European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 13, 1991the stars and stripes Page 3base Camp arises from a Wheatfield by Ron Jensen staff writer silo i Turkey a Spring brought a Field of deep Green wheat to this Valley floor., operation provide Comfort brought members of the 36th civil engr so from Pitburg a Germany. The Squadron along with other units of prime beef a for base engineers emergency Force a turned several acres of that Wheatfield into a Canvas Community of nearly 450 tents for 3,000 people. A there was nothing Here when we got Here a said tech sgt. Kevin Newman. A they told us we. Were going to build a tent City for 1.000  but the City grew and grew. It now has a base Exchange Post office Community Center a laundry hot showers and a Chow Hall. The place is now known As silo i City named for the Small turkish town nearby. The iraqi Border is less than two Miles away and this Forward Supply base has been passing up to 600 tons of supplies a Day to kurdish refugees in the area. But four weeks ago it was just that Wheatfield maturing under the turkish Sun. A i done to think prime beef has Ever done anything like this a said capt. Don Gleason. A this is an historical  the prime beef Guys started building on monday april 15. Four Days later 1,800 Servi remembers called it Home. Silo i City has probably reached its limit in size according to its commander. A a in a trying to stabilize it now at 3,000 or less a said col. Harold Burch normally the Deputy commander of the 21st theater  area come in Kaiserslautern Germany. He is also in charge of bases being established at Zakhoo and sir sink both in Iraq. Newman is especially proud of the Shower facility. There Are 32 Shower Heads for men and eight for women and the water is hot. The engineers originally tapped into the water line that feeds the town of silo i members of the 564th civil engr so Ramstein Germany and the 36th civil engr so allies Supply base in silo i Turkey. But the turkish government cuts the water off from time to time. For a More reliable water source the engineers dug a Well nearly 400 feet deep. This base hums. Helicopters move  constantly coming and going As the mountains or bases in Iraq. The Road that separates the living area front the outdoor warehouse of supplies is lined with scores of trucks. Others pass by kicking up Clouds of dust. Also on the Road turkish vendors sell. A amps Gus Schuettler with an iraqi Mountain Range As the backdrop a steady Stream of helicopters lift off from the allies Supply Camp in Eastern Turkey shuttling supplies to kurdish refugees. They take supplies to refugee Camps m a Oil u a tip Ruf so Quot cd or a 1 a 1 Money with Saddam Hussein s picture on it. A a a a a. A a a a a a a a we re set up to serve anybody who comes Here a said chief warrant officer 4 Doyle Earles the superintendent of the dining facility. A and Well keep serving until we run out of people. We wont run out of . The fare is limited in selection. M res and soup Are the luncheon choices. Tra tonsure the breakfast and dinner options. Earles a food technician with the 21st come said he tries to enhance the menu with fresh fruit and bread baked in silo i. He traded the sugar packets for sugar containers on the tables for a a Little touch of. I wont say class because How can you be Classy out Here a he noted. A at the base Exchange a crowded Little tent with mostly empty shelves health arid Beauty items Are available. The Exchange is due to expand however. It will move into a larger tent with three tents for storage. A once we get resupplied it will be fantastic a said sgt. Arthur Newman from Torrejon a Spain. The Exchange was due to get supplies shipped from saudi Arabia where the population is dwindling not growing. A they told us we were coming Down Here. A amps Gus Schuttlor Pitburg Germany  a tent at the to serve 2,000 americans a said Newman. A a they did t say there were 2,000  in fact silo i City is serving British French dutch and italian forces. In a tent surrounded by concertina wire. Sgt. 1st class Raymond Daniel is operating a Forward banking office that opened wednesday and is serving All services. A a a a a a a a a. Daniel of the 0th finance group in Kaiserslautern said business was hampered the first few Days by an overabundance of $20 Bills and too few $1 Bills lie managed to Trade with the turkish vendors however swapping larger american Bills for handfuls of smaller Deomina turns. I he operation can Cash checks of up to $50 and pays out health and Comfort payments of $60 a month a raised from $50 to Lake advantage of the abundance of twenties. A we decided to pay them $10 More instead of $10 less a he said of the payment which is designed to give personnel Money while m the Field and will Fie deducted from monthly paychecks. There Are also two Community Center tents at the Camp one with books anti magazines the outlier with two televisions. There Are plans for organized soccer and volleyball games. A Horseshoe pit will be dug and aerobics  will soon Fie available. Silo i City is a hustling place. But done to mistake it for Comfort. It is hot Here. And dry. And the constant wind blows a red dust into everything. In Short it s a great place for a  killed 4 servicemen Hurt in crashes from staff and wire reports silo i Turkey a a . Marine was killed and four american servicemen were injured sunday in two separate Road accidents in Northern Iraq and Turkey. A civilian possibly an iraqi also died. A Marine and a civilian driving a rented water truck were instantly killed when it collided in Northern Iraq with a 5-ton dump truck driven by two . Marines said  capt. Marcella Adams at the Allied Relief Headquarters at in Ciurlik a in Southern Turkey. The Accident occurred at 11 . Sunday about 10 Miles South of the Northern iraqi town of Zakhoo. The two marines in the dump truck suffered extensive Burns and were evacuated by helicopter to the air Force air transportable Hospital at the military Camp near the turkish Border town of silo i according to military officials in silo i. The marines were listed in serious condition. The nationality of the civilian Driver of the water truck was not known by authorities. Earlier turkeys sem official Anatolia news Agency said a . Soldier and two iraqis had died in the Accident. Adams said she had no information on the identity of the civilian or about a report by Anatolia saying that Rescue helicopters arrived an hour after the Accident. The Agency said a British officer at the scene fired into the air in frustration As several helicopters passed by without apparently noticing the Accident. In the other Accident two . Soldiers suffered extensive Burns when the 5-ton fuel truck they were driving swerved to avoid a car rolled Over on its Side and caught fire the Accident occurred at 11 45 ., about one mile South of the silo i military Camp. The two soldiers were also taken to the air Force Hospital at the Camp.  units and All service Mem ers involved Are being withheld pending notification of families