European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Winner David Olin had do Taat of the four two others i Competition for trooper of try Day undergo final inspection led pts Jim makes Iho the Lith army Cav headquartered in Calls him the trooper of the White the other soldiers land Ihler two hours fou hours off the trooper of the Day gels the night in Stead of a night in the the chosen one is on standby and gets to follow his own whether it be a night at the a visit to the or just a Lazy night at the trooper of the Day is chosen on a competitive the officer of the guard chooses the Man on the basis of his military appearance and his military knowl or so its supposed to the trooper of the Day for this guard mount was David ssh engr it was the second time Olin has made the on this occasion Olin was run through the usual inspection and military knowledge teals before being the first time he made the Man the test was Short and we were wailing to be inspected when the officer yelled Olin i was the first one id gel my mask so i was the Man hat the night drifts by slowly for the soldiers on the guard Shack sports a television and although some soldiers experience difficulties making the transition from bunk to one Soldier dozed off while leaning Over to sign the Register for the rounds he was a not gentle nudge from the sergeant of the guard resurrected the guards some of the guards stand in Sentinel but the guards pasted at the tank Yard Are nut so the lot sits forlornly on the Crest of a windswept Hill and the sol Diers deposited there have had to use their ingenuity to construct a ramshackle Sentinel Box built of Flimsy ply sheets in order 1j have same Protection from the Winter eventually morning and the ghosts Lurk ing in the shadows arc chased away by the Light of the new the Daylight hours seem to pass by and soon its afternoon and Lime to turn Over the duties to the next shift of the guards glad their duty is until the next Lime their names appear on the guard guard duty is quickly and happily Story and photos by Bob Cullen guard out on Lott in a warm guard while trooper of the Day Olin in a at Pott the stars and stripes 1978 Page