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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 1t9b7 the stars and stripes Ontjo 9 farm real Flag wavers at Border b Iony Nauroth in a Staldt Germany an Ameri can Flag not Hirlu d in inc Encl family s Sila Waves . It s one of eight around this Crim Munill near Rohrs that hand Juit a few Yards from the Border hum cd nose toward Moscow. One fifth of the Engel family Dairy farm Mill lies in East Germany family patriarch Dietrich Engel gets angry when he thinks of his Grandfather s grave in an Anciani family plot less than a mile away in Hombach. Rarely do Dowers Mark he spot la s a Long Way through he steel Fence Barbel Encl s wife plays Down any political motivation behind raising heir Flag. She worries about East German officials taking a Ajr their privilege look Casio Nally visit relatives on the Oiler Side. Her son Norbert. A husky 16-year-old, rides his Motorbike along the country Road that winds along the Fence where . Forces members Are forbidden to travel unless they have an official escort. Norbun brought he Flag Home when he Wen to he United slates As part of a boy scout Exchange program. He insisted on raising it on the silo. Seven other flags came to Nous taxi in the re turn Luggage of other scouts. I remember the ceremony of raising and lowering inc Flag Al the Camporee we went to Norb Crl said. It was quiet peaceful and i wanted to remember it All the Lime the area around Coburg is steeped in scouting tradition. The Entrance to a scout clubhouse in no Usadi is framed with three flags German the world federation of boy scouts and a Large american  relations with boy scouting Aren t always smooth. In 1984, the German government off Rcd 20,000 Marks 111,000 to their troops to attend a Camporee in Missouri. Bui German scouting is co educational and girls weren t mip Smeil in a Linued at the Camryn a. We told them of Kim  
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