European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago the stars and stripes Mon Fay. September 21, 1987 gis get taste of no frills shopping Exchange b Makk  Sinift wrist ostlnhu1.z. Germany tin cd Lungi does t stuck do signer jeans or cxpensin.1 Crystal. Soldiers Tonii 1 find i Accra or Sti Ren equipment on the shelves either. Miullo troops taking part in exercise certain st Ike Mobile Field exchanges Are providing necessities and a break Bruni fit id Rhion As tin vans pull into their in is. Villim no car s4s Philo to  Spahl said Irv from in ill Len 4iil inf 3rd brigade 2nd army Dif Forward halt outside an Exchange Van. Kertai strike from nil direction1 and line up to Lioi it Hisiu s us from eating  mind i Al. 2 Mark Powers of inc 3rd brigade 2ml annd div and that s pretty  spec. 4 Thomas Cothran of h of 1st in list inf. Said. This is giving us the Chance to get some real food instead of thai stuff they re army Cooks serv ing. I m just picking up a Case of sodas some  and j Peanut butter and jell some Candy bars. Enough to last me five Days until i get Back Home to my wife s  the vans which arc operated by army and air Force Exchange service employees make several daily trip to Field units said Gary Cole. Cafes site coordinator for the certain is like operation. On Stock arc snack foods canned goods such us Beans and Franks or tuna and health and Hygiene items. Cafes also is operating two Field Barber shops with two Barbers at each one. For Security reasons and Licause some of the units arc hidden Well inside the forests inc Field exchanges Are travelling under military escort. Padre s special mass Bridges ethnic barriers byte Boivin Staft writer Harse Winkel. Germany Bendicion. The Spanish word for bussing is How spec. 4 Dario a Ario described the special mass he attended Sun Day at st. Lucia s Church. What Wui so special for a Ario and seven other american soldiers participating in certain strike was How the Rev. Jose Cia Rebok conducted the mass. The Argentine priest said the first half in Spanish for the hispanic soldiers and his Spanish Parish members then said the second half in German for the other townspeople. I Crobok who has 300 Spanish speaking families in his Parish invited inc americans to his Church both for mass and to meet members of his flock. He Drew a Cio a i hid the sic of i Nanna sunday a. During the Sermon cd Rebok spoke of the importance of understanding Why inc american soldiers Are in Northern Germany. We All look Forward to constructing a More peace Ful humane  he said. I want the people Here today to understand Tinl the soldiers were on this exer Cise to help guarantee the freedoms members of my Parish  the padre also spoke of the common spiritual Bond that brought the civilians and soldiers together. It does t matter if you arc Spanish american or  he said. We Are Alt Brothers in Faith. That is Why i am so enthusiastic about what is happening today. We Are crossing three ethnic barriers to gel to Gether in the spirit of  cd Rebok was t alone in his enthusiasm. Nazario was surprised not Only by the mass but by inc recep Tion the Parish threw Tor the soldiers. This is great. I thought we would just go to mass and head right  Nozario said. Instead the soldiers mingled in a building across the ire i drinking Coffee and eating pastries As they were surrounded by clusters of four and live Parish Mem Bers. Pfc. Sied Garcia was bom in Cuba and lived in Havana until she was 14. She traces her ancestry to a Spanish army Captain who helped Settle the Island in the Early 1800s. Mass is always a  Garcia said but this experience of the Spanish people gelling together with us is fantastic. It s like going Back to your  Czer Chok said the hispanic tradition of the Strong family tics helped draw the people of his Parish and the soldiers together. The Spanish people in my Parish took this very seriously the priest said. They were very anxious to meet and speak with the . Soldiers the soldiers were not Only representing the . And the army but were also continuing their Spanish  asked How successful he thought the special mass had been the tall priest looked across inc reception room where soldiers from Cuba puerto Rico and Texas were having English translated to Spanish and Kheit to German lie spread his hands As if he Vas trying to take in the Good feelings flowing from the people. A lot of Good came of All this. Just take a look. You can Sec for  Fielding the Calls during exercise certain strike it s nut Wiur typical  Ciup Piid Aren t belting phone Call from Hamit. Instead. Spec. 4 Mari Len Washington left explains livid Telephone pro of Dur. I i la u-4m4 Buss blur Iii he Jagini of the ill Jed lit Al -49h h support in  is it in the certain strike Wirva