European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday october 23, 1967 Aid orphans Xan do marchers turn into repairmen by Charles Graham staff writer Kitzinger Germany is while marching is their specially the 3rd inf div s can do marching devils like to display a Little versatility when they Aren t in the annual Nijm Egen International four Day marches or strutting their stuff on the Hohenfels Grafen Woehr training circuit. This band of 26 footmen from the 1stbn, 15th inf now have called on their collective painting and carpentry skills along with a monstrous amount of child psychology for a Day Long Handyman stint at the Golden Sun orphanage in Dudenhausen Germany a Mere stroll of 10 Miles Down the Call for help in painting and re pairing fences at the orphanage assent through the Harvey Barracks serv ice club Here and the marching Devil decided to take a break from routine and Volunteer to handle the Community service project. The idea really caught on with the whole marching team said it. David g. Bigsby the unit s Leader. Then researched around the whole Post scrounging up paint brushes anything we could use to Spruce up the the team made the 10-mile hike tothe Small orphanage whose Only sup port comes from a local Church in 3% hours. We got an Early Start Bigsby smiled. It was about nine in the morn ing when we reached the orphanage and we left at four that afternoon. Once at the Golden Sun the band of soldiers turned ground keepers House army photo by Roger Bukszpan painters and toy fixers were met by 15small children More curious than a pack of Kittens in a Catnip was t enough for the Young Resi dents that their Home was getting brightened up they wanted to be sure it was done right. Each one of the kibitzing kiddies seemed to consider himself the Best supervisor in the whole world even though All of the were willing to pitch in and help at the drop of a smile from any one of the searching devils. At lunch time All the workers Bigand Little sat Down for a meal together and the Best thing on the menu a least for the Young ones was c rations. With All that enthusiastic assistance the soldiers could t go wrong. When they left the Golden Sun orphanage the wooden fences stood straight and Strong the fresh paint was All in the right spots and both the marchers and children were smiler to from ear to ear. Playing and working spec. 4 James Sutter interviews Hans while House Mother and it. Bigsby listen in. Spec. 4 David Buhr digs Post holes with Helper. Hammering and a Sittin sgt. Terry Spooner mends the Fence while the kids seem to want to take it Back Down. Spec. 4 James Kidd sits this one out
