European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Posing forces Crest a or Ion Tain Ridge at dusk while vering into position or b last stand. Ass photos by Ken George All unit support vehicle tows a unit Over the terrain. A Soldier cuts through in entanglement of concertina wire As others lie in a defensive posture. Hit a tripwire setting off a Booby trap. Young says much of the command element of Alpha has just been wiped 6ui.\a a Wii Ana stripes photographer in the. Heart o me action raising his camera Tor. The big snap sees a blinding dazzle of red yellow and purple for the explosion. And Biles Iho Snow. Night fighting s name is pandemonium voices run and scramble. Who s who it s As easy to shoo a Friendly As it is a bad Guy Walch out comes a shriek grenade Grena Waade than aft artillery simulator whistles in and russians Are being overwhelmed by brute american numbers soldiers charge and Retreat. Slide and Tumble Bailie All Over the Slippery Trench line Niles banging boots kicking Knees twisting several go tumbling the snowy i behind the stretch of Trench that is the last line of resistance Mac trying to Nhy what s Tellof his russians ires non Slop Al Yelling paratroopers crunching toward him you re Dearv sucked no Xou redhead Suc Kori no you s dead sucker1" still hanging in a Rop Orle lamps to Listic Mac As the dead Light it out above him Yean i am,".fte pyxis Bach looks like hey to All Over he place yeah. They Are. Masses of them Grena Amadei watch Oul. They re throwing a a grenades keep your had lot an enemy saw starts chopping air right Oul in front Chrisof mutters Mac shooting Eft shooting Righi Al figures swarming Allaround in the dark it s his next to Las living Mulle "cutyotirthroatr1 hisses a Shadow Hal has slithered into Ine Trench from to rear making a ripping a notion across Mac s neck. I m done groans Mac so is Iho Baltic a Gallant Desense but he paratroopers were too big and bad go find a medic hollers Mac magically alive again we be got a Guy shaking and throwing up " capt Longo comas barging Down the French How d we look7 great. Fantastic says Mac How d you Yal so came Light out of the tog there " Longo starts bellowing Lor a medic the enemies Aro on the same Side again and they die counting real casualties pvt Steve Sparks 18. Ojel paso. Texas the Snow his right leg. Twisted my knee bad. I was running and Bam Well Down in thai Trench and hit a Rock whore s in hurl7" a crouching medic asks feeling Thok Noe. To wow ahhhhi1 it a just Bear with me says the medic another Soldier gone Lioio legged a earned Over by two paratroopers. He s cold and shaking says a in Sopor. Think he s going into get some of his clothes Oil. Got him m a sleeping barks the medic not used 10 Elliis stulf7" say thai again. He s from Flo a " the Soldier Siag Tref s and Falls to his Knees before a sleeping bag is shod Forward and he s snuggled into i there Are nine real casualties in All twists Lea s. Victims of the a Mcmenis evacuated Back to Camp after the Battle another 15 will temporally go Down to the weather and terrain in the next 36 hours from this group of Soldier Sas the Snow keeps Faffing and the old Wolot real Winter howls through the mountains March 15,1989 the stars and stripes Page 15
