European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                ?.%.-to to or & Salute to the infantry left the new Jersey Soldier takes a look at russian War memorial erected in West Berlin. Riot control practice is emphasized in event communists should Start trouble. Rigorous training schedule begins with calisthenic soon after the Rise and Shine Call. I v t f. / 1st it Steven Canby instructs Mitch at Rifle Range session. By Ernie we Therau staff writer stationed in the cold War spotlight american soldiers in the divided City undergo rigorous and continuous training a Var Vur Rcpt during my Nevers in Grovne available for these tactics in divided City. A Salute to the infantry. ,. 1 loved the infantry because they were the under dogs. They were Young men but grime and whiskers and exhaustion made the look Middle aged. They were just Guys from Broadway and main Street but maybe you would t remember  were too far away now they were too tired. Their world can never be known to you. Ernie Pyle in-"h6re is your War had Ernie Pyle lived to do a Story about his beloved infantrymen in Berlin Garrison he would have found the fighting a different kind of War. A cold War without any Battlefront. A Battle against a constant barrage of communist lies and smears instead of the mud stained weary infantrymen he knew so Well in North Africa and Normandy Ernie would find spit and polish soldiers in the Berlin Garrison fight ing a psychological War against propaganda trying to discredit them and their Way of life but he would still find Guys from Broadway and main Street in the Berlin command s 6th infantry like pfc Andrew Milf hell jr., of co a 3d Battle up. \ Mitch is a Rifleman receiving., the Sam Type of training As did the world War ii infantrymen who landed with the 6th on the beaches of North Africa and kept going until they reached berlinvthe20-Jrearj-Ojd, solder is from  a  his five Brothers four Sisters Mother arid father live there. So does Ohiser wife Jean. We were married in my first " leave after Basic training at it. Benning he explained. At first my folks thought we were too Young to get married., but now they re glad i married a girl like  Mitch is tremendously proud of his father who is a retired International league Umpire last March when his father came to Germany to conduct an Umpire clinic for soldiers overseas Mitch was Given Spe Cial leave to attend the school. I used to watch dad at games Mitch recalled. Then when he d Call a play the Hometown fans did t like,.they d yell kill the Umpire.1.my brother and i would want to take on the whole crowd after  v Eddie an older brother is also Mitch s personal hero Eddie works at the Reynolds Metal go. In Philadelphia where he got Mitch a Job As a craftsman. According to Mitch he beat Nie Over the head to Goto Drexel University at night to study engineering.". I m taking mechanical drawing at the education Center this fall Mitch explained.  want to study engineering when get out of the  with the present Berlin situation con stantly in the news letters from West Collingswood Are understandably filled with concern but Mitch says i m right in Berlin and i Don t worry about it Smuch As people Back  probably one reason Mitch does t worry although he is certainly conscious of me situation is that there Are very few min uses during the Day when he is not  training is like the grueling work out a Champion prize fighter goes through a few months before meeting a Tough determined challenger who is hungry for his title. Only with Mitch and his Fello infantrymen this training goes on cot Shanny. And it is a strange setting in  on Page w right m sgt Robert  crawls e Mitch in my Nevers close to communist e the stars and stripes m in i to 1 ?1 l # $ i Kwh to Iead of t zone Friday july la 1959 the and Page 13