European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1978 the stars and stripes Page 3 the singing sergeants have been trained in College and conservatories across the soloist Bob Black joined the group alter winning an air Force Talent music is sweeter in the Boondocks Story and photos by John Savard staff writer Germany sets Only one american unit serves near the Remote Hamlet of in the Eif i mountains North of the Moselle that is the air Force 7501st munitions support their site is so Remote that when the air Force choral the singing stopped by during their current european the concert was a major event for unit because it is so life is very Dif Ferent for airmen in the Rich who works As Squadron Supply ser said we must drive so Miles to our Parent base at Hahn to get get our clothes dry cleaned and even pick up the we have a medical technician Here in the but for major we make the trip to television gets special treatment programs Are taped by american forces television on video cassettes and shipped to the site for even switchboard operators must work when trying to find they must Call through another base and ask for the Buchel nobody knows where Buchel laughed Bob but once youve been to said a youll never forget where it by the time they arrived for their con Cert the singing sergeants were vet Erans of their own Remote the idea behind our Tours is to bring the singing sergeants and their music to areas that dont normally get major con Cert said Bruce who directs the singing one of our recent Tours was in Alaska to some bases which Are really you climb on a plane and take off before you decide where you want to he re once you must find out where the snowstorms Are and pick a land ing spot where the group meets All its travelling sched Ules in spite of delayed lost musical instruments and other members of the group can cite Many examples during their current the singing sergeants spent hours wait ing for their plane to Germany after their recent tour of bases in when the plane it was too Small to hold All of the musicians and their by the time the sergeants had arrived in it was late in the Jama Howard joined her friends in a search for some Midnight but a step hidden by the darkness caused her to in spite of a nose he sergeant missed Only one concert by the time the choral group reached after finishing their tour of Remote Safe bases and Sites in the singing sergeants return to the but their lifestyle Doest they make two separate three week Tours each plus numerous Short trips and their Many appearances As part of the air Force suitcase living int said we must set up and break Down All our own but part of our Job is to make things look Judy Hrusta absorbs the music while Little Jennifer Barrett plays with the the choristers lift their voices in America the Beautiful at the concert in