Inside
Adventures in Zambia
An open ear
Marriage and family life help available at Clay Chapel. See page 8.
Hispanic heritage Community members celebrate with special events. See page 6.
Wiesbaden community member has unique travel experience. See pages 16 and 17.
erald Union H Vol. XXII, No. 2
Wiesbaden: Your home in Germany
Oct. 23, 2014
‘Thanks for asking’
Putting a face on domestic violence By Shayna Brouker
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office
What does it take for a stranger to intervene in the face of brutality? That’s the question Army Community Service’s Family Advocacy Program set out to answer with a social experiment conducted Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Nine volunteers from the community wore realistic-looking makeup depicting bruises, black eyes, choke marks and more — the physical scars of domestic violence. They went about their days, took note of who (if anyone) stopped to express concern and gave them a card that read “Thanks for asking,” explaining the experiment and offering the number of the domestic violence hotline. The event was intended to be a “bystander intervention gauge.” Out of a total of 225 face-to-face interactions with others, 46 verbally inquired about the marks for a “success” rate of 20 percent. That number upset Amy Congdon, one of Wiesbaden’s three FAP victim advocates who organized the event and wore makeup herself. “We were disappointed,” she said. “From a psychological standpoint, we are See Putting a face on page 4
Photo by Elaine Wright
Warriors celebrate victory-packed Homecoming
Wiesbaden Warrior running back Deshon Barrow Jr. makes a run for it during the Warriors' Homecoming game against the Ramstein Royals Oct. 10. The Warriors won the tough-fought contest in overtime, 20-14. Wiesbaden’s Jenna Eidem led fellow Warrior athletes in claiming wins in various athletics — winning her fourth Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe golf title. See page13 for more on the Homecoming fireworks.
Halloween:
Keep safety in mind when planning for annual trick-or-treat activities
By Karl Weisel
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office
Wiesbaden military community members can look forward to thrills, chills and good wholesome, family fun as Halloween approaches. With a host of different events planned ranging from traditional trick-or-treat activities to haunted houses, a Harvest Festival to a Zumbathon, people young and old are invited to join in the celebration. Drivers are advised to slow down
Trick-or-treaters will be out in force Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. and to be especially cautious when driving on U.S. military installations on Halloween, Oct. 31, during official
trick-or-treat hours from 5-7 p.m. Children, likewise, should be advised by adults to only cross at crosswalks, to never dart out from between parked cars, to wear reflective, light-colored costumes that don’t restrict vision or movement, and to stick together with their friends — or in the case of children younger than 12 — with an adult. Trick-or-treaters should also be told to never enter housing residences. Housing occupants will set up trick-or-treat stations at See Halloween on page 3
Delegates prioritize AFAP issues By Chrystal Smith
Photo by Shayna Brouker
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office
Kim Carr, Amelia Earhart Playhouse director, applies makeup to volunteer Change may be on the Divina Rocco Oct. 1 for the experiment. way for the U.S. Army
Garrison Wiesbaden community now that delegates of the Army Family Action Plan conference have reported this year’s prioritized issues to garrison leaders.
More than 30 issues were sorted, analyzed and prioritized during the fiscal year 2015 conference held Oct. 15-16 at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center.
“Trying to bring about change and good improvements is not easy,” said Doug Earle, USAG WiesSee AFAP issues on page 3