European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse March 10, 1991 a stars and stripes Magazine Uncle Sam s camels the army s offbeat plan to unite the wild westp1 x or most american service members the stay in the persian Gulf has been a series of major culture shocks sort of the Nintendo generation goes to the Middle Ages. High on the list of local novelties is the Camel the legendary Quot ship of the desert Quot whose presence in the Region can Only be termed ubiquitous. Few if any troops Are aware of it but the current deployment is not the first time . Service members have had close encounters with the jangly Hump backed beasts. More than 130 years ago the army tried to make the Camel a logistical asset to open Trade routes through the american Southwest in one of the stranger chapters of . Military history. Continued on Pago 4 4v Story by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau
