsewig.

Another highlight during the show are Nik and Valentina, an acrobatic duo from Berlin.

Nik plays a shady criminal who’s trying to im-press Valentina, an elegant lady, by making charming compliments. The couple then performs their partner acrobatics and dance number accompanied by musical

interpretations from singer Countess Niessnerova and the pianist Mr. Leu.

The Russian equilibrist Elena Borodina impresses visitors to the Youkali show with an artistic perfor-mance that combines feats of balance with free dance elements.

While performing a one-handed handstand while balancing on a steel pole, Borodina artfully uses her feet to wrap herself into a transparent, white scarf, which makes her movements weightless and mystical.

Borodina and the other artists transform their visions and dreams into reality while giving the audi-ence a chance to fantasize.

“To me, the variety theater is one of the most beautiful ways of storytelling, because it fires some-one’s imagination, arouses emotions and is always

unpredictable,” said Ralph Sun, the artistic director of the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart.

During each of the Varieté performances, visitors can order meals from a menu inspired by the current show. The meal must be ordered four days before the performance date. However, visitors can also order finger food and beverages a la carte during the event.

The Friedrichsbau Varieté is located at Friedrich-strasse 24, 70174 Stuttgart. Performances are offered Monday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 6 and 10 p.m., and Sunday at 6 p.m. An Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret tribute show featuring Ray Martin, a well known Elvis Presley impersonator, will run from April 13 to June 9.

For more information, visit www.friedrichsbau.de.

Stuttgart Varieté winter cabaret show seduces, delights

Alexandra Klein

The “Aerialistas,” an all-woman aerial-burlesque troupe from Seattle, performs at the Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart during the “Youkali-Way to Paradise” cabaret show that runs through Feb. 11. The show features artists from Germany, France, Russia, the U.S. and Canada, and combines acrobatic and artistic acts with comedy and musical entertainment.

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One Soldier was rendered unconscious by a bomb blast, but recovered and repelled an enemy attack. One Soldier carried a slain French officer down a mountain. One Soldier scaled up and down a mountain three times to save his fellow comrade. Another was hit by enemy fire in the arm three times, yet continued to aggressively engage

the enemy. And yet another Soldier ran through a burning building to evacuate its residents.Four words sum up their actions — “leave no one behind.”All five men, assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), were honored for their gallantry and heroism

in a Valor Ceremony held at Patch Barracks Dec. 6, 2011.

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave received the Bronze Star, the fourth highest award for gallantry in combat, for his heroic actions on May 17, 2010, in Wardak Province, Af-ghanistan, in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also received the Purple Heart.

After completing a home search of a suspected IED facilitator, Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave

and his Special Operations Task Unit were preparing to head back to camp when they came under enemy fire. Three rounds ripped into his left bicep before he could even react.

“I looked at my arm and didn’t see any blood … my adrenaline just started pumping,” said Musgrave, a Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Spe-cial Forces Group (Airborne). “I was more excited about the firefight.”

Musgrave informed the team that he was hit, and continued maneuvering to different positions while returning fire.

After expending his M-4 basic load and ignoring incoming fire, he left his covered position to man a comrade’s M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon and continued to engage

Silver Star recipients Capt. David Fox, Sgt. McKenna “Frank” Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman received the third highest award for gallantry in combat for their heroic actions on Dec. 17, 2010, in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Capt. David Fox, three French engi-neers, an interpreter, an Afghan Na-tional Security Forces commander

and a member of his Special Operations Task Unit were conducting a site assessment for future placement of an ANSF checkpoint when the team started taking enemy contact.

“We just wanted to get out there, take some photos, get some measurements and get out as quickly as possible,” said Sgt. McKenna ‘Frank’ Miller, who was setting up a defensive perimeter while Fox was surveying the site. “We knew we would get into a firefight every time we went out there.”

From his position, Fox noticed that his security elements were taking small arms and rocket-propelled grenade attacks from two separate enemy positions.

“Frank was telling me to hurry up there,” Fox said, describing how enemy fire began to increase in volume on Miller’s position. “I was sensing [that] things were deteriorating.”

He moved the survey element to the top of a ridgeline to engage the enemy, and suddenly darkness enveloped him.

