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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 Staps and stripes Friday March 29, j968 3rd army team out shoots rivals straight time  Germany special the 3rd Arnul div captured i Shafa k s first and. Second place infantry team Tro pies thursday ending the  Day Small arms championships j the 3rd s first place Gold team scored 3,910 Points while capturing the third consecutive leg of the championship trophy and retiring it from Competition. A new cup will be offered next year. The second place Silver team fired a Strong 3,795 Points to beat third place 4th army div s Gold team by More than 300 Points. Ten . Army european com mands were represented in Theu Sarteur infantry team trophy championships. In pistol Competition 8th inf div s big 8" team won the Usa eur commanding general service pistol team match with1,125-27 Points. Second place went to 4th army div s Blue team Vith 1,108-30 Points. They topped \ the 3rd inf div s Blue team which posted 1,097-25. In machine gun Competition the 3rd army div won both us a eur matches in team championship and individual championship. Spearhead s team score was 3.105, with Cpl. L. Canda and Cpl. G. A. Field scoring top honors with 700 Points. Cpl. Samuel Henson and Cpl. Robert l. Winters representing 8th in div posted the second place 678. During thursday s ceremonies staff sgt. Roy Gar Riclo the Only entrant from 24th inf div and Winner of Rifle Garand aggregate received a Winchester Canadian Centennial 30-30 Rifle. The pistol grand aggregate win Ner staff sgt. Anton Hermann of 4th army div received a .38 Caliper pistol. Orani Enstein Castle overview of the 400-year-old baroque Castle. Is a photos by Dixon Fin really on the Home is Villa office is Castle by John Krueger staff writer diez Germany is a Man s Home is his Castle they say. But in the Case of 3rd army div 2nd it. Paul s. Carpenter from Berkeley calif., his Home Here is a 400-year-old Villa and his office is a Castle baroque and Only three centuries old. The 26-year-old graduate from Brig Ham Young University is also the Only american in this picturesque Lahn Val Ley Community of 12,000 souls. I m really on the spot smiled the congenial Carpenter who landed his Solo role because of his skill at sneak ing German a Talent he acquired while studying abroad and while working for the Church of the latter Day saints mormons Here in Germany. The linguistic lieutenant is assigned to diez 40 Miles Northwest of Frank Furt As the 3rd army div s Liaison officer to the German f the Panzer div. According to division spokesmen it s the Only such German american Liaison setup in Usa eur. All others Are at least on corps level it was explained. The two divisions flank each other Carpenter pointed out and it s considered important to have a Perma nent Liaison Man to keep open communications in time of  i keep the two general staffs in formed for planning purposes said Carpenter who reports to 3rd amid div staff meetings every Friday. During Field exercises of the German tankers Carpenter phones in daily pro Gress reports. In addition the Young officer and his no sgt. . Manfred Jacob a native of Germany line up training exchanges Between Crews promote for Mal visits and make sure protocol is always observed. Carpenter has also become some thing of an authority on his palatial surroundings. His office is on the third floor of the rambling South Wing. To said he feels almost certain that no division in Europe other than the f the Panzer has a Castle for  Headquarters. The Castle Orani Enstein is linked to histories of both the dutch Royal fam ily and the House of Luxemburg. Is lensman captures top honors with photos Washington special an army photographer assigned to the european edition of the stars and stripes has won top honors in the fifth annual military Pic Tures of the year Competition. Spec. 5 Victor a. Damon was named military photographer of the year on the basis of his Pic Ture portfolio entered in the an Nual Competition jointly s p o a sorted by the department of de sense National press photog Raphers association in l a University of Missouri and world Book  science serv ice inc. He. Will liar a ,.il honors with the  a s newspaper photographer of the year a n d Maga inc photographer of t h e year durini1, journalism w e e k ceremonies at the i Nisi Emty of Missouri in May. Eligibility for the military photographer of the ear title required a portfolio entry rep resent ill each of six Eale orcs Damon s a selected of t Oiler portfolio Entner Miner up for the military photographer of the ear title were Marine staff sol. Robert. Liou in. A Idem in the a \ photojournalism program at   t i and  Force s. So t. Ron in  of of Lull Ash  Field of 101 military  Rapheil s Vii implied a record 1,01 u prints in the Competition. Only Phu Tii Rajiri  in 11m 7 were  thu 11 awards won stars Ami Stripe photographers in Europe and the Pacific captured Thiec first place two second place and one third place awards plus several honorable mentions Damon took a first in t h sports category a first second and honorable mention in t h feature category and a second in the pictorial category. Spec. 5 Wilson , Pacific stars and stripes Korea Bureau took first in the news category plus an honorable men Tion while fellow Pacific stars and stripers spec 3 John Olson Vietnam Bureau a n d Ioc James f. Falk captured third place and an honorable mention respectively in the feature category. Other category winners included spec. 4 James  of the 101st airborne div s 1st Bri Gade in the portrait personality class and airman . Robertd. Moore of Seymour Johnson fab who won in the pictorial Judy in. Captain pianist plans Yik Wei i ring Germany Spe Cicala series of concerts by i Saufl k sponsored pianist Apt Justin Kolb will his Hli  u litt/buri1 iceman american Friendship week activities Hen May f 11. Kolb is assistant adjutant at Headquarters 1st support Bri Gade seventh army support come in Loci Dolben. Since  arrival in Europe in 1 Titi Kolbas m Ven concerts throughout Germany and Italy with a repertoire ran in j from Bach to Barber. Aniio Dahis -100 Yeai old Silver Star , Ems  i. K.  per ton 1\ a i. I us o Wing. I for a Tyronn. I i Ujj f ill n. ,   -. A c,.iit. Ronnie d. . 1 it it Kri , f Sam j. Sol1.t. Re he attic c it. Or Ilion d. Man " Lentric pit is. 1�t  i r., a i t  of. Tel u i o i i a mrnik n. Or Sci i t legion of Merlr Nam us it i , . Ai Niy Enji l. I i listing Rishi i i l Cross to it. In i i e in.  to in m. Vilmure. Met in a.i  Cunt  i i Ink h. H urn. ,.111, h 1. I or f clip i a. Alco Shuhy.  c. Vav. 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