European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Petite Wil Flecken my displays her expertise at new firing Range thursday August 29, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Wil Flecken Germany a despite her less than menacing appearance pvt. Parcase Soule is one person criminals would be Wise to avoid. The Petite 5-foot-6 Soldier May not seem too intimidating. But the .45-caliber pistol she carries can Knock a grown Man off his feet. And she knows How to use it. Soule of the 536th my co in Wil Flecken proved that recently when she blasted a human shaped target with 49 they re going to be firing at longer distances than the average Street cop a staff sgt. Timothy Harmon out of 50 slugs at the new pistol Range that opened aug. 21 at the Wil Flecken training area. The Range was built during the persian Gulf War and is the Only official military police Basic qualification Range in Europe said sgt. 1st class Gary Hill of he co Wil Flecken training area. He ran the facility during last weeks qualifications. Before the Range opened Hill said maps had to qualify on ranges that weren to built to army standards. The new one he said is the first in Europe built a by the  the 19-year-old Soule started her assault on the target from a distance of 35 meters lying behind a sandbag. After about 10 shots she advanced and fired again from behind barricades sometimes shooting with her right hand other times blasting away from the left Side. When the last Shell flew from her still smoking pistol Soule had All but splintered the target with 49 bullets an expert with the weapon by army standards. It was the first time she had Ever fired a .45. The Range itself is nothing Complex or sophisticated. It is a simple gravel path with a sandbag at one end a target at the other and two wooden posts in Between. The difference Between it and other qualification ranges is How soldiers fire on it and its extra 10 meters in length said staff sgt. Timothy Harmon Range safety no and an army trained pistol expert. A the maps Are the Only Law enforcement Agency in the United states that fire from a 35-meter Range a Harmon said. A fall of the other Law enforcement agencies fire from a maximum of 25  Harmon who was a .45-caliber pistol instructor for two years at the police training school at fort Mcclellan ala., said maps must learn to fire from various positions such As lying Down and from behind barricades. A a we re also one of the few agencies who teach them to fire with their non firing hand their weak hand a he said. Maps in combat Arentt always confined by City streets and they Don t want the enemy to get close Harmon explained. Because of that they May have to fire at a target As far away As 35 meters. A a they re going to be firing at longer distances than the average Street cop a he said. A they have the Chance of engaging a target at a longer distance where a Street cop generally is anywhere from 3 to 15 feet from where they engage the bad  like All soldiers in combat maps try to fire from behind some Type of protective cover in order to shoot without being shot. But the worlds Walls and obstacles Arentt necessarily built for right handed people Harmon said. A there Are a lot of situations where you can to fire around a barricade or you have to go up against a bad Guy where you be got to fire around an obstacle with your weak hand a he said. Pvt. Wesley Allison also of the 536th my co said he was surprised at How Well he fired with his left hand. A actually i shot better with the left hand a he said. A a it a More comfortable. I might try it More often. Its More  Soule was surprised she shot As Well As she did. She has fired other weapons since she joined the army in March. During Basic and military police training at fort Mcclellan she qualified with m-16 rifles and .38-caliber and 9mm pistols. But she never qualified As an expert. A i Only got Marksman a she said. Marksman is the lowest of three army individual weapons qualifications ratings. A fall i wanted to do was qualify that Sall i was aiming  she attributed her better aim to her instructor. Harmon shrugged the compliment off to experience. After All he said 20,000 to 25,000 soldiers a year Learned to shoot a pistol on his Range at Mcclellan. A you get Good at it a he said. Pvt. Parcase Soule fires her .45-caliber pistol pc vision of staff sgt. Timothy Harmon. Ass John Millar with her a weak Quot left hand under the us rm8john mar pvt. Parcase Soule right shows her splintered target to fellow maps at the firing Range.2 soldiers admit dumping hazardous materials by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau two . Soldiers stationed in Heilbronn Germany have admitted dumping Large quantities of hazardous materials illegally in wooded areas North of Stuttgart according to German police. An army Legal official said the soldiers Are members of the 26th signal in and the battalion is dealing with the offences out of court by administrative procedure. The soldiers supervisor had ordered them on aug. 2 to Transfer the materials from their unit which is deactivating to another unit in ludwigs Burg Germany. Instead they dumped it in the Woods from their truck apparently to save time and Effort police said. When the materials were discovered later the labels and paperwork found with them led German and . Investigators to the Heilbronn unit and then to the soldiers who Are 31 and 22. The soldiers allegedly unloaded these materials in the Woods at Mundel sheim Germany a 180 pounds of lacquer and paint. A 26 Gallons of transmission fluid. A 8 Gallons of used motor Oil. A 8 Gallons of Brake fluid. A 279 pounds of liquid synthetics. A Small amount of the liquids leaked out of their containers prompting German officials to order the excavation and removal of contaminated soil. At nearby Necka Westheim the soldiers allegedly deposited 36 Gallons of deferent types of Oil paint Brake fluid and Graphite As Well As a car Battery. The army removed the materials quickly upon notification police said. Vii corps spokesmen were unable wednesday to provide More details about the incidents. But it. Col. Robert Zelazny commander of the 26th signal in said at least one Soldier in his unit is a target of a criminal investigation come probe of the dumping. Zelazny refused to discuss the investigation further but said the battalion is emphasizing Laws and regulations that dictate How hazardous materials should be handled during its draw Down. A we Are supposed to be complying with the Law along with everybody else a he said. Police do not consider the two soldiers As suspects in a similar Case in Gross Bottar another town in the area. The local fire department there had to Drain a Small Pond earlier this month to recover 20 discarded fire extinguishers fuel cans and other army materials. Anyone with information about the illegal dumping is asked to Call German police in ludwigs Burg at civilian 07141-185250