A devastating improvised explosive device detonated near the team, leaving Fox uncon-scious, instantly killing a French captain and critically wounding the ANSF commander. Despite being disoriented when he came to, Fox began to search for survivors and account for members of the element.

“Initially, I thought it was a mortar round,” Fox said. “I was waiting for that second round to hit, but it never came. I was zapped of all my strength at that point.”

Still dazed from the blast and with enemy rounds impacting within inches of him, Fox began to administer trauma care by placing a tourniquet on the ANSF commander.

From his position on the ground, Miller heard the large explosion atop the ridgeline but could only see a large plume of black smoke billowing up from where Fox and the assessment team were located. At that moment he had broken transmission with Fox and lost radio contact.

“It went from everything’s fine to we’re going to need to evacuate the hell out of here,” Miller said.

The mountainous terrain made radio communications even more restricted. Not long afterwards, only Fox’s words, “urgent

Tales Valor

… surgical” could be heard over the radio. Located at the eastern-most security

position, Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman made several attempts to scale the mountain directly to the blast site. Realizing enemy rounds were impacting on his position and the ascent route was too steep, he moved 100 meters to the west of his position and around the ridgeline to another access route — but he was still off.

Gassman then climbed several hundred near-vertical feet on the mountain fully ex-posed to enemy observation. Impacting rounds sparked the rocky surface near him, yet he continued to try to get to Fox. This time he had climbed south of Fox’s position.

Once again, Gassman ran down the moun-tain and moved 200 meters north and started his desperate climb again, still taking enemy fire. After scrambling twice up restrictive ter-rain and wearing nearly 80 pounds of gear, an exhausted Gassman finally found Fox and the wounded ANSF commander.

After Miller arrived to Fox’s location, he noticed Fox was still dazed from the blast but able to move on his own. Miller organized the element to extract the French engineer’s body and the wounded ANSF commander.

“At this time I was totally exhausted. I could barely drag the guy, yet put him on my shoulder,” Fox said. “Frank said, ‘hey I got it,’ bends down, puts the KIA in a fireman’s carry, picks him up and proceeds to move down the mountain.”

Miller had scaled the mountain just prior to arriving on the scene, but he carried the KIA down the mountain to the emergency

helicopter landing zone for evacuation.Soaked in the French engineer’s blood,

Miller painstakingly made his way down the mountain, all-the-while taking sustained fire from the enemy. Several times he stumbled and fell due to the weight on his back.

Fox, now carrying Miller’s M4 carbine weapon, provided suppressive fire to shield Miller as they made their way down the near-vertical mountain.

As the men approached the dried up wadi at the base of the mountain, Miller fell once more. He was now in agonizing pain due to his hamstrings being severely strained. The team was able to seek cover behind a tree upon crossing the wadi.

Laughing aloud as he recalled the events on the ground, Miller said, “I do remember Capt. Fox running across the wadi in the open to go get help and [bring] me water.”

Gassman made his way down the moun-tain under a hail of fire with the ANSF com-mander to the HLZ, but had to abort because of too much enemy fire at that location. The decision was made to establish another land-ing zone 1,000 meters away.

After loading everyone into an light me-dium tactical vehicle, Gassman dismounted and ran in front of the vehicle to suppress en-emy fire and then led the vehicle to the second HLZ where the wounded ANSF commander and the fallen French officer were evacuated.

Reflecting on why it was important to bring his mortally wounded French comrade down the mountain, Miller said, “We’re never going to leave somebody behind. It’s not an option.”

in the fight.Despite bleeding profusely, Musgrave

exposed himself twice more before finally being treated for his wounds.

While being treated by a medic, a mem-ber of his team yelled for assistance and again Musgrave maneuvered 300 meters into position to engage the enemy, allowing two of his teammates to flank the enemy and kill two fighters.

“It was something out of a movie,” Musgrave said. “On top of everything that was happening, it was pouring down rain. Anything and everything possible that could have went wrong — went wrong that day.”

Fighting with only one good arm, Mus-grave and his team tried to depart the area, but their vehicle got stuck in the mud — all while getting peppered by enemy fire. He got out of the vehicle and formed a defensive perimeter until the vehicle was recovered.

“You don’t have time to think about what’s going on,” Musgrave said of his ac-tions. “I may have got shot, but if the guy next to me, who was my medic, gets shot … then we’d really be in a bad situation.

