European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tou cant Call it work exactly be i cause the men enjoy it too much for that but you can t Call it merely fun because the men really work at tit s Halo High Altitude Low open ing Parachute  is a parachutist polishing course for jumpers from Del he 5thaerial port so Devreux France and from Del 1 at Wiesbaden. Ail of the parachutists taking the course at Sembab Germany Are Al ready accomplished jumpers and most Are alumni of the it Banning a. Jump school. Some of the graduates of the Sembach training Center will be come members of the famous Blue masters skydiving team while others will carry on with their usual work astir controllers but they will be ready to act As replacements on the Bluecast Esteam which normally carries a roster of  of Halo classes Are an volunteers chosen because of their re a s by Ray Wrights a a Millen Bureau adaptability. At the beginning of thesis week course the parachutists make five Basic jumps before they Are permitted to try the dramatic free fan from an Altitude of More than 4,000feet, dropping to 1,500 feet before open ing their chutes. This Type of Parachute drop serves number of purposes explained one of the students. In a combat zone you provide a smaller target if you Plum met Down a Low As possible before opening your Chute. Also by opening your Chute Low your Landing accuracy can be  most students at the Halo course already Are members of sky diving clubs and at least half of them own their chutes. These Cost As Little As its when purchased second Han through a government redistribution Center and As much As $800 when bought new through their club. As the class floats Down from the helicopter drop Over Sembab terrain the tattle tale Gray of government Issue chutes is sparked by couple of Gaudy Range and White Silks some of which am occasionally borrowed from a sky diving club. Every Man packs his own Chute Andis responsible for seeing that it gets necessary maintenance. 8 sgt Lawrence m. Lower Del 1,Wiesbaden, is staff instructor of Halo. Assisting him Are sp4 James Home,8th in div who has made 153 jumps since his first in in and la a Para Chute dub instructor and 8p4 David Chase also of the my inf Doi it a a just i1 a j ,._,.?. To Irr  a to m y a " f to  it so lilt i for ups Var Ift to we a. 4 of i a k infant Kat a p. Avil it pm life la it Jfe  doctor and medic keep an apprehend Leo Eye on Chullis blown off court. �6f his Chule an imperfect Cone Lumper Neara end of fall Ai copier hovers Over Landing area. The stars and stripes i Jav s m sgt Richard j potion of Wiesbaden a carefully repack i i Parachute after a jump. 13