European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes a amps Dave Casey Canadian diving team member master Chi. Dan Bitor holds a note for fellow Canadian diver sgt. Pat Whelan to read As he experiences the feel of another country a diving equipment during Competition at Ger Bersheim Germany. Entrants from six countries take a dive into Rhine River military5 Usa eur soldiers win writing awards Washington a amps five Usa eur soldiers won awards in the desert shield storm creative writing contest army Community and family support Center officials have announced in a Pentagon ceremony. The contest open to soldiers stationed in the persian Gulf Region during operations desert shield and desert storm Drew 1,048 entries. The entries were separated into five categories Short Story Short poem 2-36 lines epic poem 37-500 lines human drama essay and anecdote. The winners in All five categories were stationed in the United states. Staff sgt. Bob Gross of he co 1st in 37th Armor in Grafe Wohr Germany won second place in the Short Story category with his entry dragons of and Dib Dinah. Gross one of 78 soldiers who entered the category will receive $500 in savings Bonds and an etched Crystal plaque. Third place in the Short Story category went to sgt Isaac m. Lopez of cob 63rd signal in in Sermersheim Germany for Nightmare s revenge. Lopez will also receive $500 in savings Bonds and an etched Crystal plaque. Cpl. George b. Shaw of he Btry 3rd in 17th Field arty in Ansbach Germany won third place in the epic poem category with his entry memories of tomorrow. Shaw was one of 128 who sent in epic poems and will receive $500 in savings Bonds and an etched Crystal plaque. Staff sgt. Steven j. Harris of he co 34th signal in in Heilbronn Germany was chosen by lbs commentator and european stars and stripes alumnus Andy Rooney for honorable mention for his entry Sand Sand everywhere. Harris one of two honorable mentions chosen out of 44 entries will receive a $100 savings Bond and a Metal engraved wooden plaque. Chief warrant officer 4 William j. Harrison of co a 9th in 227th regt an aviation support battalion in the 3rd army div in Hanau Germany won honorable mention for his Short poem desert winds. Harrison beat out 675 other entries for the award and will receive a $100 savings Bond and a Metal engraved wooden plaque. The first place winners in the five categories were a Short Story a staff sgt. Christopher l. Pierce forces come fort Bragg n.c., with a Hill 754." a essay human drama a maj. James p. Welch . Army Reserve Richmond va., with a a Volunteer a for the  a epic poem a capt. Leann Robinson forces come fort Hood Texas with a waiting. A a anecdote a maj. David b. Jack army Reserve National guard Salt Lake City Utah with his untitled entry. A Short poem a capt. Gregory m. Smith training and doctrine come fort Lee va., with Quot the soul of Armor. �?�12 Al 6s Alaska bound Span Dahlem a Germany a twelve f-16 Jet fighters from the 52nd tac fighter wings 23rd tac fighter so Are scheduled to leave Europe today for Eielson a Alaska for weapons training. The deployment Marks the first of its kind to Eielson for a . Air forces in Europe unit. Accompanying the f-16s will be 150 maintenance and operations personnel including 25 f-16 pilots. The deployment is scheduled to last three weeks. This deployment is expected to pave the Way for potential future deployments to Eielson by other Safe units said capt. Mike rein a Span Dahlem spokesman. While there the Squadron will practice both inactive and live fire weapons training using everything from 25 to 2,000-lb. Bombs. Air to air operations will also be performed. Along with the Squadron two Kc-10 aircraft will deploy from Rhein main a to move cargo and personnel As Well As provide refuelling. The deployment will be led by it. Col. Jeffrey Blanchette the 23rd�?Ts commander. By David Tarrant staff writer Sermersheim Germany a the famous underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau liked to say that divers Are a Breed apart. This week a group of military divers from six countries found out just How much they have in common. The first International diving contest took place on a stretch of the Rhine River North of Karlsruhe where about 85 military divers competed in events such As underwater construction navigation and an assault raft race. But in the end the Maiji event turned out to be the friendships that emerged from the we Klong gathering participants said. A a it a turned out to be better than we expected. You see belgians helping germans and the dutch working with the brits a said staff sgt. Chris Cooper of the 569th engr det diving18th engr brigade in Sermersheim who helped organize the Competition. A everyone has a Good time Here a said capt. Marc de wit commander of the dutch Engineer diving school. A during the Day there a a lot of Competition. And in the evening there a a lot of fun and a Friendly  the Competition brought together diving units from Belgium Germany Netherlands and the United kingdom plus Europe based . And Canadian teams. The contest featured five events seen As typical tasks for military divers. In one match teams of divers had to lift and move a 1,700-Pound Section of Bridge about 30 feet in the River. Other events tested the diverse abilities to navigate a 600-foot underwater course with a Compass construct a Large wooden Box underwater with Hammer and nails and Speed swim about 3,000 feet. Washington a amps the american nurses association wants to Contact nurses living overseas who Are not currently members of state nurses associations but who might be interested in forming their own regional chapters. A membership in a constituent association is a Way for nurses to maintain Contact with developments in their profession while they Are overseas a said Muriel Shore head of an Ana task Force that has drafted guidelines for building such organizations. A we want to know if there a a desire for constituent associations of . Nurses overseas a Shore said. Shores task Force recently approached the Ana Board of directors on the Issue and the Board asked for information on the number of nurses living overseas who might be interested and where they Are so Mera a a it a very Clear that each team has its particular strengths. The canadians Are Good at surface swimming. The British and germans Are Good at construction a said capt. Mark Richardson of the Royal engr diving Wing. In fact All teams were so closely bunched together going into the final event a the raft race a that any team could have won the Competition. But in the end consistency counted the most. The belgian 3rd engr in based in Cologne Germany finished High enough in most of the events to have the Best Overall Point total for first place honors. The american team made up of Sermersheim based divers with the 18th engr brigade took second place with the German 220th engr training in based in Munich finishing in third place. The idea for the Competition came from 1st it. David Reser commander of the 569th engr det diving18th engr brigade who said he saw a need to work More closely with diving units from other nato countries. Besides the Friendly Competition the participants have also shared a great Deal of curiosity about each others diving equipment and techniques. On thursday participants took a break to try out each others equipment. Sgt. Pat Whelan of the Canadian 4th combat engr regt tried out the american super Lite 17b, a new hard Shell diving helmet. Whelan used the helmet in a 10-foot-deep diving tank where he also practice cutting a log under water. The get together has proved so successful that the dutch have already expressed interest in hosting a second Competition next year Cooper said. A this is just the  be ship regions could be mapped out. In addition to registered nurses in the military overseas members could include nurses who Are in missionary jobs connected with embassies or consulates employed by american companies abroad or even working for foreign governments or corporations. The Ana had an overseas Region known As District 99 until association bylaw changes in 1982 transformed the Ana into a federation of state chapters. District 99 had 145 members at the time of its demise. . Nurses living overseas who do not belong to a state nurses association and who might be interested in joining an overseas constituent chapter can Contact the Ana at this address Muriel Shore co Marty Wellington american nurses association 2420 Pershing re it Kansas City to 64108. Ana May establish chapter overseas