“During that time of mass chaos, some-one had to step up to the plate and do what had to be done.”

Spc. Willy Smith Jr. received the Soldier’s Medal, the military’s highest peacetime award for heroism, for risking his life entering a blazing building to save 35 German citizens from an apartment fire on July 3, 2011.

Walking home in the early-morning hours after attend-ing a social event, Spc. Willie

Smith Jr., assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and a friend noticed a building engulfed in flames in Böblingen. After directing his friend to call the German authorities, Smith next did something that he said was instinctive on his part.

“I ran up and down three or four stories to inform the people of what was going on,” Smith said. “I just wanted to ensure I got everyone out of that building.”

Going door-to-door, he attempted to alert the sleeping residents of the fire. By the time the fire department and Polizei ar-

rived, most of the residents were evacuated, but the crowd mentioned there was still an elderly couple inside.

Smith ran back inside the building along with two members of the Polizei to retrieve the couple from harm.

“The gentleman did not want to leave his wife because she had problems walk-ing, so he stayed in the building with her,” Smith said.

Moving through thick smoke, Smith and the rescue team located the couple, who were disoriented and having trouble getting out of bed.

He took control of the handicapped, el-derly gentleman and escorted him down the stairs, while the other rescue team members led the elderly woman to safety.

Smith mentioned his motivation for going into the blazing building was that he didn’t want to see anyone get hurt.

“It’s inside of everyone to want to help other people,” Smith said. “When I did it, I didn’t give any second thought about it.”

Saving your fellow man — July 3, 2011

In spite of pain — May 17, 2010No man left behind — Dec. 17, 2010

of

Richard Herman

EUCOM Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis pins the Bronze Star with Valor device on Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave last month. Musgrave, a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), also received a Purple Heart during a Valor Ceremony held on Patch Barracks, for wounds received during combat. Musgrave was hit by enemy fire, yet continued to return fire with his M-4, and when his ammunition ran out, then manned a M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon before being treated by a medic. Even while receiving medical care, Musgrave continued to engage the enemy.

Richard Herman

Silver Star recipients (from left to right) Capt. David Fox, Sgt. McKenna “Frank” Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman stand during a Valor Ceremony hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe on Dec. 6, 2011.

Richard Herman

Spc. Willie Smith Jr., center, assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), poses with Lt. Col. Isaac Peltier, commander 1-10th SFG (A), and EUCOM Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis, right, after receiving the Soldier’s Medal during a Valor Ceremony held Dec. 6, 2011, on Patch Barracks.

By Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, Special Operations Command Europe Public Affairs Office

Page 10 The Citizen, January 12, 2012 Page 11The Citizen, January 12, 2012Features Features

One Soldier was rendered unconscious by a bomb blast, but recovered and repelled an enemy attack. One Soldier carried a slain French officer down a mountain. One Soldier scaled up and down a mountain three times to save his fellow comrade. Another was hit by enemy fire in the arm three times, yet continued to aggressively engage

the enemy. And yet another Soldier ran through a burning building to evacuate its residents.Four words sum up their actions — “leave no one behind.”All five men, assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), were honored for their gallantry and heroism

in a Valor Ceremony held at Patch Barracks Dec. 6, 2011.

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave received the Bronze Star, the fourth highest award for gallantry in combat, for his heroic actions on May 17, 2010, in Wardak Province, Af-ghanistan, in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also received the Purple Heart.

After completing a home search of a suspected IED facilitator, Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave

and his Special Operations Task Unit were preparing to head back to camp when they came under enemy fire. Three rounds ripped into his left bicep before he could even react.

“I looked at my arm and didn’t see any blood … my adrenaline just started pumping,” said Musgrave, a Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Spe-cial Forces Group (Airborne). “I was more excited about the firefight.”

Musgrave informed the team that he was hit, and continued maneuvering to different positions while returning fire.

After expending his M-4 basic load and ignoring incoming fire, he left his covered position to man a comrade’s M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon and continued to engage

Silver Star recipients Capt. David Fox, Sgt. McKenna “Frank” Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman received the third highest award for gallantry in combat for their heroic actions on Dec. 17, 2010, in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Capt. David Fox, three French engi-neers, an interpreter, an Afghan Na-tional Security Forces commander

and a member of his Special Operations Task Unit were conducting a site assessment for future placement of an ANSF checkpoint when the team started taking enemy contact.

