European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from Page 16. Of it s considered an insult. Done to do anything with your 11 it hand it s the Quot sanitation hand in the Aye Rab world. Lid of course Don t drink eat pork or look at the women. Quot i believe we re going to the wrong place Quot says sgt. Hullie Cohen. Quot you can t do the men get a special delivery envelope of drawings i from the Hampton s.c., elementary school. Included is this note Quot to the solders from summer Pope god bless. The Sun is hot but just remember we love a Friday sept. 7 Range Day. The Novelty of firing new m-16s wears off quickly in the heat and humidity. Each Man must Zero in his weapon a process of shooting trudging to View the result trudging Back to the firing pit adjusting the sights and then doing it All Over again. Everybody feels better at the night Range. Its cooler and tracer fire laces satisfyingly through lit targets. Night fire invigorates the men. Don Graham kids about fathering another child he has seven. Willie Badger sings in a Clear Tenor to the tune Quot when Johnny comes marching Home Quot Quot they handed me an m-16, Hurrah Hurrah. They handed me an m-16, Hurrah Hurrah. They handed me an m-16 and made me into a killing machine. A and Well All be dead by the summer of �?T92.&Quot a wednesday sept. 12 training Over the men pack and repack the trucks waiting for the word they Are going. Old trucks with outdated purification units Are to be put in storage. The men will get new units in saudi Arabia. Quot goodbye ladies a sgt. Bill Bostick says to the trucks As we drive past the motor Pool. The men poise for group pictures. Quot say Saddam Hussein Quot Deloach says mugging for the camera. The men go Over for a last set of shots. Badger backs into the room eyes averted. Quot i can to take Needles Quot he says. A Friday sept. 14 the unit ships out today. Families gather at the i Barracks in the morning to say goodbye As 21/2-ton trucks drive by honking their horns. Drivers shout Quot Good the scene is oddly festive sort of like family Day at a summer Camp. Overheard conversations Cohen a wife Quot i m used to it with Hullie he a been gone before. But this is different. There was t a Chance for Curtis Youngs mom Quot i told him when he signed up that sooner or later this Day would Harris who avoids res meals ready to eat rations whenever possible gets six cans of cocktail weiners from his wife. Quot i done to even like weiners Quot he grumbles. Quot i guess ill learn to love a saturday sept. 15 the c-141 appears As a Bright Light in the Eastern sky and taxis up to the Hanger to Load the trucks and take on he dress code is simple Here in Cement City. Everywhere you go you Are to take your m-16 and carry your Gas mask and canteen. Fuel. The men file aboard cram into uncomfortable web seats and try to sleep for the next nine hours to Spain. It is cold and cramped but most Are Able to fall asleep. Three hours Layover at Torrejon. The men crowd around two sinks in the bathroom to shave and Brush their Teeth. Definitely different Graffiti on the Walls. One example Quot Marine Tow death on a a sunday sept. 16 we land in saudi Arabia at 3 . Local time. Jet lag Only complicates reactions As f-15s take off overhead on a Sheet of flame and a Roar. We get on a saudi bus for the ride to Cement City a marshalling area for new troops. We wonder about a separate enclosed Section at the rear of the bus and realize it is for women. When we Stop on the Side of Highway at Dawn to fix a Flat other traffic pulls to the Side and the Drivers get out to Kneel and Pray. Quot this is for real Quot says Bobby Youmans. A monday sept. 17 the dress code is simple Here in Cement City. Everywhere you go you Are to take your m-16 and carry your Gas mask and canteen. To the makeshift showers. To the latrines. Badger Calhoun and Cohen draw guard detail at the front Gate. Two Are up front to Stop any cars another backs them up from Concrete barriers a few dozen Yards away. M-16s Aren t loaded clips in pockets. Sitting Between the barriers is a Law a Small rocket that can Stop a truck. Calhoun puts some grape Flavoured beverage additive to his bottled water to Cut the Flat Mineral taste. I suggest it would taste better if we could add some rum. Quot yeah Quot he brightens. Quot we could Call it a wednesday sept. 19 racing from Camp to a mess Hall and a hot meal at the air base the Canvas top rips off the Back of the pickup and pummels the men. It s dangerous the whole top of the truck could come away. They Pound on the rear window with Rifle Butts. Quot we re going to be killed Quot shouts Harris but he a laughing. The truck finally pulls off for a Quick repair. We get to the mess Hall at Sunset As Calls to prayer Echo through the sultry night air. There is a huge crowd of gis lining up for dinner. Youmans Cohen Young and the others pile out. I follow to say goodbye i have to go Back Home. Each one of the men files past and shake hands As if we re part of some martial reception line. The men of the 265th still Are in saudi Arabia. They could be there for months doing their Job of purifying water worrying about their families thinking about Home. At Home their families wonder and worry. Lillie Deloach misses her husband. Quot in be had a headache since he left Quot she says. Adele Harris is Happy to hear news about hers. Quot i went Down to the the Post office and got a card from Henry. It just made my whole but mail is slow and Telephone Calls Are impossible. To overcome the loneliness the families plan to meet and share what news they have. Quot Hullie said you be got to be Strong a says Estella Cohen. 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