erald Union H Vol. XXIII, No. 25
Wiesbaden: Our home in Germany
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Sept. 15, 2016
7th MSC’s 209th DLD gets new commander
Oh say, can they sing!
By Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office
Col. John E. Dethlefs assumed command of the 7th Mission Support Command’s 209th Digital Liaison Detachment in a ceremony held at the McCully Barracks’ Fitness Center in Wackernheim Sept. 10. In his first speech before his new Soldiers, Dethlefs, expressed surprise that he would be actually chosen for command in Germany. “I felt like I had won the lottery,” Dethlefs said, when he found out he was going to command a DLD in Germany. Dethlefs explained that the only thing that was better for him than leading Soldiers, was leading Soldiers in Germany. “We are team builders,” said Dethlefs, “our country will ask us to do the same thing; to go embed with an ally, to help and advise them. Live free, never surrender.” Brig. Gen. Steven W. Ainsworth, the commanding general of the 7th MSC, officiated the assumption of command ceremony.
Photos by Emily Jennings
About 600 first through fifth graders at Hainerberg Elementary line up to form a flag with their red, white and blue Tshirts as they sing the National Anthem, along with other American students worldwide Sept. 9. The performance was organized by the school’s music teacher, Klara Mazelis.
Wiesbaden family wins national volunteer award By Emily Jennings
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs
Lisa Young is acutely aware of the struggles military families face when moving to a new place — from securing a home and getting the kids settled in school and having adults they can count on to finding a niche in a new community. That’s why she has put so much effort into reaching out and supporting others. “I vowed that no spouse would have to
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learn the hard way, like I did.” It is because of Young’s tireless work helping others, and that of her husband, Maj. Craig Young and their three children, Zachary, 16, Abigail, 13, and Benjamin, 10, that they are the recipients of the Association of the United States Army Volunteer Family of the Year award. The Youngs were nominated by the General C.W. Abrams Chapter of AUSA. David Fulton, director, Mission Support
Element, U.S. Army Europe, wrote the nomination for the Young family, touting their “contagious enthusiasm” in the organizations they help support. “Major and Lisa Young, along with their children, are stalwart volunteers within the Wiesbaden Military Community. Their passion resides in developing the youth in our community through an enriched Boy Scouts of America program.” Maj. Young serves as cubmaster and
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Lisa serves as pack secretary. “Through their combined energies, they have doubled the size of Pack 65, growing both the number of den leaders and the number of youth participating and benefiting from this program,” Fulton said. Maj. Young also spearheaded the effort to organize and charter the Civil Air Patrol organization in Wiesbaden. In addition to the Boy Scouts, where the Youngs sought the assistance of the See ‘Volunteers’ on page 5
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