“We just wanted to get out there, take some photos, get some measurements and get out as quickly as possible,” said Sgt. McKenna ‘Frank’ Miller, who was setting up a defensive perimeter while Fox was surveying the site. “We knew we would get into a firefight every time we went out there.”

From his position, Fox noticed that his security elements were taking small arms and rocket-propelled grenade attacks from two separate enemy positions.

“Frank was telling me to hurry up there,” Fox said, describing how enemy fire began to increase in volume on Miller’s position. “I was sensing [that] things were deteriorating.”

He moved the survey element to the top of a ridgeline to engage the enemy, and suddenly darkness enveloped him.

A devastating improvised explosive device detonated near the team, leaving Fox uncon-scious, instantly killing a French captain and critically wounding the ANSF commander. Despite being disoriented when he came to, Fox began to search for survivors and account for members of the element.

“Initially, I thought it was a mortar round,” Fox said. “I was waiting for that second round to hit, but it never came. I was zapped of all my strength at that point.”

Still dazed from the blast and with enemy rounds impacting within inches of him, Fox began to administer trauma care by placing a tourniquet on the ANSF commander.

From his position on the ground, Miller heard the large explosion atop the ridgeline but could only see a large plume of black smoke billowing up from where Fox and the assessment team were located. At that moment he had broken transmission with Fox and lost radio contact.

“It went from everything’s fine to we’re going to need to evacuate the hell out of here,” Miller said.

The mountainous terrain made radio communications even more restricted. Not long afterwards, only Fox’s words, “urgent

Tales Valor

… surgical” could be heard over the radio. Located at the eastern-most security

position, Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman made several attempts to scale the mountain directly to the blast site. Realizing enemy rounds were impacting on his position and the ascent route was too steep, he moved 100 meters to the west of his position and around the ridgeline to another access route — but he was still off.

Gassman then climbed several hundred near-vertical feet on the mountain fully ex-posed to enemy observation. Impacting rounds sparked the rocky surface near him, yet he continued to try to get to Fox. This time he had climbed south of Fox’s position.

Once again, Gassman ran down the moun-tain and moved 200 meters north and started his desperate climb again, still taking enemy fire. After scrambling twice up restrictive ter-rain and wearing nearly 80 pounds of gear, an exhausted Gassman finally found Fox and the wounded ANSF commander.

After Miller arrived to Fox’s location, he noticed Fox was still dazed from the blast but able to move on his own. Miller organized the element to extract the French engineer’s body and the wounded ANSF commander.

“At this time I was totally exhausted. I could barely drag the guy, yet put him on my shoulder,” Fox said. “Frank said, ‘hey I got it,’ bends down, puts the KIA in a fireman’s carry, picks him up and proceeds to move down the mountain.”

Miller had scaled the mountain just prior to arriving on the scene, but he carried the KIA down the mountain to the emergency

helicopter landing zone for evacuation.Soaked in the French engineer’s blood,

Miller painstakingly made his way down the mountain, all-the-while taking sustained fire from the enemy. Several times he stumbled and fell due to the weight on his back.

Fox, now carrying Miller’s M4 carbine weapon, provided suppressive fire to shield Miller as they made their way down the near-vertical mountain.

As the men approached the dried up wadi at the base of the mountain, Miller fell once more. He was now in agonizing pain due to his hamstrings being severely strained. The team was able to seek cover behind a tree upon crossing the wadi.

Laughing aloud as he recalled the events on the ground, Miller said, “I do remember Capt. Fox running across the wadi in the open to go get help and [bring] me water.”

Gassman made his way down the moun-tain under a hail of fire with the ANSF com-mander to the HLZ, but had to abort because of too much enemy fire at that location. The decision was made to establish another land-ing zone 1,000 meters away.

After loading everyone into an light me-dium tactical vehicle, Gassman dismounted and ran in front of the vehicle to suppress en-emy fire and then led the vehicle to the second HLZ where the wounded ANSF commander and the fallen French officer were evacuated.

