European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A local dance troupe performs in the Pulzen town Square before a crowd estimated at 15,000 during the Quot friends of the Usa  says a thank the czech City s annual w a liberation Day Celebration honors . Troops i four czechoslovak Don american military garb to Honor those who liberated the area from nazis. By Ron Mckinney staff writer during three Days of american festivities a czechoslovak style a More than 15,000 people crowded into Pulzen s downtown Square to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the City s liberation from nazi occupation. Vintage tanks and jeeps world War ii veterans and numerous dignitaries were brought together for the friends of the Usa Day Quot Celebration that ended last week. But the True spirit of the event could be seen in residents of the Industrial City in Western Czechoslovakia. They came to the festival dressed in red. White and Blue. Some wore the american Flag As a Cape. Hundreds were dressed in military uniforms Complete with Rucksacks and camouflaged faces True to the Pulzen heritage there was plenty of Beer. The Pilsner a quell sold at the main Square went for about six cents for a half liter cup. At that Price there was no shortage of people milling around the main Square a some sitting others laying Flat on their backs a to indulge in the local brew. Two stages at the Square also were Host to numerous bands taking turns playing to the crowds. Away from the main Square people sat on Park benches or on the overgrown grass. A few younger couples danced. The american Flag symbolized the three Day event the stars and stripes was prominently displayed at nearly every store and hundreds of czechoslovak waved Small flags. After a local band played the czechoslovak National Anthem at a ceremony a Pulzen woman led cries for the Star spangled Banner. To her Delight the band played an impeccable if not uptempo version of National Anthem. Many of the party goers were planning to attend the 1995 Celebration which will Mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation they predicted it will rival the first festival in 1990, which Drew More than 100,000 people to the City. Page 14 b the stars and stripes a 4-year-old czechoslovak trooper dressed up As a . Army general salutes american world War ii veterans at cer Monlea in Pulzen. The youngster wee atop a restored army jeep. When the band tried to take a break the crowd demanded a then cheered a a the Star spangled  wednesday May 13, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 15