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nisi Coistimsod frcm I A El Paso Times Sunday, March 31. 1990 NEW MEXICO "We have never been treated like foreigners. i Monika Vance Sehnlttel Factory owner Alamogordo Holloman Air I force Basa FortEfes-, dl(Z TEXAS -ta What do German troops at Hollo-! man Air Force Base think about their new home in the United States? Here's how four airmen answered these three questions: What do you like most about duty here? What do you miss most about Germany? What has been your favorite ex-! perience in the United States? I MaJ. Frledo Van Der Beek: "I like the weather and the lack of bureaucracy not having to go through so much paperwork and waiting for licenses and utility corv nections, for example. I "What I miss most are our town areas, filled with our culture the shops, pubs, outdoor cafes.

"One thing I enjoy is if your car breaks down, people here stop and help." i Capt Frank Hoffman: "What I like here most is being able to go to the desert, to have the sun; it's good for our health. And I like the Hrffortont nitturAC Ml Victor Calzada El Paso Times Michelle Meyn welcomed Luftwaffe flyer Thorsten Prick at Holloman Air Force Base. Meyn was part ot a small group on hand to welcome new arrivals. Germans Continued from 1A the weather. If I want to see trees, I can go to Ruidoso." Menzel, who works with the Patriot missile training program for the Germans, also has shown the adventurous spirit many people associate with the Germans.

"I'm a motorcycle rider, so a friend and I rode almost 5,000 miles, all the way to Panama City, Panama. It took 14 days," he said. "It doesn't matter where you go, here or in Mexico, they welcome you." Another El Paso soldier, Tech. Sgt. Matthias Horn a Hawk missile program specialist said this is also his third tour of duty in the United States.

"The most contact I have with people of this area is through our soccer team, which plays in the West Texas League," Horn said. "We have learned from them and they have learned from us, and we also play against men from Mexico. Because soccer is also such an important sport in Mexico, we have that sport in common immediately." Horn and his wife also have traveled extensively in the United States, he said. Their two children are taking advantage of education options available to all German soldiers in El Paso. "Our son who is 5 is in child care on the East Side, while our daughter, 7, is in German school at Fort Bliss," Horn said.

Normally, German children transfer to El Paso schools after about the sixth-grade, but they can attend the German school, with their own teachers from Germany, all the way through high school level if they wish, he said. Appeal to all The Germans are so blended into this area's culture that even restaurants that might sound like they would attract a majority of German customers find that isn't necessarily the case. "I get some Germans, and many other people who have eaten in Germany but many Mexican people," said Monika Vance, a German woman who owns the Schnitzel Factory on the East Side. "I think Germans might most wnai i mss mcsL ne sh a smne, rs inai wniie mere is a like the politeness of El Paso," said Vance, who has lived here 14 years. "We have never been treated like foreigners.

Perhaps the Mexicans have liked me cause I'm not an American and the Americans have liked me because I'm not Mexican. Perhaps we are just attracted to what we don't experience at home." Germans have shown their generosity, supporting various Juarez orphanages, hospitals and clinics over the years. Their largest project is assisting the Central Rehabilitation and Assistance for the Mentally 111, to which they have pledged about $5,000, along with a new air conditioning and heating system. Money for the charities comes from as far away as Germany, where a widow who once visited here has donated $1,200 a year since her husband died. Although the Germans have been training on various missile systems at Fort Bliss since 1966, the Tornado arrival at Holloman is a new level of German military activity outside Germany.

"This is the first contingent of German aircraft to be stationed permanently in the U.S.," said Col. Eckhard Sowada, the German Air Force commander at Holloman. "The Tornadoes are here to do all types of training, including development of a fighter weapons course," Sowada said. "We'll fire rockets, do air-to-air training, drop bombs and practice electronics countermeasures," Largest outside Germany Holloman will be the biggest German Air Force training site outside of Germany, said German Air Force Brig. Gen.