Reflecting on why it was important to bring his mortally wounded French comrade down the mountain, Miller said, “We’re never going to leave somebody behind. It’s not an option.”

in the fight.Despite bleeding profusely, Musgrave

exposed himself twice more before finally being treated for his wounds.

While being treated by a medic, a mem-ber of his team yelled for assistance and again Musgrave maneuvered 300 meters into position to engage the enemy, allowing two of his teammates to flank the enemy and kill two fighters.

“It was something out of a movie,” Musgrave said. “On top of everything that was happening, it was pouring down rain. Anything and everything possible that could have went wrong — went wrong that day.”

Fighting with only one good arm, Mus-grave and his team tried to depart the area, but their vehicle got stuck in the mud — all while getting peppered by enemy fire. He got out of the vehicle and formed a defensive perimeter until the vehicle was recovered.

“You don’t have time to think about what’s going on,” Musgrave said of his ac-tions. “I may have got shot, but if the guy next to me, who was my medic, gets shot … then we’d really be in a bad situation.

“During that time of mass chaos, some-one had to step up to the plate and do what had to be done.”

Spc. Willy Smith Jr. received the Soldier’s Medal, the military’s highest peacetime award for heroism, for risking his life entering a blazing building to save 35 German citizens from an apartment fire on July 3, 2011.

Walking home in the early-morning hours after attend-ing a social event, Spc. Willie

Smith Jr., assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and a friend noticed a building engulfed in flames in Böblingen. After directing his friend to call the German authorities, Smith next did something that he said was instinctive on his part.

“I ran up and down three or four stories to inform the people of what was going on,” Smith said. “I just wanted to ensure I got everyone out of that building.”

Going door-to-door, he attempted to alert the sleeping residents of the fire. By the time the fire department and Polizei ar-

rived, most of the residents were evacuated, but the crowd mentioned there was still an elderly couple inside.

Smith ran back inside the building along with two members of the Polizei to retrieve the couple from harm.

“The gentleman did not want to leave his wife because she had problems walk-ing, so he stayed in the building with her,” Smith said.

Moving through thick smoke, Smith and the rescue team located the couple, who were disoriented and having trouble getting out of bed.

He took control of the handicapped, el-derly gentleman and escorted him down the stairs, while the other rescue team members led the elderly woman to safety.

Smith mentioned his motivation for going into the blazing building was that he didn’t want to see anyone get hurt.

“It’s inside of everyone to want to help other people,” Smith said. “When I did it, I didn’t give any second thought about it.”

Saving your fellow man — July 3, 2011

In spite of pain — May 17, 2010No man left behind — Dec. 17, 2010

of

Richard Herman

EUCOM Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis pins the Bronze Star with Valor device on Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave last month. Musgrave, a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), also received a Purple Heart during a Valor Ceremony held on Patch Barracks, for wounds received during combat. Musgrave was hit by enemy fire, yet continued to return fire with his M-4, and when his ammunition ran out, then manned a M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon before being treated by a medic. Even while receiving medical care, Musgrave continued to engage the enemy.

Richard Herman

Silver Star recipients (from left to right) Capt. David Fox, Sgt. McKenna “Frank” Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman stand during a Valor Ceremony hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe on Dec. 6, 2011.

Richard Herman

Spc. Willie Smith Jr., center, assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), poses with Lt. Col. Isaac Peltier, commander 1-10th SFG (A), and EUCOM Commander Adm. James G. Stavridis, right, after receiving the Soldier’s Medal during a Valor Ceremony held Dec. 6, 2011, on Patch Barracks.

By Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, Special Operations Command Europe Public Affairs Office

Page 12 The Citizen, January 12, 2012EntErtainmEnt

Coming to Patch Theater

mortals (R) 7 p.m.Jan. 23 — Contraband (R) 6 p.m.Jan. 24 — Jack And Jill (PG) 6 p.m. Jan. 25 — Immortals (R) 6 p.m.Jan. 26 — The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) 6 p.m.

What’s happening in FMWRSpin marathon kicks off Tour de Stuttgart

The Patch Fitness Center will host a free three-hour spinathon for cycling enthusiasts on Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event kicks off the Tour de Stuttgart, a 10-month incentive program for indoor and outdoor cyclists.

For more information, call 430-5386/civ. 0711-680-5386.

