European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes thursday. December 15.1988 l \ it mint and a sense of pure tar Horn Eti lilt faces of Ivy jury Irrma Nitro at l Raven Wuhr. Al i Jill. Jill Izmir Leader it . Me Perry climbs Inlo the Currul if ilk Bradley Hli Hirik vol Kirk. Full reared up in Center Pant ii is spec Mark Brice track or her int Bud icy Alpha one three. Al Iii limn is spec. Jay while who recently re 1 Itterl a the army and Jinni a Hie platoon in the Middle fits fit ill or close. Is photos by Vince Crawley Alpha troop luck9 and guts help Graf is beat the Edge ill -v1ncecrawlev Bureau Grafen Wuhr West Germany cavalry sol Dier arc used to he Edge. As they Sil on the Border outposts of a Echo Slovakia and Easi Germany their Job is to Witch and wait. Human tripwire. Trying id copy the Chi austion and numbness of .nmb.il, the 2nd army Cav regl Ime pts to keep its soldiers awake Tor More than two Days every six months to carry Oul target practice that by the Book should Lau Only a few hours. Commanders Aren t looking for perfect scores just soldiers who arc Able to function when they re on the regimental commander wants Jou to get to reel of will when they mar Stan Leisg at you said m in. Jimick i inc regiment s is Esq. During one such train Inifi Mai Ailion in Graf fog closed the gunnery ranges after ulious j61 hours. It was tin i it Ning of the second Day and Thev were stealing Catnap inside their Bradley armoured vehicles. I veil the radios Sec Nind to have fallen asleep. Rorsi i was in the air Cav spec Jay White was saying. I like ii in indies hit the ground and keen running. Don 1 Slop for nothing. Then 1 was in much in angry their tactics it it to hold your position. Uon l move for nothing. This is the fir l Lime i be been in a Horder unit i Haven t hoi ii Able to i quire Millie in tic us while is assigned to the isl Pluto on of a troop variously known is Alpha or Agni he troop in the Rani men s is Esq. I might. Nol have Inman the tics. But he knew. A Iii the rain and fog. This Nta her is just Alpha troop Luck he said. Hut. Afar As Wal her goes you might As Well. Train in terrible Wenther so thai you la be used to it in voice a Rhode the exhausted tones cavalry troop ers use when they joke about their a Tver Colding Field a lyrical Way of saying they be been on inc Road since the beginning of september playing the bad Guys in the autumn forge exercises then guarding the Cecli Border now fighting mud and sleep at Graf. After just a few More hours of night fire it would be time to head Home to Bundlach Aboul one autobahn hour North of numb org. There icy let so and refit their equipment then head Back to inc Border. They la spend Christmas and new year s Day looking Al Czechoslovakia. While said he heard Aboul a Soldier who s been in the regimen since july and has spent Only it Days in Bundlach. More Alpha troop Luck. A platoon is the Basic fighting formation for most soldiers. Numbering around Shoul the size of a Home idiom Back in High school. The Graf gunnery is son of a semester final exam for combat troops. This platoon Apache troop s 1st platoon is fed by 1st la. Dave i Crry. 24, married and originally from farm country near Rock . No Loo far South of the Border from Charlotte . A platoon Leader lives in the hoi Seal. He s Young and some would say Green. Perry has Aboul two years continued on Page 9