Eckart Wienss of Fort Bliss, who supervises about 1.000 German soldiers on the North American continent. Although small numbers of German pilots have trained there in the past, the anticipation of Alamogordo becoming a large, long-term training site has brought a major growth spurt to the town. "I mnot anlrM thA rvonnlo Thpv am lnij Thou caw hp anri uupu IWVJ SJ IIVSW WVI a.w. come. I iwe wrs large area, ana ine arr- LI Paso times "We're building new homes, apartment complexes, a school addition and businesses are expected to grow," said Michael Dalby, executive director of the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce.

"So tHey're a major boon to our economy, and a welcome addition culturally, as well." Several German family members, who welcomed the arriving planes by waving little U.S. flags, said they agreed. "The people of Alamogordo have been friendly," said Michelle Meyn, wife of instructor, who expected to be at Holloman about three years. Problems solved Monika Van Der Beek, holding her son, Niklas, 5, said problems associated with the German influx quickly were being overcome. At first there wasn much property for rent when we came in January with our husbands.

Now it is getting much better. "We feel very welcome," she said. "I go to school and volunteer, and the teachers are very good." Capt. Frank Hoffman said his two daughters have fit in easily at school. "The children, who are ages 14 and 10, like it very much.

They have learned English better than me. One even won an award for her writing already, after six months," Hoffman said proudly. Such a welcome may come naturally for people in this area of the country, where Germans have trained for several decades, but dozens of Alamogordo residents spent months planning for the special needs of this large contin- O'Dell said. Without the change, many of the Germans would have gone to El Paso to buy new cars, he said. But Alamogordo also recogniz- es the frinpe benefits of having the Germans in the community.

"It's a terrific asset any time you can get foreign natiohals into your community and get that diversity into your O'Dell said. 30-year relationship Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt said the El Paso Army post, which has been host to German training for 30 years, has "a close, enjoyable working relationship" with the Europeans. "Many of them return several times during their careers. And as one of our closest allies in Europe, we always look forward to continuing this relationship." Both governments will recognize the significance of the relationship May 1 at Holloman during the official inauguration of German Air Force Tactical Training Center United States. The importance of the day is underlined by the fact that U.S.

Secretary of Defense William Perry and German Minister of Defense Volker Ruhe will attend, Wienss said. gent. Previously, Holloman had played host for several years to a relatively small group of Germans, who received flying training on the F-4 aircraft. "The biggest issue in housing was that the Germans didn't want to buy homes, but to rent, and they didn't want to be centralized into one area of town," said Harold O'Dell, immediate past president of the Alamogordo chamber and the vice chairman of its Committee of Fifty, which pays special attention to military and government issues. A special housing committee, with U.S.

Air Force and German representatives, worked out details. Dozens of homes already have been built, with buyers investing in them with the purpose of leasing out the property. Anyone tempted to gouge the foreign visitors on rents was warned that they would risk public exposure as well as face a base housing office that could blackball them from renting, O'Dell said. Business leaders even got state laws changed, cutting the excise tax on vehicles the foreign guests might purchase. "Texas already eliminates that excise tax, so our state representatives helped change the law," ferent kind of food, especially the Mexican food but not too hot "Our family misses the parents, grandparents and friends.

But our best experience has been our sponsorship by the Americans, when we were moving here. (A family helped settle them In their new surroundings.) In Germany we do that all alone." Tech. SgL Mike Sprengard: "I most like the possibility of travel, to see the beautiful sights of New Mexico and Texas. "But so far there's nothing I miss. "My best experience has been the surprise of all the friendly people, the hospitality.

When we were moving Into our house and the beds hadn't come yet, the builder surprised us by setting up folding beds" as a free loan. Sunrisesunset Moon phasga Sunset 8 25 p.m. Sunrise 5:55 a.m. mes Today's El Paso skyline All maps, fomoaxi and data on thla pto are provided by AoouWeirher, Inc. 1 996 1 uv NO.

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