European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Marion Paylor does Hilde Haleys hair while Claudia Barbar far left with her son Mark 3, chats with Maxine  from the desert stories and photos by Effie Bathen Nurnberg Bureau a Box of dirty laundry a Roll of film a few lines jotted in Pencil. A bag of Sand. These Are just some of the things that women in Erlanger Germany a Are receiving. From their 1 St army div soldiers in the persian Gulf. And they re delighted. A. For people starved for news of their spouses even a Grain of Sand would seem like a treasure As with much of the mail from desert storm soldiers letters and packages for the women in Erlanger come sporadically sometimes they a. Arrive in Bunches sometimes not at All. So the women share bits and pieces of the letters when they get together. A my husband sent dirt Michelle Bohm looks Forward to receiving letters a with Rolls of film from her Boyfriend. Laundry.,&Quot said Teresa Katzka at a recent support group meeting Quot and that a just  a because the men were on the move after the bombing Baghdad Tia started she said they did t have enough room for a lot of extra gear Quot and he did t have time to Wash it so he sent . A a. A. Her husbands letters Are a lot More fun than the laundry though Katzka said. In one  How it had rained for Days and everything was soaked. They would. Hang their clothes and underwear All Over the tank to dry. Quot i wish i had your hair dryer Quot he wrote. A a a a a when Marion Paylor s husband writes or makes a cassette he looks at her picture he told her. It s More like he s talking to me Quot she said Quot. A. Michelle Bohms Boyfriend sends her Rolls of undeveloped film which she has processed. When she shares photos the others pore Over them searching for their husbands  photos show soldiers with smudged faces packed shoulder to shoulder in a transport aircraft. Others show soldiers with High and tight haircuts. A a a. One photo showed some tankers standing proudly on top of an m1 at tank with the words Quot chocolate. Thunder Quot printed on it. And one wide Angle shot showed a Row of parked tanks t thousands of them it seemed a that stretched As far As the desert horizon. Maxine Shoemakers husband who sometimes Hunts  he a not in the desert wrote that he would return As soon As he had Quot bagged his. V. V most of the correspondence tells of the daily a a a grind the waiting -. And the food. A a one woman said she was particularly moved by a letter from her husband a tank gunner. A a Quot you really cannot talk to anybody about How scared you Are Quot he wrote. Quot i really done to want to die. I want to keep on living the worst thing would be if someone else died for a mistake i  Baughn Hasni to received any of the dozen letters that her husband has written but sine received two Telephone Calls in one Day. For her the most imports Quot it. Thing was to hear her tank Driver husband say Quot in a coming Back Quot. A the most painful part of the Short Calls she said is to hangup Quot it is hardest to be the first to say goodbye a you really cannot talk to anybody about How scared you Are. I really done to want to die. 1 want to keep on Soldier in desert storms t i at it Page 14 b the stars and stripes wednesday Gebru