European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 3 Shiju to Tram he 3ril army Cav Rokl of flirt Bliss Texas while away some time playing video Rames in the makes snack bar Section of inc redeployment area. Reformer forces foraging away Idle time from Page 1 their equipment and gear of in clean and l of soon they can Fly out said it. Of. Carl anal. Darmstadt a director of personnel and Community activities. Some of Itic. Earlier troops mated in. Cleaned up their equipment am were out in a Day or i to tie Camp which Waal said Hus everything a cily has enc Cpl the symphony Sonc of the larger redeploy ment Assembly "urea1, with a Peak population of about soldiers. The Camp population which averaged Ghoul 3.5 1 1 last week will dwindle through the end of of tuber when the Lavi of lie troops ship out. U Cost about s3 Millum of build Camp Brave rifles named after the 3rd army Cav key s Batlle cry said Camp mayor it. Col. James Tyler. We literally had to build a Eity from said Tyler of the 6hlh medical croup v corps executive agent far redeployment just like in a regular City we had to worry about sewage waste disposal Hosp Iliili lion and a local police Force when possible City planners implemented Cost Cul Ling measures such As recycling fuel from lie tanks of 3rd army Cav Keri vehicles to Power generators. Tyler estimated the move will save $120.1100. Nonetheless constructing a cily Complete with tents show ers latrines and portable lighting proved pricey. The funding for Camp Brave rifles and he four other redeployment Assembly areas in Gral in Kiihr. Sch Winfun Fici Ingen and Wil Flecken came mostly from Pentagon funds for the annual return off orces to Germany. Bui some . Army Europe Cash was needed in drive the morale welfare and recreation programs that Range from City hours in cribbage boards. Despite a severe Cut in Usa eur s fiscal 1988 s4s Brant Hohr from left Spee. Jeff Burns i St u. Robert Stem and Cpl. Steven Kalhe or inc 3rd amid Cav a ctr. Play War Sarac. Mar budget redeploying soldiers Haven t been Short changed. Every service or entertainment provided last year s departing troops is being provided this year said Nancy True re forger Tail Force chairwoman from the office of the Deputy chief of Stafl for personnel. Some programs were even added to last year s mar offerings for those pockets of service members who Don t come through the redeployment Assembly areas she said. One such or trip includes the simulated patients in medical evacuation exercises who spend their final Days in Ilu rope being Shult cd from medical facility to medical facility. Those Scricc members were provided pastimes such As videos books and games normally wit leaders earmark Money for Reform or activities from their Hudgel but this year a con strained funding environment made setting aside about s400.000 difficult said Leah i re Sincli resource manager Abr Deputy chief of staff for personnel. The question is whether the command will be Able to continue to do so she said when Money was available we were wanting to support troops no Mailer where they were from but now you have to Ihrk of your european soldiers mar planners managed to accomplish More this year by recruiting More volunteers enlisting Commer Cial sponsors help and invoking communities. True said. For example some communities held Book drives to gather Reading material for the service members. Darmstadt put its slice of the army Europe Money inward hours salaries supplies and gym equip ment including a Parma Neil basketball court that will be a legacy for the Community Waal said. Profits from the Fesl Lent and Slot machines also should generate Money for the Community. Waal initially estimated inc Camp would bring in $125,000, but slower than business Early on has left him without a guess. When not in the Fesl Tinl. Soldiers can Lake hours to Rudds him on the Rhine River. Wiesbaden Heidel Berg or the East German Border. Soldiers also can read books from a. Library play games or listen to a variety of bands that perform in the fest Lent. On tuesday 1,672 soldiers from Camp Brave rifles went on 14 oif Fernl Tours. Bui they re nol by any Means on a european vacation Tyler said. We re making Ilas comfortable As we can for Ihm. Bui icy re still living in a tent. There s no Way around it Waal said. They still have to gel m line to Hope fully get a warm Shower they re Sld Caling mess Hall food. The pm or my food Lent Are options. I m sure if the average Soldier had to choose be tween Here and someplace else he d say someplace else.". Campbell for one would rather be in tens la s warm in Al he said. We complained about the heat Ihnn All of a sudden we be Here and complained Aboul the rain and cold. We had a forma Tion this morning that was Oul on the Sand and the Tarsi scr can said just look Down at your feel. Well we re almost there cause thai s Ahel paso is is do
