European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Staff sgt. Alejandro Santana Brt Cero who led e replacement team to first place in the supper stake engineering contest with lust three weeks training receives an award torn a Gen. Calvin a. H. Waller commander of . Sapper stakes we did it far you stories by Tim Boivin Wiir Burg bureaus Ine of the soldiers injured at Hohenfels were members of the 10-Rnan squad preparing to compete Laler thai summer in he v corps sapper Slakes engineering Competition. When they were ids 1o the com Elilion. Copt Stephen Hill decided to withdraw from the event. I did t want o Pul any More Irons in 1he Iho commander of the 58th Combe engr co separate said i was a Little bit concerned that pursuing something that these Guys had been lined up to do might affect some of the the response of the injured soldiers made Hill think twice. They wanted another squad to take their place we had a lot of qualified people. We were just the ones that were singled out to do in said spec. 4 Richard Weisher. Who suffered a broken leg Burns and hearing problems. I asked personally when i was in lands Uhl army regional medical cent i thai they Send another Deisher said. So did other soldiers. Then staff sgt. Alejandro Santana Bracero stepped Forward. We had three weeks Tell until sappers and i went to the company commander and told him my squad lilt than two month after Tut Taining injuries from of Muribo us Stohon sol Victor Wynn ran on the to Quad that won the Fulda team Marathon. Was ready Tor it the Soldier from Mayaguez. Puerto Rico. Said. The Hohenfels Accident was june 28, the Competition Lour Days of Engineer drills to determine the Best engineering squad in v corps began aug. 16. Other squads had As much As three months to prepare. The 5bth had three weeks. Out of 21 teams the 58th squad led by Santana bracer and Tat i. Steven untried of Glen Ellen ala., took lop honors. And they did it by getting a perfect 100 on the last event of the Competition a Road Cra Lenng device station. You can stretch in and say it was ironic Hill said but Iho one at is Accident and the one in sapper stakes were two Diller enl types of cratering Santana Bracero knew his squad could win even though everyone Olse was just hoping they would place. We had two incentive logo by Santana Bracero said. One Lor the Guys Back at Waller Reed but also just saying it s v corps you re competing against the Bestil s got to be totally awesome. Then sergeant Victor Wynn came Back to the company and Lold me i had to do Wynn was injured in the Hohenfels explosion and was on the original sapper squad. One Day the Squadron commander was watching us train and asked me How it was Santana Bracero said. I Don t know Why i just blurted out sir injured sergeant would t quit sgt. Victor Wynn was going up the last Hillel the 11th army Cav regl team Marathon in Fulda aug. 23, encouraging were Starling to fall out and i Lold them come on. Come on we be made in this far. You can make in. All the hard work we put into training is going to pay off right now at the end " Wynn said. It did with the Bolth combat engr co separate taking fast place in the 13m-mile annual event. Nobody trained harder than Wynn. Who suffered a collapsed left lung in the Hohenfels Accident Lune 2b. He was t Able to Starl training for the again until july 2
