erald Union H Wiesbaden: Our home in Germany
Vol. XXIII, No. 31
www.herald-union.com
Dec. 8, 2016
Hats off to Army Ed Center grads
Giving thanks
By Cris Weisbecker
Wiesbaden Education Center
Photo by Tony Sweeney
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Ambassador John Emerson, his wife Kimberly and Maj. Gen. Timothy McGuire serve Thanksgiving Dinner to Soldiers, civilians and their Family members at the Strong Europe Café on Clay Kaserne, in Wiesbaden Nov. 24. See story, page 5.
In celebration of American Education Week, the Wiesbaden Army Education Center hosted its second annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony Nov. 16 awarding college degrees to twelve Soldiers and civilians representing nine unique and prestigious universities. Key note speaker, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. Todd J. Fish congratulated the graduates and reminded them of the importance of mentoring those they supervise, or will come to supervise in the future. The degrees earned at the graduation ranged from an As-
sociate’s through a Doctorate of Philosophy. Graduate students also shared inspiring thoughts about their accomplishments. While pursuing a degree takes perseverance, “the efforts and dedication are worthwhile and rewarding,” said Staff Sgt. Jordan Booker during his remarks. Two members of the Wiesbaden Army Education Center family also graduated. Katerina Ramirez Cubas with the University of Maryland University College-Europe earned an Associate of Science and Megan McReynolds with the University of Oklahoma graduated with a See ‘Grads’ on page 6
Garrison employees recognized for length of service By Herald Union staff U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. Todd J. Fish recognized garrison employees for their length of service, from five to 45 years, at a ceremony Nov. 18 on Clay Kaserne. The following employees were recognized at the event as follows:
45 years
Cecil Gaskins, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
40 years
• Hans-Joachim Frey, Directorate of Public Works • Ursula Griffin, Directorate of Resource Management • Marion Lewis, DPW
35 years
• Gul Abdullah Bokhari, Logistics Readiness Center • Klaus-Peter Faerber, DPW
Inside Holiday home safety
Keep trees watered and away from heat sources, see page 2.
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Younus Kahn, LRC David Lawson, DFMWR Thomas Meurer, DPW Joachim Peter, DPW Andreas Seelinger, Directorate of Human Resources • Gerald Sparrow, DHR • Muhammad Suleman, DFMWR
30 years • • • • • • • • •
James Bell, DFMWR Arnita Camp-Harrison, DFMWR Laird Hurst, DFMWR Ralph Lehmann, Directorate of Emergency Services Gary Mccloud, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security Zelalem Mihretaab, DPW Ronnie Pineda, DFMWR Efthimia Setina, DPW Michael Waesch, DPW See ‘Service’ on page 3
Photo by Volker Ramspott
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. Todd J. Fish and Cecil Gaskins, a Family and MWR employee, cut a cake at the length of service ceremony Nov. 18. Gaskins was recognized for 45 years of federal service.
Christmas in Germany
List of Christmas markets and on-post events, see page 16.
Be there
Call center offers confidential peer support for everyday challenges, see page 6.