European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes monday january so. 1986 wire ens Job to get a line on communications problems Sentinel sketches by ton anal hot i staff writer by rur licit Germany in s 3 . And pfc. I fuel Sims talks inc rail sic sleeps in the bunk right mini to inc receiver. The rest of the Guys say in s his a lion bul but Al cuu be for any am of them. Once the Ere fire Iris jul which line is broken the Wir Ciruna who in a cd in is the Lucky Guy Whu must pull on his gear grab his fide and equipment and go out into inv Blick cold to fish through Hie Snow fur broken ends. If Yuu installed it you repair they Jay. It gives of the commander can t talk he can t command the Inman in incentive to do the Job Light in the firs the signalman of the 2nd army Cav regt arc collectively called. The voice of Lac maj. To Loomis Tuila s Ruops malic up the Coitino communications Crews. Some fire the radio and Tele Type up razors who Sil in boxes packed Atli electronic gear and Pound out teletype messages thai can go thou Sands of Miles if need be. There ate also the radio Iron Bluso incurs who poke around the innards of commune i Ivon Gur like surgeons wearing cold weather gloves and the wire Nice wite search along try Walt strands of w re looking or break whenever a Platie goes out. A the Luck Cut operations Center phones 01173, Whir Thicuc and ring. Each sound is a signal that the Battle Field � changing. And he commander has got to How Wilh hat change if the commander can t Luik he can t command risk of injuries increases wifi Colof weather 8j 1vo\ Sarasohn medical Wilder the Lack of fretting temperatures May limit to extent of mane vering during certain Sentinel 86 exercises but not the potential for cold weather injuries. People often Don t realize that even if the weather does t ism cold enough for frostbite there Are other dangerous cold weather injuries possible at higher ism a creatures 7th medical come officials said. Trench fool or hypothermia a possible in 50-Degrce, v weather. Trench foot is marked by Issue inflammation swelling bits Perl and in severe cases gangrene. Hypothermia is a Sharp drop in the body s inner temperature it sneaks up on you said or. Col John Parker. Surgical consultant to the 7lh medical come. Army unit in Europe from he is Atco for the Maneu vers and Germany based . Units have been briefed about the dangers of cold weather injuries and How to prevent them. The cold weather produces real world injuries said Cap. Larry Lynch environmental officer for 7tb medi Eal come. A Soldier suffering from Trench fool is out of action just As if he had been taken out by enemy fire. La last year s Winter Maneu vers medical officials re ported that 121 soldiers were admitted for potential cold weather injuries with Only 68 actually having minor tissue damage. Many of he Jowicks simply had cold or numb feet and hands and had been admitted to medical facilities As a precaution. Full recovery was expected in All cases except one where Satin grails would de required to Correct inc dam age of frostbite. Of inc 6b cases 49 were . Army in Europe troops and 19 were stateside soldiers. Parker Salil he believes that Usa eur units did a better Job of reporting possible cold a Culver injuries. Bat also he noted troops based in Germany tended la have assignments that made them More vulnerable to the cold. Such troops who have to be particularly wary of the cold Are fuel handlers guards and others in support activities. S Iid spec. 4 Michael Monroe. Mono a 23-Ycar-Olu cram . Ha., it uni Wirish lit the signal " hey Monroe you cold hey Monroe we arc i your Bools his buddies a l them wire Doe a Vithal Mun Coc Pilicy Kiiu they d be making More trips out into the 3 . Blackness and cold. The phone to the signal Lent ring again. It there any line they d like Losee Cut in s Llie one that Wrt Nelies them out of their dreams German Lunf Down vines picks up thu receiver. Tile German pm inc line is St fit div Only for the Maneu vers. The company is part of the 2nd support come in ludwigs Burg Germany. Ticla Tor is by a fit Happy traveler it s easy to Tell that this 1st inf a Soldier from fart Kief una., Tut Beta looking Forward a his trip a Ceroi Iny la Uke put in certain Sentinel 86. Two killed in crash of copter is by the Stan and stripes chief warrant officer William k. Close 29, of Largo fla., has been identified us the Soldier killed in a helicopter Crask Friday near Mark Redwitz. Germany. The crush reportedly happened Al about 2 . Friday in. An open area where two 1 lit army Cav regt aircraft were on 3 routine training Mission in preparation far certain Sentinel 86, nato s Winter Maneu vers. Injured in the collision of an Oli-58 Loach Light observation helicopter and an ah-1 cobra attack helicopter were 1st i. Jeffery a. Bunion 24, of Sar Tasota i spec 4 John w. Daily jr., 26, of Pittsburgh chief warrant officer Elmer d. Padgett jr., 29, of Wilming ton . Und chief warrant officer Timothy f. Shea. 26, of Florence mass Padgett is in critical condition and the other three Are m serious condition. An Are in German hospitals a Markt Rodwitz and Bayreuth. There was another helicopter incident saturday when an Uhl he car helicopter assigned la 11 i combat aviation group Vii corps rolled on its Side Asil was Landing at about 11 40 . Near the town of Cit. One member of the Ihrcke Man Crew suffered a broken nose said staff sat. Doris Flack spokeswoman for the Allied press information Center
