European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 26, 1967 the stars and strips Page 9 language Barrier is no Barrier Pir Masens Germany is the . Army general depot Here has a military advisory and assistance group Maag program going with something not usually included in the instruction packet instructor who speak the language of the foreign , under the Maag program if the students Are no fluent in English their group must provide an , sgt. . William o. Coffman and spec. 6 Karl Engle Hardt of usage a s maintenance division primary instructors inthe current course Are so fluent in German that even though their three German of students Lack Complete command of English an interpreter would be excess is married to a Ger Man girl and has had several years of German language experience. Englehardt was born in Germany and joined the . Army in 1958.coffman is assisted by s. Sgt. Larry w. Ward and spec. 6rayfield Ruffin who instruct in English while he translates int German. The depot came into the maa program 18 months ago because it had the necessary personnel facilities and equipment to give instruction and practical exer Cise in the application of the an arc 46 radio set and Thean try 80 radio terminal set. Both systems Are utilized in Dif Ferent but related aspects of the Pershing missile coming to Pir Masens the German of men receive formal schooling at it. Mon Mouth n.j., on these two pieces of equipment. The Maag pro Gram gives them the additional practical exercises to qualify the men to carry out their functioning the Field. After completion of three months on the Job training the students will return to their own units As microwave repairmen. Airman of Quarter named Ramstein Germany is sgt. Charles c. Dupont 7420th radar evaluation so has Bee named airman of the Quarter Here. Combat Heady october 30 is the hands up a Crook and a moneymaker were in the vault of the Hahn air base accounting and finance office but it was t a Holdup. S. Sgt. Nathan l. Crook or. Left just wanted to be close to his reenlistment Bonus while being sworn in by 1st it. Michael l. Moneymaker 496th fighter interceptor so admin Stra Tive services officer. Of photo by Juan Cotton balers Are on Ball Aschaffenbur Germany special the 1st in 7th inf s he co mortar platoon is Backhoe after being rated combat ready in an army training test att at Wil Flecken. The 3rd inf div Collo Baler mortar men found the test to be 30 hours of grueling and exact ing work despite months of preparation at its Home base. Testing began with a briefing by judges and graders and an inspection of the mortal men equipment then the men deployed to a tactical area where they established defensive positions and prepared to fire. Simulated artillery fire and agas attack by an aggressor unit forced a Quick masking an moving operation but the men reorganized and again prepare to fire. Given several objectives to fire upon the unit s Forward observers and fire direction Cen Ter functioning As a tightly Inte grated unit were called into was served As Chance afforded with c rations served Nonempty mortar round boxes the order of the Day. As dusk fell and night fire be Gan preparations for night de hear sergeant letter from lb9 began deadline for ordering thanksgiving menus for your unit the stars ahmtr1pcs Tali out Helm civil 06155 2071 Dan Tulat Mil 2376 741 Apo 09.7$ by Ray Wright staff writer Pir Masens Germany is dear sergeant Heady the let Ter on White House stationery began. Your feeling for America Flag and purpose warms my heart. Vietnam is now the Vita testing ground of Freedom. Your efforts to defend it and assure world at peace will be remembered As Long As there Are me who esteem Liberty and the letter was signed sin Cerely Lyndon b. Heady who is with the 76thmilitary police det assigned to the . Army general depot Pir Masens was nonplussed but proud to have received such Aletter but it took a bit of thinking before he could figure out the Why. The my sergeant had written letter to the Muncie ind. News paper the Star which appear Din that paper sept. 11. The letter was noted by rep. Richard , 10th congressional District of Indiana who apparently brought it to the president s is what Heady wrote As a resident of Delaware county i attended Selma High school. In View of the Man demonstrations and anti Vietnam speeches which Are presently i Progress May i say this i recently volunteered for service in the Republic of Viet Nam. I am a sergeant in the United states army military police i prepare to leave Ger Many in route to Vietnam thank god each Day for giving me the privilege of living in country where the people can enjoy Freedom. As i proudly put on my uni pm and leave for the my Sta Ion i am engulfed in proud Tessand appreciation when i pass he colors of a proud America with the stars and stripes lying so free and High above Al of the difficulty in the world today i feel that As an american owe to my country and it free Way of life the giving o myself whatever be the Cost Thrall americans will continue to Ive encircled by Freedom insuring that America will forever be he land of the free and Home othe Heady volunteered for Vietnam two months ago and is presently waiting for reassignment orders. Feeding troops Mare than up Sembach Germany special is 65,000 meals an impressive figure How does 30,000 pounds of potatoes grab you How about 5,500 Gallons of milk 2,200chickens or 1,260 steaks these Are just a few of the statistics that pm. Sgt. R. W. Kinney Sembach dining Hall superintendent and his staff of Cooks Bakers and dining Hall attendants Deal with every month. And that s Only part of the Story. The 65,000 meals Are served within the limitation of a $35,000monthly budget which Breaks Down to $1.35 per Man per Day for three meals with Only a 2$ per cent margin of error in expenditures. This suggests that Sharp management techniques and Sharp pencils Are involve Din the dining Halls operation. But statistics budgeting an Money management Are still Only part of the preparation appearance variety cleanliness and attractiveness of surroundings. Are some of the major considerations that dining Hall managers and staffs dare not the food or its handling Falls Short of established clean Liness standards the base veterinarian comes on like a angry Eagle. If the variety of food violates the Safe Maste menu the higher headquarter food service people get snarl Yand finally if the food begins to fall off in taste and appearance the troops who regularly eat in the dining Halls soon make their displeasure known. Ense were made. The aggressors tacked through the darkness it the Marne men repelled then Slaught and rounded up six of he surprised aggressors As Cap Ives. When Day broke the mortar men moved out and began firing again their new daytime Mission calling for the execution of one of the More difficult parts of theist splitting the this involves breaking the Normal routine of firing As a group of our gun tracks with one fire direction Center fac. Two guns and an fac move out to another cation and set up thus re Quiring the observer to spot and eed data for two locations simultaneously. It also forces the creation of a second fac for the two tracks left in the original position. After the splitting Man Euver the platoon reunited and demonstrated its prowess at firing enemas be at a Lone armoured personnel Carrier on a Hill. The Cotton balers moved to a administrative site after the fire Power demonstration and under went a Complete inspection of their equipment. The unit was then labelled combat ready. Heilbronn Germany Spe Cial the minuteman award issued to units of 100 or More personnel that have achieved or exceeded 65 per cent participation in the army s Sav Ings program has been awarded to the 535th ordnance co 101st ordnance in 57th Ord Nance brigade. Commanded by capt. Tom my Henderson the 535th has achieved an average of 91 percent participation during by 1967. Kitzinger Germany Spe Cial a member of the 3rd inf div s 1st in 64th Armor,2nd it. Paul e. Bowles was the Honor graduate at the lat est tank commander s course held at the seventh army combined arms school in Vil Seck. In addition to being the Honor graduate the 25-year-old platoon Leader for co b was also presented the command ant s award for having maintained a 98 per cent average in All three phases of the course. 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