European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes March 1966 air mail Speed up studied by Jack staff writer m a r r h 21 a four Lay no sym Iasi him on terminal operations opened Al Rhine main air hasp Here monday with in cell put chances for faster Over spas mail col co of the 7025111 air postal addressed the chiefs of terminal representing atos throughout the facilities provide military Posen a service for 23 nations in Africa and the Middle Good news due Congress May soon have Good news for Vou and everyone in the Safe Adcock pointing out that Bills now Pend ing would upgrade weekly Maga Zines and Dally newspapers from their current boat mall to space available in hopeful of milk in space of such Adcock noting that readers would then be Rerp Lvi and Safe in Todal news terminals would action Foh action James co of 2nd support pre sents a Cheek la Alfred of Ger Man tvs second for Atlon funds were Collet led by Leonard of Liq support 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because the men of the 7th army 2nd sup a cupped the major is Ixo Nard Cutcher of the 2nd support Bri Security plans and division at the idea was that americans ought to do something lit of commendation medals March 21 Force commendation medals were presented Here to Robert Roland Richard Gray and William this is More like it 4 William Merrl fled of Liq 1st tub relaxes in his private room in which he will occupy for a month As the company Soldier of the the 24lh inf div Soldier also has no details for the and keeps his own the award is based on Job and All around Conway to shoot first round arms matches set March 28 Germany March 21 con 7th army will fire the opening round for the official segment of the usar eur Small arms matches in Grafe Woehr on March the which will be hosted by 4th army Delvs 3rd will draw teams from area army communications Berlin Bri 3rd army 3rd inf 4th army 8lh inf 24th inf div and 32nd artillery Bri soldiers from other com mands in will compete on an individual prior to co ways opening of the 1808 shooters will spend seven Days in practice fir three Fields of Competition the automatic Rifle infantry trophy team Mutch and pistol match will be used to establish scoring for the team won last year by the 24th inf in the automatic Rifle compe three singes will be fired by woman teams stage one will be shot Al 500 Yards rapid fire with u pos sible 200 stage two will be a mid rung rapid fire Mutch with a possible 200 in 60 the team must move from the 500 to the 400yurd line Ulm the num Ber one Man fires one of 20 rounds with the selector at the final stage is fired at 300 each team member fires one Magazine of 20 rounds at tar gets exposed for 24 the infantry trophy team match is fired in four stage one is at 000 prone with eight targets per team exposed for 50 seconds stage two is Freil at 500 with the team in the sit Ting or kneeling in Silion with eight targets exposed for 50 Sec three Hundred Yards is the target line for stage stage four will be fired in the off hand i 2no Yards the brigade command Reed he named Cut Cher project officer for a Bri Gad wide fund that was around last Christ last thursday night Reed and Cutcher went on television to turn Over a Check for Marks More than to Alfred Moderator of the Sorge kind at the stations Taurus studios in the show was a real German i american it opened with american forces network announcer army Wes Batten sealed at an an Mike explain ing How this particular program had come to then the camera switched to Scheitl and the i american and Reed presented we Are proud to be Able to i help this he told a nationwide and 1 am sure other americans in Ger Many would lie Iii same if they i know about Check is answer Cutcher was in Liow he cum to lie interested in the his while not in fluent got 1 have no children of my he hut my wife and i have lived Here fight years in two duty 1 watched this and oven if i had no understanding of the the pictures of the cell and their and the problems of those who try to care 1 for them with not enough were very i wus sure that members of the american forces in Germany would be i went to colonel Reed and suggested a fund drive for our the colonel appointed me project officer and wrote u letter of a which we circulated throughout the attached to serve kind we called it operation help mail for mom March ii special the european Exchange system yes reminds its patrons that Lime is running out to mall s u gift to the in time for s mothers May 5 an Exchange spokesman sold orders must be placed now to guarantee onetime
