European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 sgt. David a. Churchill cracks a bottle of Champagne on an my tank at Grafe Woehr. At right sgt. Gary b. Jones introduces his kids Antoinette 5, and Tameka 3, to a tank Graf s new Fanks get off of a bubbly Start the popping noises at the Grafe Woehr Germany training area had nothing to do with the explosives one usually associates with big guns. This time it was a sweeter sound the explosions of 15 Champagne bottles on the hulls of 15 Brand new my tanks. Delta co of the 1st in 32nd Armor was christening its new weapons As part of the transition training improving on the army s experience with the older m-60 tanks. The 15 tanks and their Crews Are now going into main gunnery training at Grafen Tehrand Hohenfels. Is photos by Gus Schuettler after the christening ceremony dependents Are allowed to wander around and inspect the impressive array of new tanks lined up at the army training area