Super Bowl parties The Galaxy Bowling and

Entertainment Center on Panzer Kaserne will host a Super Bowl XLVI party Feb. 5. The festivities start at 10 p.m. For more informa-tion, call 431-2575/civ. 07031 15-2575.

The Kelley Club will also hold a Super Bowl viewing at 9 p.m. For more information, call 421-4660/civ. 0711-729-4660.

Photography class at Arts and Crafts

Get more out of your digi-tal camera with Patch Arts and Craft’s photography class on Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The class requires a camera with manual controls. Students must be at least 16 years old.

For more information, call 430-5270/civ. 0711-680-5270.

RB films this month See free films at the Robinson

Barracks Theater. The movies start at 6:30 p.m.• Jan. 11-14: Contagion (PG-13)• Jan. 18-21: Dolphin Tale (PG)• Jan. 25-28: Pirates of the Carib-bean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13)

For more information, call 420-6037/civ. 0711 819-6037.

Outdoor Rec tripsGo skiing and snowboarding

with Outdoor Recreation. Day trips are planned for: • Jan. 21: Oberstdorf, Germany; • Jan. 28: Zurs, Austria; • Feb. 4: Serfaus, Austria;• Feb. 11: Damuels, Austria.

For more information, call 431-2774/civ. 07031 15-2774.

For more activities, visit www.stuttgartmwr.com. To get on the Family and MWR mailing list, e-mail mwr.marketing@eur.army.mil.

Jan. 13 — 6 p.m. Joyful Noise (PG-13) 6 p.m., A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (R) 9 p.m.Jan. 14 — Hugo (PG) 4 p.m., Joyful Noise (PG-13) 7 p.m., A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (R) 9 p.m.Jan. 15 — Hugo (PG) 2 p.m., Joyful Noise (PG-13) 4 p.m., New Year’s Eve (PG-13) 7 p.m. Jan. 16 — Joyful Noise (PG-13) 6 p.m. Jan. 17 — New Year’s Eve (PG-13) 6 p.m. Jan. 18 — Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) 6 p.m.Jan. 19 — Tower Heist (PG-13) 6 p.m. Jan. 20 — Contraband (R) 6 p.m., Immortals (R) 9 p.m. Jan. 21 — Alvin And The Chip-munks: Chipwrecked (PG) 4 p.m., Jack And Jill (PG) 7 p.m., Contra-band (R) 9 p.m.Jan. 22 — Alvin And The Chip-munks: Chipwrecked (PG) 2 p.m., Jack And Jill (PG) 4 p.m., Im-

Music Box Films

In “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” journalist Mikael Blomkvist (played by Daniel Craig) and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) investigate a 40-year-old murder.

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Presidential Fitness AssessmentPatch Elementary School fifth-grade students Chloe, Jon, Jacob, and Mario prepare for the Presidential Fitness Assessment in their physical education class.

Math puzzles Patch Elementary School German immersion students Nicole Flautt and Veronica Guinan use tangrams to figure out math puzzles.

Photo by Teresa J. Senna

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Foreign Language inElementary SchoolPatch Elementary School students Maja Kendic, Meghan Strickler, Elaina Rosen and Nunaa Tsikata participate in Foreign Language in Elementary School class with Senora Rivera.

Shoe/sockdriveThe student council at Patch Elementary School hold a shoe/sock drive during the week of Dec. 5 for an orphanage in Afghanistan. Combining both the American and German customs of filling stockings or shoes during the holidays; the students at Patch Elementary gave generously by donating 190 pairs of shoes or boots and almost twice that in socks. Each pair of shoes/socks were bun-dled and tied with a candy cane.

Photo by Teresa J. Senna

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Take a look at whats going on in Stuttgart’s schools.

The New Year begins aesthetically: If you love stylish antique furniture, beautiful things with a story and modern works of art, then you will be happy with the “An-tiques and Art” at the Messe Sindelfi ngen. Antique treasures and contemporary art – are presented this year, again both under one roof. “We perform an aesthetic bridge between both contrasts”, explains Kathrin Sindlinger of the Messe Sindelfi ngen.

The “Antique & Art” opens its gates on the 13th of January on an 8000 m² display area with selected antiques and works of art as well as selected works from contemporary artists. Such artists as Champagnerglas from the time of Marie Antoinette and the deco types from the 1920’s, to abstract painting, and exhibits of regional and international artists are presented.

