European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , " i of a v in l of a Ts2s� %1 i i Fem 3 f be on red by s during a particularly ticklish time in the Berlin crisis . Troops take positions at the Wall face to face with the communists. Squarely facing this Tanki spouting a Large Stream of Turret on top said Deane ble rid emms voice l he Middle of the Street Asas turned toward him t he to ked Back or showed any Signi died for a tear Gas grenade ready this Chest l wit h his a the pin ready  it a Jun backed Iofel and turned few yes of the a berliners who Clear of was. The to r in y of the asked a weren to going to i s he Ergo is Only part of the Sheri Dari is the re battled up also a the 7th of of  4tti inf div. A filch is a tank Coin  " Jas. Army europ Exseo the a if a tit by _. Oi1.v commanded so Yama Gen 5l_ to. Of .",1s. Bill who reports directly to a v f the Usarek commander i a chief Gen Paul i. Freeman in is unique it is the Only .""army of occupation remaining from world War it in september 1944, representatives of the soviet Union the United kingdom and the United states signed the agreement specifically setting aside greater Berlin As a separate area to be occupied and administered jointly by air three. This area was completely apart from the zones of occupation into which Defeated Germany was Tot he apportioned. Later France be came a party to the Berlin occupation agreement  the West Berlin garrisons therefore Are purely National forces and not under nato command the International treaty still stands although the soviets As everybody knows have to heatedly Andi Tilar fitly flouted their responsibilities and other provisions of the agreement a of 7t. The rest of usage tar tas distinct from the . Jarmy Berlin Long ago left be Hind its occupation . Now As the print Cipal Force available to Ato in. Central Europe the 7th7jlriny Siahs ready to Back up the free world s c pm fitments to thet West berliners and the non nato forces occupying that divided City. To men of Berlin  Force Are gardened by a rigorous lat thing program which stresses combat in cities arid riot control. Authorities feel i that one grave danger to the Security of West Berlin lies in Ahe f possibility a that a riot mag lit be started of ked  offering the communists an excuse for crossing the Wall to restore order and take  this reason the american so fliers Are drilled constantly in methods of quell ing mob violence. They know every Blade of grass in the Grunewald said one officer speaking of Berlin s great Woodland Park where train ing exercises Are often held. To i e the troops experience on unfamiliar terrain Small units Are conveyed occasionally through East Germany to West Germany. Men of the 149-year-old 6th inf Are professional soldiers More than 80 per cent being regular army and work hard at soldieringsergeants still have Strong lungs and the ability to Chew pm out Deane said. Everyone has to pitch in for the a spec lion Effort too. If punishment is called for privileges Are taken  " each Battle group includes a he & he co Supply and maintenance platoon which carries the engineers and medical men five Rifle companies and a1 combat support com Pany of heavy mortars assault guns and tanks. Infantry units conduct regular patrols along the Border and have on several of ,. Casinos. Been ordered to the communist Wall to insure the  companies take part in Urban combat exercises in a mock town built on a South West Berlin Range. There tanks and men frequently overrun masonry buildings with i sight of an East German observation Tower across the wire barricade which Niarkos Ine City limits. The stars and stripes this is the Best duty you can draw in Europe said sp4 Daniel e. Synovec of Long Beach calif., who has spent one year of his 27 months of army duty in Berlin. Synovec a husky youth likes the excitement and the off duty opportunities of a big City. He has a German girl Friend Almut Ventzke and he Speaks a Little of her language. In the summer they go swimming at the wan see. I was Down at Friedric Strasse at Check Point Charlie when we were called out be cause the Volos were laying a new Sec Tion of  he said. It s a shame Fiat they did. East Berlin is nothing but a Cit of the dead. It shows you that Khrushchev just Means bullets and barbed wire. Sev eral times there have been incidents where we actually had to Load our weapons and stand Bypfc Rulus Gruber 19. Of Hilo Hawaii said Berlin duty is a Good of except for the Snow. He misses the Sunshine of Home. Actually we Are very comfortable Here though he snid a we have Good quarters and the majority of the troops eat better than they would at Homegruber puts the shot on his unit track team plays touch football and base netball in company contests and is a member of the pistol team. He dabbles in photography in an army photo lab which is availablethere is a lot to do he said there Are movies at the Post theater a poolroom Craft shops where you can make models bake  that sort of thing. Mostly i like to see the sights and i like girls anti Beer of Coursepage 13