European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 28, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3 a amps Gary Miller sgt. 1st class Jimmy Joyner Lefta food service supervisor at Vicenza spent four Days cooking so that soldiers such As spec. James Black right could enjoy a Bountiful  help give soldiers a taste of Home by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Vicenza Italy a the Turkey and trimmings came from the same Kitchen that Cooks soldiers meals every Day. The service made the difference. During Caserma Ederlee a Harvest dinner colonels and captains forgot about rank. They helped serve food bus tables and Wash dishes for the posts single soldiers. Plenty of other volunteers pitched in to make the meal a held a week before thanksgiving at the Post schools cafeteria a As Homey As possible. Sponsored by the Community Chapel people from the churches various committees helped out As did Many folks who Arentt regular churchgoers said chaplain maj Robert w. Eldridge. The Chapel bought the food and the Post dining facility cooked it. Other volunteers served the meal. Elementary pupils and local girl scouts made decorations for the event. A a it a one of the few times the Community As a whole does something for single soldiers a Eldridge said. Single parents and unaccompanied troops were also invited to the dinner held annually for the past four or five years. The largest unit at the base located in the Northern italian Community of Vicenza is the 3rd in 325th inf regt airborne in combat Tea according to chaplain capt Scott h. Kaminsky. Because of the timing of airborne soldiers training Vicenza experiences a heavy influx of troops this time of year Kaminsky said. A so Young soldiers usually away from Home and in a foreign country for the first time in their lives arrive Here in targe numbers just before Christmas time a Eldridge said. The Harvest dinner is the Community a Way of giving the Young troops a Homelike environment for a few hours Kaminsky said. This year More than 500 soldiers attended which was about the same As last year. They received the Standard orders for the evening to enjoy the meal and then stuff themselves with As much dessert As they could. A a they re waited on by the Chain of command get homemade desserts and done to have to pull clean up details afterwards a Kaminsky said. A the dinner pretty much involves the whole Community. People just come out of the Woodwork so Many people we done to know what to do with to Nam a said sue Whalen who has organized the dinner for the past four years. Despite the Community support and careful organization things sometimes do go wrong. A two years ago there Wasny to enough food a she said. A we  feed the last 16 soldiers who showed up so we gave them whole cakes and pics. A they did no to receive the most nutritional meal Quot Whalen said a but they went Back to the Barracks with smiles on their  this year there was plenty of food a enough for anyone who wanted seconds. High court upholds military drug test ruling by Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Washington a the supreme court recently upheld a ruling that a service members rights Are not violated by mandatory drug testing if a commander has a reason to suspect illegal drug use. The ruling was based on the Case of air Force tech. Sgt. Bruce l. Bair an aircraft maintenance specialist at Davis Monthan fab Ariz. On july 21, 1988, bairns first sergeant was told that an Anonymous woman caller had alleged that the airman had used marijuana. The unit commander who previously had no reason to believe Bair was using illegal drugs decided to order a urinalysis in part to Clear the service member but also to assure the safety of his flight line court documents state. Before the test Bair admitted to a subordinate airman that he had smoked marijuana earlier and asked him to provide a a a clean urine Sample that Bair intended to substitute for his own. When the subordinate declined Bair submitted a combination of Grapefruit juice and water As his urine Sample according to the documents. Soon after the subordinate reported bairns request to authorities and the submitted Sample was tested and found not to be urine. Bair was convicted by a general court martial of wilfully disobeying a lawful order to submit a urine Sample and of soliciting another to violate the same order. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge confinement for nine months and reduction to the lowest enlisted rank. Both the air Force court of military review and the . Court of military appeals affirmed the court martial findings and the sentence though bairns lawyers repeatedly argued that an Anonymous unsubstantiated tip does not provide a reasonable suspicion to order a command directed urinalysis. This court has often made Clear that the military is Quot a specialized society separate from civilian society Quot and that the essential function of the military is Quot to fight or be ready to fight wars should the occasion arise a supreme court decision Bair contended that because the order was not valid he had committed no offence by failing to obey it. Ironically Bair a was not court Martiale nor could he have been for the positive results of the urinalysis a military review court documents said. Air Force policy does not allow a service member to face criminal sanctions based on the results of a com Mand directed urinalysis if the order is not supported by probable cause or justified As an inspection. More simply Bair would have faced Only administrative action if the urinalysis had tested positive for drug use. A what made his conduct a proper subject of a court martial was his refusal to obey the order to provide the urine Sample a the court documents read. The military courts and the supreme court All found that bairns commander had a reasonable suspicion to order the drug testing. A what Bair fails to take into account however is that this Case involves not Only a member of the armed forces but also a service member who was in a safety sensitive position of special importance a the supreme court decision read. A this court has often made Clear that the military is a a specialized society separate from civilian society a and that the essential function of the military is a to fight or be ready to fight wars should the occasion arise a the supreme court said. A for those reasons the court has always considered the unique needs of the armed forces when determining How the Constitution applies to service members a the High court decision added that Bair erred in assuming that the fourth amendment rights which apply to civilians would automatically be transferred unchanged to the military services. A the military has a compelling interest in preventing drug use by service members Given both the debilitating effects that drug use can have on military discipline and readiness As Well As the safety concerns that drug use can raise in a military setting Quot the decision said