It occurs more often that “Antique & Art” is an important platform for the art

market in the middle Neckarraum: Also this year the well-known Syrlin Art Price is pre-sented again at the fair and the following special displays of “prominent cartoon and comic strip artists”, will bring together car-toon artists, in a presentation that is unique in Germany. A service offered by the fair presenters is the free “treasure hour” at the fair on Saturday, in which renowned experts for sacral art, non-European folk art, old dolls, jewelry and jewels appraise the value of antique and second-hand works of art for its private owners.

Within the large “art trilogy” another further fair highlight is planned for this day, in which a stylish Oldtimer bus goes in the evening from the Messe Sindelfi ngen to the Schauwerk Sindelfi ngen, then to the Gallery of the City Sindelfi ngen and in the end to the Municipal Gallery Böblingen. This exclusive “art night” is included in the ticket price of the fair.

Old treasures and modern art: The “Antiques & Art” open the fair year in Sindelfi ngen.

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Reading skillsPatch Elementary School sec-ond-grade students Gabriel Reid, Elijah Roy, Victoria War-ren and Amar Tahirovic practice their reading skills in Mr. Stine’s class. In the background, Bridg-er Helm, Kylee Sheets and Luci Parden are pictured.

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Math facts Patch Elementary School second-grade students Elias Mooring and Rodrigo Pena use technology to learn math facts.

Food drive The National Junior Honor Society conducts a successful canned food drive. Students in Kindergarten through eighth-grade pro-vided overwhelming support for Remembering Those In Need, an organization that provides resources for needy families in the Stuttgart area. RBEMS collected more than 1,400 canned goods and non-perishable items.

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Caution: Some Classifiedads have become a targetfor scams. Please be cau-tious if potential buyers offeryou payment methods otherthan cash.

Lookin for a Harley-Davidson.Can be older or not runnin andparts.Gear too. Please make meyour offer to:gonzo1958@web.de

Kinder Eggs are illegal in theUSA. No joke. We're trying tochange that. Please go towww.freetheegg.com to learn mo-re and sign the petition.freetheegg@gmail.com

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AFN Receiver (PowerVu) 120OBO, Satellite Dish 60 OBO, twoWireless TV signal transmitters -100 OBO, New double burner -20 OBO, Transformer 20mtmwritingsolutions@gmail.com

Assorted prices: infant car seat,$20 high chair, $15pack 'n' play,$20 activity center, $20 plus as-sorted toys (TBA) $20 (49)15226021357

Beautiful wool jacket pink size.38/40 of German Alba Fashions/beads embroidery. Back length58 cm. 50% virgin wool, 40%,angora10 %, polyamide. Hardlyworn €21 sweilacher@t-online.de

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Navigon 6350 Live. Excellent con-dition. Has live subscription. Miss-ing windshield mount and Livecord. Has wall outlet plug, USBcomputer. OBO $100. 07031-463-8851/pdaporter@gmail.com

There have been reports ofpets being sold from bree-ding facilities that are not ma-naged at the highest profes-sional standards. Pleasechoose your pet carefully.Make sure you check the cre-dentials of the people sellingthe pet, and get proper pa-perwork showing shots and/or other proof of healthy con-dition. For further advice,consult your Veterinarian.

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Am looking for a PowerVu recei-ver with valid subscription for afntv ptech@gmx.co.uk

Looking for a rental house for 6months April-Oct 2012 in Stutt-gart close to Vaihingen (Patch Bar-racks). Would prefer furnished.amlofthouse@gmail.com

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Retired US mil family (2adult 2kids 17 12) want to rent in Stutt-gart Patch Barracks area for 10days in Jul 2012. Rate negot. Onpost or off. Prefer near publictransport. Email contact:jerrywinans@yahoo.com

Orange Male Cat Found On Kel-ley Barracks. Owner Please Con-tact: Sigrid Ruckaberle 07143-60081

53 WM, german, lookin for theamerican woman who likes na-ture, travel, party, swimming andmc (harley) ridin. Shoot me mailand we can talk: gszf03@web.de

BBW, German lady, 50 yrs, out-going, great humor, seeks malefor friendship. funperson4555@yahoo.com

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