European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 strikes German mayor takes gis on Maneu vers to court Ibbe Bueren. Germany when mayor Hans jog Schup incr saw the 1st Cav div s 27th support in deployed in his Lawn he decided to set up a shooting match an the basketball court. Scheppner Learned to play basketball As an Exchange student in Lexington neb., and brought the Fame to Ibsen Bueron 23 years ago. Basketball in the . Is like soccer Here Scheppner said. American have basketball in their blood. If someone has a hoop on the Side of their House in Germany it is either a hard Core fan or an american living Here about Iso townspeople and soldiers turned Oul to watch the match and surprisingly the germans were Healing the americans at their own game for much of the first half but the 27lh support in rallied to tie the score at 36-36 at halftime. It was a one Point game when Marvin Phillips of the 360th transportation co slammed Home a rim rattling Dunk. From there the 27lh sup port come and its attached personnel coasted to a 97-75 Victory. While the Ibec Bueren citizens were Able to play their first game against americans the american players got even More Oul of it. In addition to getting a break from the Field they got to take a not Shower alter the game. Cunt Ruud by Duvil while Iii Cav & Public Maliu Hoilko German Farmer gives unit red Carper treatment Lengerich. Germany Jurgen Antrup understands that an army As the old saying goes travels on its stomach. The . Army is paying Farmers for using their land during certain strike but one Battery got More than it bargained for when in ended of on Antrup s farm. Driy a 1st in 68th air defense arty turned Antrup s farm into an armed Camp for 12 Days Dur ing he deployment phase of certain strike Antrup Laid out the red carpet for the troops ending up doing a lot More than he was paid to do. During the wet weather thai plagued the staging area Antrup allowed the soldiers to use his born and outbuildings for shelter. He set up an open air dining room for them. He dragged out Ine portable healer to warm the Chilly Early september nights. He helped construct a make shift Shower and let his refrigerator be used to store cold drinks and munchies. Bui the highpoint of Ramrup s generosity came saturday when the Farmer threw a going away feast Complete with roast pig and All the trimmings. An Trup shrugged off the unexpected generosity. Ifs 8 German tradition to roast a pig when you have a big party he said. But the Btry c commander Cape. Kevin Howard did t shrug it off. We Veall had a lot of fun and enjoyed our Friendship with Jurgen during our Short nay Here Howard said. We re going to miss Jur Gen and Hii  not to mention his roast pig. Komi fila by Cit. He Thuram i Taumi Lut with ten h5�puw Fakhri of. Our Tont Kun Oij on it tank unit really moved by column of holsteins osterholz Germany is inside inc army Van visitors to a possible certain strike Battle site watched what they thought was a column of White Winter camouflaged tanks moving across the Distant horizon. For is minutes they wondered which unit they belonged 10. Where they were going and Why they were painted in White patches. A belgian officer who had been oui Side he Van talking with an exercise Umpire returned to inc visitor who pointed excitedly at the moving column. The belgian lifted his binoculars to his eyes peered out Over the Fields chuckled and announced that they had spoiled a mooing not moving column of deadly Holstein cows. Us photo Brimm up Mil pit. Gry l. Lewis left Anil spec. -1 Gregory c. Davis work on sketches inspired by mechanised War Garnet. 2 go artists capturing the magic of certain strike trials triumphs by Mark Walsh staff writer osterholz Germany just As artist Frederic Remington captured the history and color of Ameri Ca s old West two Usa eur soldiers Ore minting their Way into military history during certain strike. Remington rendered paintings of the cavalry on horseback spec. 4 Gregory c. Davis and pfc. Gary l. Lewis arc sketching the triumphs trials and tribulations of modern mechanized armies. We re capturing the magic that can t be captured in Kertai strike a photograph Lewis said. Something such As the frustration of a Soldier repairing a  Davis with he co 2nd support come in Nellin Gin Germany and Lewis stationed with he Btry 2nd in 32nd Field arty rest in Giessen Germany Are attached to the 116th history Del in Manassas. Va., in rough december under the army artists program. Lewis said he is still learning from and exchanging ideas with Davis thai s mainly what they the army want to learn out of this he said. They want to see the artists if  we have totally two different styles. 1 like mechanized things portraying people around their equip ment and Greg More so captures their feelings a demotions Davit talked of the program White sketching an air Force lieutenant s portrait. The military has a Long history particularly Trie army going Back of course to the american revolution Davis said. Then Are paintings going Back to Field artists sup porting the revolutionary War. We be seen some of that and we re going to Sec a to  capt. Robert Wright the history detachment com Mander knows How Quick and accurate these mod Ern Day Remington Are. On monday Wright and Lewis came across a disabled Lank stuck in the mud. Its track was broken and the engine had been taken out for repairs. In 30or40 strokes he Lewis captured the essence of what in was like the frustration of fixing or being unable to fix the track. They the tank Crew had gone through All this training and preparation the War had started and now they weren t even going to be in in. Their frustration was visibly evident Wright said. The two soldiers spent monday making sketches of the exercise and will Combine thai with the work of photographers assigned o the detachment. That will provide the groundwork for Oil paintings of certain strike that will be pan of the army Art collection at the . Army Center of military history in washing ton . Wright said the collection has been neglected recently but he Hopes to turn that around. We Haven t done anything on in the artist pro Gram for five years Wright said. What makes me feel confident that this program will rejuvenate itself is the tremendous Quality of these two Young  Lewis is enjoying his big break at the easel. Nothing this big has Ever happened to me. I be been looking for something that would let my artistic ability be known to the army army wide Lewis said. Putting the final flourishes to a lieutenant s sketch Davis spoke of his Hopes that his work will been Joyed by others for generations to come. It s my contribution to history that i can say hey 1 did this i was part of this the military is going to keep this for us. Long after i m dead my name is going to be  Gulf Force can be Cut after Iran is faced Down Webb says Washington a Navy Secretary James Webb bark from a visit to inc persian Gulf wednes Day did the United slates can reduce its presence in the War Lorn Region once it has faced Down the Irani ans and brought in Marc support from american Al lies. Webb said the United states had a Neutral policy to Foster open shipping in inc Gulf but the iranians have caused this policy to be other than Neutral because of their own  speaking on lbs tvs morning news show Webb said that when hostilities from the Iran Iraq War spread to the Gulf our allies others held Back. We went in and set the example and now you re seeing what should be happened earlier As allies Send More help to the Gulf