Vol. 291 No.

11

Update FYI
Child Development Services
A new policy on USAREUR child development
services (CDS) patron priority be=ne effective
June I, 1990. The new patron priorities are:
a. Priority 1: active dutr, military personnel.
b. Priority 2: DOD civilian employees.
c. Priority 3: all other eligible patrons.
uch community CDS rcvi~ its waiting list
into three separates lists, one for each of the prioritie-s. Patrons already on a waiting Jin were
moved to their new list in the order they appe.ared
on the list.
As vacancies occur, the military tin will be used
first to fill them. When the lut of military patrons
is exhausted, the civilian employees list will be
used; and when the civilian employees list is exhaust,ed, the other patron list will be used.
As new patrons register, their names will be
placed at the bottom of the appropriate waiting
list. Children already attending CDS programs
will continue to attend as long as the sponsors arc
eligible.
Patrons registmng for CDS programs will be
informed of the patron priority policy and an estimate will be given, when possible, on the length of
time before a child will be placed in a program.

Berlin Orientation Tour

HEIDELBERG, West Germany - Recent
changes in travel to East Berlin have now affected
the Berlin Orientation Tour.
According 10 ~idance from USAREUR public
Affairs, the Berlin Command no longe-r requires
soldiers to wear a miliury uniform when traveling
10 Ea.s t Berlin.
BOT participants will wear appropriate civilian
attire for the entire tour. Attire such as slacks,
sporuhim, sweaters and clothing that is in good
wte are acceptable. Ragged or tom clothing,
T-Shin, tank tops, PT clothes or extre-me styles
will not be permitted. The BOT NCOIC is authorized to deny travel to any panicipant not
prope-rly dressed.
The following documents must now be in a tour
participant's possession; a valid milituy identification card in good condition, TOY orders prepared
IAW par 6 USAREUR REG 360-600 (two copies)
and Berlin briefing statement from unit administration office prepared IAW USAREUR REG
S00-180 (two copies).
Movement orders for Berlin cnag orders) are no
longer required for BOT panicipants, however,
they are still required for travel to Berlin via the
Hdmstedt autobahn. Tour participants arc
reminded that the rules of good military conduct
and appearance apply at all times.

Flying hight This

soldillf and many
others scaled new
heights
at the
Command Track &

rllkl Cllamp;on.
ship,. See page 4

for story.

~bylflitflifn4ch

lnactlv8tlonl First Sergeant John Dudley, acting CSM. 4th Bn., 9th FA, cases the battalion colors during 4-9's inactivation ceremony while LI. Col. Frank Varsolona, the battalion commender, holds the guidon steady. Spec. Jennifer
Wright, D Co., 55th Spt. Bn., stands by to cany away the retired colols.

TF 4-9 inactivates
by Gerard J. Hart
Public Affairs Officer
HEILBRONN, West Germany - Almost 30 years
of Pershing history ended here on August 10 as tbe
4th Battalion, 9th Field Artillery cased its colors for
the last time.
More than 1SOO guests, including 200 smior military, civilian, and German dignitaries, attended the
inactivation ceremony held at Camp Redleg in the
Waldheide.
The Honorable Ve-mon A. Walters, U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, gave the
keynote address to the soldiers. He messed the importance of the soldiers' actions and their place in history.
The highlight of the event was the rresentation of
all the Command's colors in front o the reviewing
stand. The same colors provided the background to
the final casin~ of the colors by Lt. Col. Frank Varsolona and actmg-CSM John Dudley.
The colors were passed from Dudley, representing
the soldiers of 4-9, to Varsolona. He held the colors
as Dudley rolled the colors and placed the case on
them. Varsolona thm passed the furled colors to Maj.

inside
the Cable
Pretrial Information, ... page 2

N- phonH, cards, ... Pf98 3

Smithsonian exhibit, ' " page 6

Gen. Roger K. Bean, commander of the S6th Field

Artillery Command.
Maj. Gen. Bean then gave the colors to Spec. Jen
nifcr A. Wright, who was the last distinguished graduate of the now-<lo~ Bad Tolz NCO Academy.
Wright marched the colors from the field, symbolically representing the departure of 4-9 FA from the
roles of active Army units.
In his remarks, Varsolona explained the difficult
task of retrograding a Pershing task force.
"There is simply no easy way to tum in I S,283
lines of equipment valued at over 270 million dollars.
It takes talented soldiers, solid organizations, and a
lot of hard work," said Varsolona. "Reassigning
t,521 soldiers and their families is a real and very important challmge. Our soldiers are our most precious
asset.

Maj. Gen. Bean praised the soldiers of 4-9 FA.

"The 4th Battalion, 9th Field Artillery has set a superb standard in combat readiness and in the retrograde prouss. It will be a challenge for the remaining
five battalions to duplicate your achievements, the
56th FA commander stated.

Where,
bfff?I

the
Heldenstudents

heim
teest on American
c:utture 10< day.
See page 7 for

story.

