European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 old Rusty Bridge has viewed Many blow ups theres a warning sign above thai the Border is Only a breath Robert Alvia upper right strides across the Bridge during a safety dusk is descending on the Village and the simulators Are set so fire and photos by John say Nurnberg Bureau chief Germany time scouts from the 1st 2id army Cav Roll up to the old Rusty Bridge the citizens of this Village Brace they know the soldiers arc1 fining to pric lice blowing up the Bridge there was a time when trains across the Span hut the to Nicks and trains Are Long gone Only the steel framework re serving As a training Aid for going through the 1st so scout school one of the 2nd annd Cav Ktut Border vamps near classes Are Small in m four instructors teach 20 students tactical plan nip artillery spotting and Jimmy of Denver and Coic at the said the scouts Are taught to use demolitions o Block the and Vance of an win by closing the roads Neath the Bridge rather than destroying i he Bridge itself the old t rest it1 Lutc spans two and a Stream about Yards from the Cecho slovakian Border if we put two charges at the right places at each end of the said sgt i Olert another instructor at the scout we could move the Bridge off its foundation and it would All straight in one and Block he roads instead of using real the scouts use training hut that Doest make their Job easier they must still climb along steel girders about 30 fed Aune the roads to place wires and Simula Whtie everything is ready the command is Given and the blast Echos up and Down the Valley the Bridge stands this is Only practice and the simulators do Little More than shake some rust from the the scouts go bark to Camp and return to their unit a few Days later having Learned their lessons by climbing the Tough old Bridge at Laos Breaks Paris ties Paris i Iii Laos has broken Diplo Matic Rel Aliis with the French foreign ministry Ann Nuncio this is the second of the three communist govern ments of the indo cheese Peninsula to do