European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse August the stars and stripes Poge 9 Volks marching Story and photo 6y Jim Coles Iii staff writer Germany i secs it took four months of then split second timing in the but they pulled it off seven Volks marches in seven coun tries in three the Mega of the sin lands marching As the americans Call them began when i sgt Randy formerly of St signal come and now at wrote to Michael Mackenzie of the office of the Deputy chief of at Takkunen Barracks and said he wanted to come Back loge Many for a Volks marching weekend Mackenzie 1 want in on it last but Handy and some others made six marshes in three and they did it just because it haunt been done before we were planning an just doing six this then we found out about a night March in Belgium and decided to go for completing 7 hikes in 7 countries in 3 Days intricate ring Nevers Mackenzie and his fellow hikers 4 Tan spec s John Macken sister of was and John a civilian employee in tet about the four ennui Job of planning the the hard part of planning a was find ing that Many marches happening Togel a in a three Day period Mackentie after checking around we sent out letters to about 10 marches requesting inform then we had Tow rile to wait for his reply and then Send a third letter out asking the promoters to Reserve for us and help us with he said they then had to get maps and figure the shortest routes to Cut Down in driving Tim Sand in the group drove some walked More than 40 Miles in is hours and pent about 75 each during the weekend was a Holiday for Ger mans and so the traffic was Mil when tha traffic really backed we took alternate routes and hoped we could make u on Mackenzie was a Novice vote Marcher when the group set of skip and marching across that was Only my third weekend of and my Lister bad never marched Kef Ankles swelled up to softball size and Alt developed Blister except he we me a lot at Nice people on the Way and a the clubs were thrilled at what we owners of some beat feet four of six Vout Marchen whizzed through seven countries in one three Day weekend for More than 10 were it just haunt been done said the six year army he told the Story of How they ran on one of the so they be in time for an other several Hundred Miles away were in Luxembourg on the last the March started at 7 and we had to he in Holland at 2 so we ran Down Hills and walked fast up Hills to Cut our March time and give us More driving he said they just barely made the Miles of blistering hiking Are from John 5 John Mike Mackenzie and Tvan dosing time Orthe March in during that frantic weekend the group marched in Switzer Luxembourg and for their efforts they picked up the regular Vou marching plus several special awards the clubs give out awards for especially meritorious things like having the larg est coming longest distance and i guess they thought what we were they Are wearing some of he medals and special prizes they won or were for their wearisome doing was so we got some plaque Judd that weekend seems to have made an avid Marcher out of in really petting into it now and have been on several tuner marches since my unit goes on marches every utter weekend about 30 people ram the operations Center where work Treyve made me sort of the chord Inamur for the we All seem to enjoy just one entry in clubs Odyssey diary Switzerland supper super horrible pizza How did they do it the sore fooled sin of the six lands marching club Frum Worms kept a diary of their Caran Foo race through seven countries on that fran weekend thursday Timu 7 pm Euit meet ing at Mike arrange final depart Friday time 12 event group assembles at Takkunen 200 gasp at Durta Hjohn Cen forgot to fill up before leaving rest Stop Gru Bingen arrive trip to Munich could have been but we bad a passenger who later guided in Cross country to 10 arrive turn saturday 5 it was served Early As we laying Al starting March to Kim awarded group a Buer 830 sep Flat 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