24th MI Bn. Soldiers shave heads, raise cash

By Wendy Brown
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

People will pay a lot of money to see their supervisors bald. That has led CompanyA from the 24th Military Intelligence Battalion in Wiesbaden to raise thousands of dollars for this year’s Army Emergency Relief campaign.
It started when Capt. Justin Brown and 1st Sgt. Robert Gardner said they would shave their heads for cancer awareness and to raise money for the campaign, said Lt. Julio Torres, AER project officer for the 24th MI Battalion of the 66th MI Brigade.

Engineers minimize impact of new housing area

By Chrystal Smith
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

When engineers learned of the plan to build Wiesbaden Army Airfield’s new housing area, they knew something would have to be built to handle the impact the neighborhood would have on the environment downstream.

Innovative training promotes sexual assault prevention

Members of the U.S. Army in Europe gathered at the Patrick Henry Village Theater to listen to “Can I Kiss You,” April 26, a show about innocent bystanders and the importance of communication in a relationship.

‘Lest we forget’: Community members help remember Holocaust victims

By Anemone Rueger
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Nearly 50 volunteers from Wiesbaden-based military units have become part of a unique German community program to maintain a number of “Stumbling Stones” commemorating Jewish lives in Wiesbaden extinguished by the Holocaust.
“It was the idea of our special emphasis coordinator, Shaunna Fuller. She put the word out in our organization after she got in touch with the volunteer organization maintaining the memorial stones,” said Col. Kenneth C. Tarcza, commander of the Defense Contract Management Agency.

Self expression: Students, teachers get writing tips from popular author

By Karl Weisel
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Author Brian P. Cleary shared his love of language and encouraged struggling students to find ways to express themselves with words during a three-day visit to Hainerberg Elementary School April 25-27.