European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 23, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3in the big tent everyone s a her suds Wash away Nijm Egen marchers woes a amps Lynda Davidson Flag waving norwegians talc Carlson and Tanya Markhus live it up while dutch students at right Lead a Conga line. By Ron Mckinney staff writer Nijm Egen the Netherlands a when the 8,000 soldiers from 16 nations came marching into the Beer tent at Camp Hueme Soord last week after the daily 25-mile hike they were met with rousing cheers and the chorus from when the saints go marching in. The Beer tent traditionally Marks the finish line for the military teams in the International four Day marches which ended Friday. It also represents the starting Gate for what is viewed As the wildest party this Side of the Mississippi River it generally begins about 11 . As the first teams return to the base Camp marching in formation. For the last few Miles the pain of marching is at its most intense. Many Limp into the Camp. But when they Are within a half mile of the Beer tent the Din of raucous partying can be heard. The spirits lift. Postures improve. Everyone marches in sync their boots tapping a beat. A when you come in Here you straighten up a said danish army capt. Jens Jakobsen. A a you re just ready to do it the next Day  a you feel really proud to come in Here a said Cadet Karen Amer of the British air training corps. A you come in Here and you done to Hurt anymore. Its really  As they stepped into the Beer tent last week amid the cheers soldiers of different nations but with a common Bond were on the tables stomping their feet or dancing  in . A have you Ever seen so Many soldiers together without a War being fought this is tremendous a said sgt. Major Danny Wood of the British army. A your blisters disappear. Your backache disappears. All the pain you had the last 20 Kilometres just  Many soldiers sat on the floor amid a wave of empty Green Beer cans their backs against Rucksacks a Beer in their hands and a smile on their faces. Anyone was Welcome to join their Little powwow. A a that a what you re looking Forward to when you re Halfway out there. To just drink and come party with these Guys a said pfc. Brian Clayson of the 16th engr in in Niernberg Germany. A a that a what you walk for a to come into this Beer tent a said Marcel spas a dutch College student. A everyone is singing and giving you High  the Beer tent was a Kaleidoscope of activity. A disc jockey played Rock a no Roll. A Snake dance it found throughout the tent. In one Corner two american men danced with a French woman. Within minutes they were joined by a dozen others including dutch danish British and Swiss soldiers. A a it a absolutely great a said pvt. Einar Litun of the norwegian Home guard. A if you re looking for a Good time there a always somewhere in this tent that you can find  most of the soldiers stayed in uniform Well into the. Night which gave them an identity. The Flag waving took on a different meaning. It was not a statement of superiority but an accepted display of nationalistic Pride. This acceptance was never More obvious than when the swedes marched into the Beer tent. The British led a teasing chorus of a they can to find a russian submarine a russian submarine a russian submarine Sung to the beatles version of yellow submarine. In 1981, a soviet submarine was found grounded on a swedish Beach. It remained there drawing worldwide Media attention until a swedish tug arrived several Days later to Tow it Back into the water. At Nijm Egen the memory lingers. A a they re cruel to the swedes. Ever time they come in they put them Down a said sgt. Roy Rennau of the 16th engr in. But the swedes did no to mind. They responded a we done to need a Navy to survive a Navy to survive a Navy to  a a i think its kind of funny. It does no to matter a said warrant officer 2 Andreas  of the swedish army. A group of British soldiers nabbed spec. Debra Taylor and held the american hostage on top of their table serenading her to the Delight of the crowd. A a that a a thrill a said Taylor of the 97th signal in in Mannheim Germany. A you walk in and All the countries Are together. When another country is singing for you it feels  when a dutchman dared to toot his Horn an american and danish woman silenced him quickly by pouring Beer Down the Horn. They were greeted with cheers. The dutchman did no to mind. He drank the Beer. More than anything being at that Beer tent was equated with the importance of accomplishing a significant achievement. It meant they had suffered together and could now celebrate together. A it feels great. We have All done the same thing and we celebrate a said Grenadier 1st class Karen Marie Brogger of the danish army. A a it a like you arc a hero. Its like you be really done  once a Soldier tasted the spirit of the Beer tent and the atmosphere of the Nijm Egen March the blisters and sore Muscles were forgotten. Thoughts turned to next year. �?o1 think its fantastic. Everybody a Happy Here a said norwegian police Constable Janne Erikson who said she was planning to return next year. A you forget the pain during the year and you just remember the Good memories. You just have to experience  that experience is to Many the military a version of College Spring break., a they say the College kids have Daytona Beach a said spec. Paul Flynn of the 97th signal in a but the army has  Powell visits his soviet counterpart Moscow apr Friendship Between the superpowers top military officers a seemingly impossible just a few years ago a lit up Moscow a Sheremetyev Airport monday when . Chief of staff Gen. Colin Powell arrived to visit his soviet counterpart. Powell and soviet Gen. Mikhail Moiseyev grinned and  a four handed shake. Their wives traded diplomatic kisses on the Cheek and then threw themselves into a genuine unrestrained hug. The soviet army band broke into a turgid version of the Star spangled Banner. Powell told reporters that the week Long visit would be his third meeting with Moiseyev in just two months. He said they were meeting a was friends and soldiers committed to the Security of our countries and to  a the More we talk to one another. The More we argue the More we debate the better off we Are a Powell said. The visit is the latest in a series of formal exchanges of top military brass. It has been planned since Moiseyev took a similar tour of american bases in october. It is unrelated to next weeks Summit Between president Bush and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev who will sign a treaty cutting Long Range nuclear weapons. Powell was accompanied by five of his top officers the Deputy chief of staff for operations and the vice chiefs of the four branches of the . Armed forces. The army general is scheduled to watch a tank War game and an air Force flying demonstration in addition to speaking to the soviet general staffs military Academy a . Spokesman said. Powell was Likely to meet with Gorbachev and scheduled for sessions with soviet foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh and soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo in addition to top military  he leaves Moscow on Friday for the soviet far East where he will Stop in Irkutsk Khabarovsk and Vladivostok said it. Col. Larry Bockman. He departs from the soviet Union on sunday