European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Life at Remote site Sway up North Syu isolation on an Island stories by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau t he City of Flensburg and the Island of Sylt fire the northernmost Sites in Ger anywhere american troops Are stationed. The Yare located along the danish Border 33 Miles apart Lite in these communities which Are More than 400 Miles North of Frankfurt is different than it is in much of Usa eur. Several Hund de american military personnel live in flens Tauro a 700-year-old Baltic port City of 100.000 which in contrast to Many cities in Southern Germany near american troop concentrations was hardly touched by world War ii bombing. Syll laces the North sea and harbours 18 coast guard members and their families. The Island Rose to prominence in the ule 19th Century As a summer playground for the wealthy inhabitants of Hamburg. The americans in Flensburg Are a sub Community of the nor deutschland military Community. An additional 900 to 1,000 soldiers and their family members who Are stationed nearby depend on services offered by Flensburg said a spokesman with the 294th arty group stationed there. Flensburg serves the 18 coast guard members and their families stationed on Sylt As Well As the smaller military communities in Kiel. Schleswig. Rendsburg and Tellinghusen. Among others. The Boundary for the territory served by Flensburg is about a two hour drive South the Elbe River. Remote Sites Are part of military life. As such the Flensburg and Sylt communities Are not unusual. They Mirror Day to Day existence in Many other Small american military Sites in Northern Germany. Of the 14.000 soldiers and family members within the nor deutschland Community nearly 13.000 Are in the neighbouring communities of Karlstedt and Bremerhaven. Karlstedt is about 31? hours drive South of Flensburg and it is the Home o the single american combat brigade in Northern Germany the 2nd army div fwd. Denmark Baltic sea the Sylt Lor an italian Titt in a Bleak landscape of windswept dunes. Flensburg Woholo by Tony Nauroth not Shangrila franc., Moore Morfe. At Fth. ,Burg ,Ary school which hath a. Class Page 14 the stars and stripes tuesday no a