European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes of Hoy january 31, 1969 by James gunner staff writer with Blue Force in exercise Carbide ices a dual based troops of the 24th inf div struggle across an unfamiliar country Side thursday and the sol Diers were engaged with their traditional enemies cold and could t go to sleep because 11 of us were jammed in this Damn truck All night while it was stuck in the Snow Over there said spec. 4 Phillip per Kins of Oakland clutch went out and the Tow truck just left us stranded there All night. This is a me shall track but we Haven t had anything to eat this morning said Perkins Cook for Bravo co 1st in 34th inf. I could get those burners going and make some Coffee but they keep telling us to get read to move Raul showers fog Snow an temperatures that hovered around freezing plagued the a never Carbide ice. It. Col. Edward j. Nix an army briefing officer said 38 men have been hospitalized withholds and other ailments derived from the Winter weather. So far there had been Only one serious injury he said. A Man fell fro the top of a tank and banged his head. He was being treated for concussion. The commanders were fight ing a big War which stretched across upper Franconia As the defending Blue Force pulled Back toward Herrbruck while trying to delay the invasion of Orange troops from the East. The enlisted men seemed mostly concerned however with bodily comforts and with finding out where to go said army vehicles in the Man Euver had five accidents All minor on wednesday. He said three companies of me being used to repair damage to the farm country were Kep Busy removing mud which had been deposited on paved Road by tracked vehicles. The air Force flew 82 sortie wednesday in support of both sides. Down the Road Between Wop Petrahl and Schwendt a Soldier 9 cald9 fog hamper Carbide Lee a pm a of to 3&5r & ill it pm Jim Jim Ai to a " la Jat of Lbw aiming for the enemy a machine gunner of the Blue forces awaits the assault with a map was trying to get directions to free Hetfeld. Two other men waited in a went out that Way once and could t find Al he said. Of the opposing Orange men As troops in car bide ice Man Euver in the Snow and return have Iliade a wrong chessmen plan tourney Munich special the european District of the . Chess federation Usuf will sponsor three Day tournament Here Over the Washington s birthday weekend. It will be the 66th tournament conducted by the Usuf in Europe and is open to All members of the federation or to those who wish to special feature will be a match Between . And British forces in Germany. The . Won by a score of 14-12 at Bonn in1964. Billeting will be available atthe . Transient billets co Lumbia hotel the site of the tournament. For further information Contact maj. Arthur of he Neucom Apo 09128, Telephone 2741-6-6331. Staff Barracks contract Washington is Uhnavy has awarded a i,8 million contract for the construction of a500-Man receiving Barracks and a 350-Man staff Barracks at the Orlando naval training Center in Florida according to a defens department announcement. Work will be done by the Morgen and Wood and the Lowe construction companies of great Falls wont. What s at free Hetfeld hews asked. I Don t know. They just told me that is where i am going he it. Tom Davis of Las vegas nev., a member of 1stbn, 34th inf said the move ment has been morning we were about 20 Kilometres Northeast of Here and we be been moving since then he said. More than Likely Well be moving All Day today. We Don t have any prob lems except it s just capt. Thomas Mitchell of Losangeles calif., a doctor in the Field with the soldiers said som medical supplies have been slow getting Are having a hard time getting our Supply channels setup he said. We need medi Cines for colds and coughs that s what everybody has Mitchell said his medical out fit was pretty Well off at night because they could sleep in lit ters intended for wounded and could stay off the finally got our Heater go ing he said. It was out the first Day. It s awfully hard to stay dry in this weather. You boots and socks get wet but so far l Haven t seen any Frost 1 first trip pfc. Robert Cheatum of Little Hock ark., a mortar Man said this is his first trip to Germany but he does t think he will Getto see anything outside the a never area. As much As the camera could get of pfc Dale Singhara s face indicates he could do with some sleep and a Cap of hot Coffee. He s with cob 1st in 34th Infix Cole r Nuernberg Bureau chief with Orange Force in de ides hic invading Orange Force after crossing into territory protected bythe dual based 24th inf div airlifted to Germany this month pushed the Blue Force defenders Northwest of Bamber thursday. Using air Force f4 phantom jets the Orange Force has called in More than 32 air strike Sand reconnaissance missions. The aggressors have pounded the Blue. Force with More than 4,409 simulated rounds of artillery. At the Orange headquarter Snear Goe Gulbach thursday morn ing troops were packing trucks to move Forward despite weather conditions a operations Are going very Ell said col. Algin j. Hughes Divi Sion artillery commander for the 24th inf div so far there have not been Many damage claims and non of the claims that we have had were major a mild tempera Tures melting Snow and fre quent showers on the Man Euver scene Between the Grafen Tehrand Hohenfels training areas Are beginning to bog the vehicles Down. The mild temperatures fore cast to last during the remain ing Days of the Man Euver will create further problems when the Blue forces attempt to pus the Orange men Back from the already soggy to Brig. Gen. A. W. Kogstad chief Umpire for car bide ice the muck will increase Man Euver damage As tanks an trucks plow through the area an Engineer battalion of Cal during the exercise has been a strutted to repair damage As i occurs. Man Euver damage is a great concern in this seven Dayfield problem Wogstad said. Troubleshooters Are allowed to travel anywhere in the Maneu ver area to make on the spot repairs. ,. The purpose of the umpires Kogstad said is to keep the show moving and equally important to dramatize the Situa Tion for the 400 umpires half of them from the 4th army div an the balance from other Vii corps units Are being used in this exercise to observe com Manders in the Field. Want to get Back Toft. Riley Kansas he said. Four Miles East of Schwendt a Blue unit was under attack from Orange men. The blues blocked the Road with armoured Personey carriers pcs to Stop the assault and the sound of Blank Rifle fire rattled across the snowbound Hills. A German woman Selling Gas Oline at a Crossroads station nearby said the soldiers did bother Herdon t mind she Bue Germeister said we could get Money for any dam age they do but so far there has been no damage that i moving out spec. 4 Robert Gordon pfc. Raymond fiores 8. Sgt. Willie Thomas and pfc. Victor to move Dix co a 1st in 21st inf Prate new locations a Wesley