PII gets place at Smithsonian Institute

by Genni T. Hart
Public Affairs Offica
Ediror's note - - The Public Affairs
Officer 'Wt'Oft' mt' lollowinf narrarivt'
Jrer ht' visirt:d mt' Smiduoruan Air and
Space Mu.sewn.
The best missile system in the world
gained a p!au of honor in die nation's
anic OD j Wle 20, 1990.
The main hall in the Smithsonian Air
and Space Musem contains most of the
hi.stone a.irc:raft for the U.S. The Wright
Brothers wood and canvas airplane
which flew at Kitty Hawk; the Spirit of
St. Louis, the X- IS; and a Mercury
spac., capsule now have company. A
Pershing II and Soviet SS-20 Intermediate-Range Nuclear missile now
stand erect in that hall as teswnenu to
the historical significance of the lntcrmcdiatc-Raoge Nuclear Forca (INF)
Treaty.
Oo June 20, 1990, the Smithsonian
Nr and Space Musem dedicated the
new display in a short ceremony attended by several different government
agencies. In the center gallery the
Smithsonian staff and gucsu viewed
both the SS-20 and the Pershing II missiles together for the fim time.
In a separate gallery, a multi-media
di1elay outlined the INF Treaty and the
unous compliance activities. The display showed the different missile systems affected by the treaty, where the
missiles are located, the verification
p roccss, and how the missiles are destroyed. A piece of the Kevlar casing
from a Pershing and tbc steel casing
from an SS-20 arc highlighu of the display.

Under the terms of the IntermediateRange N uclcar Forces T rcaty, each side
must destroy all iu gTOund bunched
nuclear missiles with nngcs between
SOO and S,SOO kilometers. The only exceptions arc that each party may retain
IS missiles for static display or museum
cxhibiu.
According ro a Stan and Saipe$ report, the Stn.ithsonian Air and Space
Museum requested and reaived two
Pershing II missiles under the treaty
provi,ions. The Smithsonian then coordinated with its Soviet counterpart lO
exchange a Pershing II for an SS-20.
The U. S. On-Site Inspection Agency
assisted in the exchange by helping with
the transfer details. The OSIA arnnged
for th.c use of a U. S. Air Force aircraft
to trmsport the Pershing missile to the
Soviet Union and return with the SS-20.
The Air Force flight was scheduled as
part of a.n OSIA verification inspection
of a Soviet missile site.
The exchange of missiles involved
training missiles only. The data pl1te on
the Pershing missile listed it as Serial

1111111

Number 0039.

Both missiles are erect, standing side

by side. The SS-20 towe" above the
Pershing II. According to the information plaque near the base, the SS-20
could carry three 250-k.iloton nuclear
warheads a distance of 4,400 kilometen.
The smaller Pershing could only carry
one warhead 1,800 kilometers.
Even diough the Command's Pershings will be destroyed, at least one
Pershing missile will serve as a reminder
lO the American people of the importance of the Command's role in the
peace progress.

_.,_
Wowl This Pershing missile final resting place Is the Smithsonian Institute alongside the

Soviets SS20 missile.

Welcome back
11t Bn.. 11111 Fa
Sgt. 1st Claea David Shadle
Sgt. Gladyl Lawrence
Sgt. Juan O'Neal

Sgt. Joel Sines

Spec. R&nN Sulzer
2nd Bn, 11111 FA

Sgt. 1st Cius Steven Buskohl

Sgt. 1st Clase Rigdon Whitfield
Slaff Sgt. Dwight Akins
Slaff Sgt. Kenneth Chatman
Sgt. Christin Eustioe
Sgt. Stephen Ugon
Sgt. Bradley Mikalton
Spec. Er1k Bender
Spec. Oscar Booth

Spec. Roger Glover

Spec. Kailn Knartzer
Spec. w.i, Natiel
Spec. c.ndy Aoc:k
Spec. Rachelle Whitchurch

4th Bn 9111 FA
Slaff Sgt. Keith Jennings
Sgt. WIiiiam GrNne
Sgt. lsaako Lefotu
Sgt. Angel Olavarria
2nd

an. 4th Int

Sgt 1st Clasa Albert Miranda

Slaff Sgt. Eddie Hernandez

Spec. Chtletophtr Hall

Spec. William KIiday

Spec. John Martinez
Spec. Frank Zedek

56th FA CMD Reenlistments

55111 Spt 8n
Sgt. 111 Class Rodney MIies
Sgt. 1st Class Danlel West
Stall Sgt. Delfin Eusebio
Stall Sgt. Rickey Martin
Sgt. Cl/ff Bamett
Sgt. Jimmie Batts
Sgt. Cindy Day
Sgt. Donald G,_
Sgt. Kevin Hayes
Sgt. David Kowaleski
Sgt. Rielly McClain
Sgt. Thomas Rlchardeon
Spec.JClouden
Spec. T1111181a Crawtonl
Spec. Rlchatd Day
Spec. Lany Holloway
Spec. J - i Whidby
38ltl Sia an.
Sgt. 1st Class Reginald Shaw
Stall Sgt. Robert 8'ay
Sgt. John Cruz
Sgt. Anthony Hic:k8
Sgt. Jay Snydef

'*fB !ielh FA CMO

Slaff Sgt. GrfilOIY Patties
Sgt. Angelo Bryant
Sgt. Cheryl Ragland
Spec. Oscar Singleton

_.,_
Reenllstmentl Spec. Jennifer Curry and Capt. Michael Enneking. 56th FA CMD Adjutant General,
S1and proud as Enneklng rHnllsts Curry, the last Pershing crewmembe< to rHnllst.