European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 2 the stars and stripes saturday july 22, 1978 Nijm Egen March ends with Parade purity Agency group in Augsburg and a native of san Juan puerto Rico said after the March ended it was a wonderful experience. I figured marching 100 mile would be nothing but i was wrong. I Hurt All Over but i think it is quite an accomplishment. Talking to people from other armies seeing Holland and seeing the Unity in our own army made it All worthwhile she added. On the first Day i just knew i could make it but by this morning i was t so sure. But As we walked and my Blister really Hurt i told myself this is my Job and i m having fun and i somehow made the marchers returned to Camp at the human sword recreation area expecting Forest Chow Down and get ready for the Blister Ball a City wide party held Annu ally to Honor the marchers. Instead they attended an honors ceremony where they were presented presidential physical fit Ness awards a special Nijm Egen Marc Patch a certificate from the Royal nether lands league for physical culture and a 3-Day pass which begins monday. . Charles Laddie of Binghamton n.y., member of the 71st air defense arty team said after the official ceremonies were Over i feel Fine. I m proud tired very sore but proud. I feel like i be walked 100 pfc. James Brownell of the combat sup port co 1st in. 15th inf. Of Wenatchee wash., said i m glad it s Over but it made me proud that i was Able to do it. Seeing those people applauding for us was really a boy and a bag of plums by Jim Coles staff Netherlands s4s the 62nd Nijm Egen March ended after fou grueling Days of walking through the dutch Countryside with All the participants parading downtown to receive acco Lades from thousands of onlookers an officials. Photos facing Page All but two members of the nearly 800-member . Contingent finished the walk. Those finishing were greeted with cheers and Flowers from local citizens along thelast Lap. Among those army and nato officials on hand was Gen. George s. Blanchard commander in chief Usa eur who said to me this is indicative of the professionalism in Usa eur today. It shows that our soldiers can do anything. I asked some soldiers How Many Miles they had walked just to get Here and they said be tween 500 and 750 Miles. The spirit Here the 50 . Teams and dozens of Allied teams left on the final leg of the Marc shortly after 6 . Friday. Some of them hardly seemed Able to get out of the Cambut picked up As they realized the Home stretch was in View. Thousands turned out in Small towns and All along the route to Spur the weary marchers on. To kiss and hug them an play music. The March ended a few Miles outside the City. After the final checkpoint marchers stopped at a final rest area to Shine boots change into fresh clothes and rest for the upcoming Parade. Pvt. Jane Bowen of the 502nd army be v corps go killed in electrical mishap Frankfurt a 22-year-old v corps Soldier was electrocuted in an Accident this week while on a train Between bad Hersch Feld and Wil Flecken Germany according to an army spokesman. Pvt. James Stevens i troop Ullh army Cav regt. Was a passenger on a troop train carrying his unit to Wil Flecken. During a Stop on a siding to allow another train to pass Stevens went Back to his tank located on another car the spokesman said at approximately 7 p.m., his head Acci Dently touched the 15,000-Volt overhead Power Cable used for the train. Stevens was taken to a Fulda Hospital where be was pronounced dead on arrival the offi Cial said. 19-year-old Soldier found dead in his room Katterbach Germany is a 19-year-old Soldier of the 1st in 37th Armor Here was found dead in his Roo thursday morning according to a spokes Man for the command. The private was found in his room at awake up Call at 5 45 . And was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later at the Katterbach clinic the spokesman said. The death is being investigated an identity is being withheld pending notification of next of Kin. Go killed 1 Hurt or Graf Grafe Wohr Germany one 3rd inf div Soldier was killed and another in �. A Uig Oag him it Ner Friday afternoon when a Prim f T me that he must have stolen Themer of a 105mm round exploded in their of n some German s Garden tank according to an army spokesman she " la the two soldiers with 1st in. With army were on practice Range 42 Here when the Accident occurred. The names of the soldiers Are being withheld until next of Uno Wiege and shouted hmm i ta-r.nollf.e4. Of Vashta were main of i / International Friendship Grady Holland who first met the Dan tac team. German family outside the stairwell left Gradyc holds a picture of George and Annema Holland the i Rie Loprich As they appeared when a and Robert 1 stairwell blues now for Offei by de Reavis staff write Wiesbaden Germany is she said she Felt like Rapunzel until she let he hair Down met her German neighbors and lost her stairwell blues. Joan Holland is such a Lively person it s hard to imagine her Ever having the Stair Well blues. It was a Shock. I had left a four bed room House in the states and it was the first time i had lived in a f e. The blues weren t helped by the fact that she had t received her furniture her husband . De Holland Lind 2?Tiab Security policeman had been stationed in Germany before but he was is e when three children in an almost empty i also thought Germany was going to be a lot More rustic and backwards i was t prepared for the fast paced mod erness i guess i d been influenced by the War films on to and by bad reports fro people stationed Here the situation had All the classic Ingre Hub of 8 pc Daty 8tatlon yes Sithey began to ion8 or Home. Mimphis Tenn. And the House they left one Day her Story goes her 8-year-old House Fly. I Holland said an men when he returned with by bag full str English that i could have All the plums 1wanted." that was the beginning of Friendship be tween the Hollands and their German neighbors almost a year ago. Their neighbor said she was picking plums in her Garden when she saw this Little boy. I said who the Devil Are you and he said to Grady from Alabama he was the cutest Little boy i had Ever seen except for my son of course said Annemarie Loprich. In the meantime Holland said Annema be and George Loprich who performed As a dance team throughout Europe and the near East under the name of the praxis Drew the Hollands out of their stairwell existence into the better things Germany has to offer. Joan Holland who is id checker at the commissary and loves it you get to Weetall kinds of people said they soon discovered common interests with the la prices. Joan plays piano guitar and she sort -er"5i and Cooks does of i 8holud Lucky enough k Eatone of her meals Annemarie Loprich through Annemarie and George we be teamed so much about How Gens Tlly ulem we would we How Ninny lives Ine Loprich have been teaching the hoi tones German history Thrawl exedotes Jagm their own color fount Assur prices re to of the Day feed. We bought 20eisick." 3 a the travelled in his become one of
