European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Assay april 24, 196 Given new Vrr Zingen Germany be Irti while Armac Batt gluons Tor the tank Crew Quail con course Kcf twists Usa eur is making sure fit each tank unit has jew mos title and efficient training a i is pair cried on the idea of foe Scien is Maze and is used to improve a gunner s tracking Abil a tanks from the Marne dial Fiji c. 1st in 64th Armor Gereffi iced to the Snake Board Here last training is going a carry this battalion rights Rose to Csc said 2nd it fun ii Wheeler Pic of this phase of gunnery training. A five foot by three foot targets placed 60 meters from fee tank s Range finder end Box. The being tested takes his place an Ucki . In the gunner s seat of the tank and by using the manual tra serving and elevating handles in is required to accurately track his gun along the lines As acidly As possible. The gunner follows the Wavy Black line As on a tracing Puzzle he is timed and graded on How fast he goes from left to Marne division gunner traverses Gums on Snake Board to improve his tracking ability. Army Pratt to quiet spec. 4 had his moments in rodeos Span Dahlem Germany special the average bul used in rodeos weighs about 2,000 pounds. If one were to ask spec.4 Gary l. Stone he might Tell you it weighs More he asunder one that died of a heart attack. I was on top of the Bull being strapped on in the Bull got so frightened he died Ofa heart Stone was pulled under the animal and crushed. Not too much happened said the specialist from the 94th arty group s 4th in 6th arty. I suffered a brain concussion broken shoulder and four broken , who works As a missile launcher control trailer operator in the battalion a subordinate unit of the 32nd army air de sense come favored Brahma bulls and bareback broncs prior to entering the army. The missile firing Cowboy was born on a ranch in Deer Trail Colorado and began his Rode career when he was 13, turning pro a few years has seen just about All the hazards of the Arena and he snows the clowns Aren t out thereto make the kids laugh. The Rodeo Clown is the mos essential element in an Arena Stone says. He is the diversion tactic that could save your life. Stone knows he has a scar on his left Cheek Given to him by a Brahma was thrown in the Arena and lifted his head to see a Madbull charging him. He got gored his Cheek was torn open his jaw torn off and half of his Teeth were missing. But being under the Bull that died of a heart at tack is still his worst Rodeo experience. Stone has More than scars to show for his Rodeo time. He won the intercollegiate championship for Bull Riding at Sterling College colo., in 1962the governor s trophy for Cham Pion Bull Riding in Butte. Mont.,in 1963 and in 1965 he was awarded the Colorado travelling trophy for All around Champion and High Point rider in the Colo Rado Rodeo was also contracted As a stunt Man in 1962 for the Tele vision series tales of Wells Fargo doing everything from Riding bareback to Freak Falls be fore the cameras. Later he did stunt work for a few major film studios. He was drafted in 1966.what is the most dramatic moment in Riding bulls Orthe whistle is Arena Stone Broncos when sounded in the has a ranch in Woodland Park colo., with 30 horses on it that he can go Back to and ride free and easy if he wants to when his service time is up. Right and Back to left on the Board. The Snake Board is novel an certainly helpful/1 Wheeler said. And it is much harder than it Loots just How important Snake Board training is to this we Pierce battalion was stressed by 2nd it. Paul e. Bowler or. Battalion s3, when he said every gunner in this battalion shall be put through the Snake Board exercise Over and Over again until he has fully mastered it in time and Rhein main a Germany special sgt. Bobby g. Edwards of the Usan dispensary Here has been selected As the Zero defects program Man of the month for the7310th air base group. Worms Germany special the North Baden District protestant men of the Chapel have scheduled their annual Spring rally for 7 . On May 15 at the Heidelberg officers and civilians open mess. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial the 181st transportation in 107th transportation brigade was Host recently to five iranian transportation officers. The quintet including . Keyomarsi Saleh and Chola Reza a Cooee visited the battalion to make first hand observations offloading and unloading proce dures on the experimental 25-ton equipment transporter. Lan Stuhl Germany is auditions for the fanta Sticks will be held in the 2ndgeneral Hospital auditorium Here at 6 30 . April 25and 26. The Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt musical comedy will be directed by spec. 4 Tom Hill. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial spec. 4 Robert Dotson has been named Soldier of the month for the 181st transportation in 107th transportation brigade. Spear headers Send Tijuana sounds spec. 4 Gary Stone by Charles Graham staff write Darmstadt Germany is the America House Here lived up to its name when the music of new Orleans Dixie land jazz and. The Tijuana sound brought applause cheer Sand an encore from the Young German audience who came to dig it. Performing was the bras eroes combo seven members of the 3rd army div band along with wednesday american forces network Newt every hour Ike times listed or an programs Are Central european time "w3 hymns from Home m10 Early request too world at 0700 Jojo More requests pop music we Don Mcneill � take ten i5 Tempo 1005 merely Muic w30 Ira Cook "05 heartbeat theater bands like this around i former one Pierce get a lot of jobs but we Don t make much Money headed Good Nat redly. Because we mostly play military be played some pretty weird places on the ex-1 s play for the
