European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Indian Ocean Republic of Botswana sets map Rivard \ trip con tinned lion Page 13 Botswana and Horan asked two Village women to produce some of the Beautiful cloth for him. For three Days. G k. Obus eng and her daughter Sal at the Small wooden frames set up in front of their mud hut weaving the brightly coloured threads. When Horan came to get his souvenir they proudly displayed their work to him and his friends he paid Lor his Purchase and in appreciation Lor the Fine work gave Obus eng s 14-year-old son Joseph his pocketknife. I Felt very privileged to have the Opportunity to gel that close to those people and find Oul How Friendly they  Horan said they were some of the warmest people i be met in my Lite very gentle and not a mean Streak in them " the americans came to know the bal Swana Best in villages where me seemed to move in slow motion. Women sitting outside their huts would lilt their Heads to Staro As the team rambled Down the roads in Botswana military vehicles. Men and children walking through the Brush or along the Road would turn their Heads and wave. In the villages the bal Swana live in round huts made of red mud and covered with thatched roofs the villages arc built on dry parched land Hal stretches mile alter mile covered primarily with Brush spindly Trees with Dull Green leaves and rocks ranging in size from pebbles to Large boulders. Donkey carts Are the Chiel form of transportation in the villages and herds of goals raised for food roam the roadsides As freely As pedestrians. In the Rural areas the Botswana spent most of their Lime outdoors even cooking their meals of Beans Maize to Ridge. Corn or meal in Black pots on open fires if the country seems poor by the standards of an industrialized Western nation it is Rich compared with other countries on the continent. The people Are Well led and Well clothed. Clean water is available to most villages from Central taps and education is considered a valuable asset Kago Molotsi 33, a teacher in the town of Sohruli. Said there Are no troubles Between the Blacks and whiles who live in the country. We like foreigners that s Why the children Are running alter you she said the Botswana proved As curious about the u s. Army soldiers As the americans were about them. Soft spoken and proud they showed Little expression when engaged in a conversation but they often asked questions. They wanted to know about Lile in America Why americans came to their country what the americans thought about Botswana. They often asked to Exchange addresses and sad they would like to visit America the americans were constantly asking the Botswana soldiers to teach them words and phrases in Sel Swana he native language. Sol. Jim French a video specialist documenting the trip Learned words such As Dumalang hello no Eathata no problem and Salang senile goodbye to talk to people As he filmed them. With no women in their own army. The Botswana soldiers gazed almost in disbelief when they first saw the american women wearing uniforms. Throughout the trip the soldiers watched fascinated As the women worked alongside the men As equals. I. Col. Les ego Alfred Moltha Elhedi. An adjutant Tor the Botswana army admitted that when he worked beside women while training in the United Stales i found it difficult to relate to them. Bui after awhile i got used to it. According to our tradition women Are not supposed to do Lough  team members lived in tents set up first in the capital cily of Gaborone and then in the Village of mad snare in Eastern Botswana they worked from sunup to Sundown returning to Camp in the evenings to Wash up eat a meal of res or tray rations by the campfire and relax. One evening staff sol. Michael Porter the Field Cook treated the Loam to homemade cinnamon doughnuts. Munching co a doughnut team chief or. Col Gerald Trammel irom lands Uhl asked How do you like having a Cook on this trip with Mouths Lull team members gave a unanimous thumbs up in support of Porter. There were electric lights in Iho Camp but no running water. An outdoor Shower was erected of Canvas and make shill sinks were made with Metal basins and plywood. Hot water healed in Metal barrels was available most of the Lime for washing Bestol All. There were clean porn a follies. It was Winter in Botswana and night temperatures plummeted to degrees that rivalled a new England fall. Bui the Days were warmer painted with Brilliant Sunshine and a Robin egg Blue sky. Village children gathered behind the Camp in the evening to dance and sing native songs making music Only with heir voices and handclaps my. Some soldiers stepped Over the concertina wire surrounding the entire Camp to Lake dance lessons from the children. Specialists John s. Kennedy Gary Charbonneau and de Schaler. Staff sol. Peter Scuccimarra capt. Steve Jones and or. Maj Douglas Scharre Sang american songs such As sitting on the Dock of the Bay for the children. But the Botswana did not seem As impressed by the talents of the americans As the americans were with the Salsana. At night the sky was peppered thick with stars and the air was filled with the sounds of animals but none of them irom wild beasts. Dogs barked incessantly and roosters started crowing Long before Dawn awaking campers before Wake up Call on most Days team members travelled to the villages where they worked in tire local clinics. Not Long after Pineir arrival a crowd would gather outside old men sat in groups on the ground to talk mothers lined up with their children or women clustered together sometimes weaving baskets to pass the time. Most were there to be examined by the americans but some came to satisfy their curiosity about the foreigners dressed in funny Gree clothing. A 63-year-old grandmother holding her granddaughter said she was pleased to gel a thorough examination Iron an american doctor after suffering with a cough and sore Throat for some Lime. Many patients complained to Scharre a neurologist and or. Col Jules Seletz. A surgeon of Tuscul skeletal aches and pains in their shoulders neck and backs. Some of these aches and pains May have been cause by the lifestyle of the Botswana the doctors said. For example women and Young girls grind grains with Large Pestle like posts that they must heave up and Down into wooden containers straining their arms and shoulders. The medical team questioned its own ability to provide any lasting medical assistance in one Day. Many of the ailments they treated were chronic problems that needed ongoing care. The laying on of hands is a misguided perception of How third world countries can Best be helped said or Mai Douglas Phillip a specialist in preventive Medicine i want that thinking to be  Trammel the Mission s Chiel said he would recommend that future trips to Africa include More training of local doctors nurses and other health professionals. To can provide More training of a More sophisticated nature he said. What we do now does t give them what they really  staff sgt Michael Porter kneading dough f or Cinnamo. Rolls to treat members olme