European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. December 27, 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 3 duty takes no Holiday East West Border continued irom pegu 1 i sin their iwo am".-. Llu1 k Jice sgt. Dreg has the Pirn lei1 Pels a can of Spray tron the motor Pool and snatches i wit Russ cover from Supply he sprays Fri inc with Nachlin i i amiss cover and Ussery helps him a up i my the lower. They wave at the Lias Cie Roian guards across the Way. East German guards look Ihra ugh their binoculars a the misspelled merry Christmas sign. The Don t wac Luck. Franc Veinna Clilon is merry Christmas you re nut supposed to miss with pm says hut. La i. It s nobody a miss lilt Kam Ier mans think hut there Visnu Nemel. A Lillie while later. Some Guys came Wilh Llie Liast Ier Inan a Oriler guards Meak i sisal. James t. Cooney said. "then1 were six if them. I hey were All looking out tin window you could Tell they weren t looking i lied Aho Tusai the sign Cooney is Wii i he ind fish Armor bum Hurder Send a inc Horder operations Noni minis sinned officer Cli Virue from i 17ft 1978. With his family Wmk the sinks hi1 decided to spend the holidays ii Alpha b troop was glad til c whiney. Tine Mure Soldier was Able to go to the rear and spend llu1 Holiday Wilh i family the aus Cooney name up. Cape. Kim Weixun jeep is careening Down a treacherous Nijiu outside mans Bach. He has just kit tin Uwin of Philipps Lylial where East German guards Llie Tower across the it Brit Kiver vans took his picture for their to i Iii reports. I know this Countryside out Here bet Ter than i know to Mennen. There arc More people of Alpha Lilay than there arc Flonni o. Minn.," Wixon a Veteran of 12 Bonier assignments says. Wixon wants shun How a new sol Dier can Tel confused patrol. They end up a Alle Iii i ii a into some lie front of the Fen. Border poles Mark where East Cir Miliny begins. There Are also poles marking the Horder to the right and icel. A look behind inc jeep another Border pole Llu weeds. The Road is a Freedom Snake slithering through communist Lentory. Thi is where we take the new troops Wixon says. It reminds me of what Ihnn col. Roeii Lilon Abrams said world War ii they be got us sur rounded ii poo son of a i uni of fill thu lit1 Bonier is always Llie i Asl. I Lien suddenly it s the nth Side 1 he Joti t Prelly Shook one lit Lluise new Iron is Chi Isiaias live w is 1 it tiny Jimh. Anis ear old kill from 1 Paragould Art he rude shul join Start . Bradley for Ner s patrol. It was ins first Border duty. Corner. ?7. Get Nul at intersect Init to try Lefure out a no a Compass a Hal he teas c Orner s night was full of wrong Lurnz roads Howing up that weren t tin1 map and Ileal ends. "1 think this is the Whin Hall he said pointing Siul a squiggly line pm inc map for his Droit. I be. Meter Liam a 24, of . Ill they by Back track and ended up at the Point the last of cig it hour patrol. A Quarry is dug of right to the Edie i f the Border it s not like it s Chri Mai. Somebody screw lid up and we have to train because of i Corner said. We have to he out Here. This is our Job whal it s All pvt. 2 Powell Kales .12. A Chester i a. Native wondered ii Hull Lac Lical reports. If we see Santa do we Call a Lac rep asked hates the troop comedian. Corner and limb Seni mailed up to thi1 lop of what i be inhaled a Goat s Mil above the Quarry they peered through Niht vision goggles into ,1 ghoulish Grcen sight of a Valley East Germany. There was nothing happening no movement Jalall. Under a Star speckled sky. All was Quiel Christmas eve the Border. As they scrambled Hack Down the a at Trail to the jeeps waiting to take them Back Loop Alpha they could look up no the liars. One shone brighter than inc others. Spec 4 hopi it Ussery left and set. Gri c i a wave across the Hurder Flor Hanoi or a miss Coli d Christmas Messare fur Kasl German birder guards i Vuil. Is photos by Tim Boivin sri. Carl Gilt re eyes his Essl German counterparts across the Border. Spec. J Jim Gary outfitted for patrol slops by the of Alpha la Check with sri. Marlin Nib Mery. To j. To Lett to � m.tj.ai_�.,Iptt-t� Cimpl Kim Vinn walks Alibini ii Rdv at Itie i Fri hit Philippsthal during u , is a i Leran of ii assignments ,.n inv i Asi Cwm Hurder
