European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 25. 19b6 Page 3 photos lot s4s by sell far in if Al photo. National guardsman staff sett Robert Fulton right talks with Kalian sold Ien and i Zaltan Cpl. Fabrini Camesasca rep he photo translates it phone cull. Language skills helping soldiers work together by Terr Barnthouse Milan Italy staff sol. Robert Fulton a North Carolina National guardsman Learned italian More than 20 years ago while serving in the army at Vicenza. Italian army Cpl Fabrizio Camisasca Learned English with a Southern accent As an Exchange student in Alabama. Both arc pulling their language skills to use during the display determination 86. Yall americans Ain t forced to learn another Lan Guage As europeans do for necessity said Camisasca who was the ural italian Soldier to order grits from . Army Cooks at the exercise. But this Here group of Good Ole boys from North Carolina arc interested and seem to be iryi"6 to speak Ca Misawa of the italian 3rd Field artillery group is acting As his unit s interpreter As n Cross trains with the 30lh inf brigade North Carolina National guard. Fulton is informally translating for his fellow soldiers. I had to Brash up on my italian before coming said Fulton a Middle school English teacher in Mon Roe . It s Ama ing How much you retain by recall. I be assisted a few Guys in communicating but with out gestures yells and jumping up and Down. In preparation for our deployment Here the unit offered italian courses and background information to our personnel but some Guys could t believe How helpful these people arc. For Crample. As the Convoy of heavy equipment drove to this Valley site one of the tanks broke Down right in the Middle of a Small Village he said. Rather than being stared at the Guys were surprised when the villagers i mean kids and adults brought them food drinks and bread. That shows you the kind of generous people the italians Fulton 43, said guardsmen and italian soldiers have Learned More about other by working and living Side by walking around tent City on both the italian and american sides you can see Guys mingling searching dual language dictionaries to find the word that Ges Tures can t explain and others exchanging items like cigarettes cassettes or clothes he said. One Black american Soldier entered the Lillian mess area and v.,is immediately confronted by two italian soldiers wanting to learn How to break dance Fulton said. The Soldier apologized for not knowing How 10 dance by saying he was t from new York City Fulton said. Iturry amt oust is ii to Ity he m Naples Lulu i Ai int l to ats oui rolling out for Allegro Exchange to left Pahulu an Lillian army scr meant Mohi d in the Xiv to " " 86 Ever Cisi Roukus 11 lust minute in of i armoured Momiel car Rier. In Raj it photo italian 5th i Sti Diers Muni uht their m-113 Mored pits Inui l carriers ill the Al Ziril it Luna Kiing e in Italy
