European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes artillery Piini Naivs services mass said on altar of ammunition saturday August 7 by David Lamb a Sivali , Vietnam i i father John Kese Hof stood behind four Star Rod Lintn ignition cases that Servidas an altar and old a do in shirtless dirty ils about the transfiguration of Ito Inan Catholic priest who is airlifted to 20 isolated artillery Batter ies each week to say mass spoke quietly and paused at regular intervals so the sound of exploding 155mm How it or shells would not interrupt to much. The priest and 12 men stood around the altar holding Well worn prayer books High atop an unnamed Hill in the communist infested a shut Valley and tried not to flinch when the Artil Lery hit nearby. In the Valley below 2,000 Allied Para troopers carried on with the Vietnam priest looked at his flock. There was mud on their faces dirt matted in their hair and the sweat beaded and glistened on their shirtless bodies. The men had Only a few minutes be fore they must return to the Valley be Low and the fighting. Kerchof an army Captain from Seattle wash., glanced at an explosion nearby and spoke Little faster. Reschoff described How Jesus walked up to it. Tabor and was transfigured before the eyes of his apostles Peter James and John. The Mountain Christ climbed was much like Reschoff said. He did not arrive on a helicopter but let us think of him coming up this Mountain to Sun filtered through he rain Clouds and struck the Golden i barium on the ammunition cases that made an altar and the 12 men followed father Kerchof s recitation of the lord s prayer in unison. The men squeezed their eyes tightly shut the better to Deaden the sounds of War. They prayed in barely audible Voles knowing it m is Tain. Our father. What the hell ims he there who Art in Hea in enemy troops. Near the hallowed be thy name let s get the this time thy kingdom com. Buttery ready thy will he done. " Iii ire the much i by l to Tditor-m-c"1 minder in chief . European command in support of tin a " Star Jwj information programs of the department of defense. Co Tor Rel. Or department of defense. The. Appearance of displays " " " the cer Nung commercial publications Doe not constitute an Dor or a Sun Par Merti of defense or any of in components. Military a w,,8wn is Airstrip prefix 2378 741, telex 019-332. New York o i 41 flt a new York 10014, Tell area. Cod 812 620-5771. Second " pm scuttle Ejli a new York . Newe bureaus London Bob Hoyer 3 d at a i auth South Ruislip military 2067 or inf div he Sheridan Cavern Stavriotis . Army hotel phones Germany Berlin in wow of via Civ 06108-2047, Mil Offenbach 758 Kaiserslautern Civ 51i/ ". 7l.m" my ,.psou bureaus 3r a m. Draft j4tk � Viking 8428 Aub buro . It x no my Augsburg military 7410 . W � Tel Nuernberg military 812j or we. of ,.i 7393m Bremerhaven Civ 45.ni. M. Tell i in i Tim Kiliaan lantern. 5h. k Man Helm Civ 7h02, Mil Rhelna 618 Munich Civ do 7/6m7, Mil bb13 Btu Toast Civ 864225, Mil 7230 2bb9t. Greece Athens Civ it Blois. Italy Lef Shorti Mil c Al
