European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 6, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 preparations under Way for Nijm Egen March now fhe germans know yanks Are crazy charts hit the Road capt. Sean Walsh lows Chart Carriage while Brig. Gen. Robert Elton Glasse and maj. Michael Andenoro discuss a Chart. Army photo my Couster Bubo Cullen staff writer Schweinfurt Germany Sis German citizens living just outside this City now have confirmation that americans arc crazy according to an army Cap Tain who was involved in a recent incident which included a one Star general a baby Carriage and the upcoming Nijm Egen March. Teams of soldiers All Over Usa eur Are preparing for this year s 100-mile March and the soldiers of the 3rd inf div stationed Here Are no exception. One of the soldiers walking 40 Kilometres a Day to prepare for the March is brie. Gen. Robert m. Elton. 3rd inf i in assistant commander. Elton who is also the Mil itary Community commander Here will be the senior Usa eur representative at the March this year. Unusual Means marching with the general eight hours a Day and four Days a week from 4 . To noon arc people who need the general s signature or need to Brief him on plans for the March. Often they must resort to unusual Means to get their info before him. The confirmation of americans craziness occurred recently when maj. Michael Anderson and capt. Scan Walsh of the division training Section decided to hit the Road with their charts. If the general did t have the time to hear their briefing when he was in his office they d take their charts to him on the Road and Brief him about the March while he was preparing for it. On the move we had to get a decision out of  Walsh said and we had to use some charts. So we decided to go ahead and Brief him on the move " the charts were mounted onto the Frame of a baby Carriage and towed Down the Road in front of the general by none other than the Chart Carriage s creator. Walsh. That s my new mos Walsh cracked when asked about his towing duties. The germans ideas concerning american sanity were voiced by  the germans think americans arc crazy  the Captain who is the assistant training officer said and now they have confirmation " Marine Guinea pigs warm to Wooley Pullie by Brad Durfee state writer de Zelix Scotland is some troops assigned to the  Security group activity Here resemble members of the British forces but a closer look reveals that underneath the berets and jerseys Are .  s All part of a Headquarters Marine corps uniform  said maj. C. R. Rob Inson commanding officer of cob Marine support in  b is made up of signals Intelli gence people and is fully integrated with the Navy and the communications Mission of the station according to corps officials. When 1 heard there was going to the a test of the jerseys i cranked off a letter to my battalion commander in Washington. H was our initiative that got it going it s cold up Here Robinson  b was told by higher officials that if they were going to Volunteer to test the jerseys which the British Long ago nicknamed  they would also have to test the controversial Beret. The Marine corps is reviewing More than six clothing items and so far the test results unanimously favor the jerseys for Copenhagen Hospital separates weird pair Copenhagen an unnamed 20-year-old danish american was recover ing after being rushed to a Hospital on the Back of a Salvage truck with his right fore Finger stuck in the Coin return Slot of a Tele phone  danish Salvage corps went to the Man s Aid with hammers and crowbars at the ready after he managed with his left hand to dial for help failing to free him. The corps unfastened the phone Booth hoisted it and ils captive onto the truck and hauled both off to the nearest Hospital where the operation was successfully carried out the Man was  but the phone Booth spent the night in the Hospital before being taken away for repairs the males. Whether males and females will Wear berets in the future is still undecided according to Washington reports. Utility Caps and uniforms and a combination overcoat Raincoat Are also being tested throughout the  have 80 men wearing the jerseys and about 60 men wearing the  said Robinson. Although the testing of berets was t too favourable in the states among the men it gets better acceptance Here he  believes the reason is that in the . Only a few men on Large bases were testing the proposed headgear and they were really a  kind of stood out were different than the other men. Here the testing involves basically the whole  commanding officer of company b pointed out that the troops finance the test themselves volunteered to buy the jerseys and the berets out of their own  said that although they Wear the Jersey of the Royal marines they Are not testing their Green Beret. They earn the right to Wear that at their commando  was Quick to add my marines could earn it. They just Haven t gone to the  men of company b Here say they arc conducting a valid test. One senior no mentioned that marines especially in Europe need something in Between the lighter weight uniforms and the Field  company similar to ours in Adak. Alaska has also volunteered to test the Jersey said Robinson. We sent 45jerseys to of counterparts there at their  jerseys Are Purcha cd through a contract with the British ministry of de sense according to officials Here. Marines Here seem to be unanimous april men Wuh Cpl Sieve this like of Kansas City who said a few Guys Don t like tin berets Kavc Rhudy likes the sweat ers so if ill a Sec agrees with he findings 11 the Edzell marines it s Woole i Ull us fur it corps uniform test with berets and distinctive sweaters a Marine color guard of the . Naval Security group activity at  a. Scot land takes on the appearance of British forces As they participate in a corps wide uniform test. Sis photo by Cole