European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday jufy31,1993 cry Risheim says goodbye Tori grids by Ron  Bureau Crail sheim Germany col. Charles a. Selan made no secret of his feelings Friday following a Cere Mony marking the eventual closing of Mckee Barracks. Very sad. It is a very emotional Day said the base commander. It was very hard to get to Toueh my speech. I had to Stop three  the lord mayor of Crail sheim had similar . It s a bad Day because Many of our friends Are Leav ing said Georg Schlenvoigt. There were very Many people in Crail sheim who complained to me that our friends Are  the mayor and commander both credited a sister City partnership Between Crail sheim and Worthington minn., with making the relationship Between the Ger Man City and the soldiers More meaningful. Schlenvoigt will visit Worthington next year continuing a partnership that began in 1946. Crail sheim located just South of autobahn 6 and Atout 60 Miles West of Nurnberg still has a few months before bidding a final Farewell to the americans who have been in the City since 1945. The base which was first occupied by americans in 1952 and named Mckee Barracks in 1956, will close sometime during the firs three months of 1994. However some soldiers have Al ready left and others expect to leave before the end Faugust. By then he co 7th corps support group will be a finder Barracks in Birndorf. The 5th in 2nd air de sense arty regt will be in Bamberg. \ the commander and the mayor arc not the Only ones sorry to Sec the kinship end. \ i know that there Are reasons but. Gee said staff sgt. Clay Mattson a 5th in squad Leader. Our people arc really  Mattson and sgt. David billiard of the same unit walkabout the base s Small town atmosphere its shaded. Roads and Roomy Barracks. Bullard said the commissary and Post Exchange Are both Small but when you go in there you know every body by   Bullard is heading to the United states. Mattson Ison his Way to Bamberg which he said is hot As Nice As my acc Barracks. Here he said each Barracks Roo has a bathroom which is not the Case in Bamberg. In his View the new motor Pool on Mckee Barracks is much better than the one he will use in Bamberg. They stress Quality of life he said of the army Bethe and his soldiers Are taking a step backward moving up to  what can you do you be got to go where they  Friday s ceremony had All the expected elements Osgood wishes and fond farewells but with perhaps a v a Ber Tyr it a of a x my v Safe Vav s4s go Schuettler troops at Mckee Barracks i Crail sheim Germany pass the reviewing stand during base closure ceremonies Friday. Little More emotion. For example Seland who said he wrote every word of his speech thanked numerous people by name and deed. One woman was thanked for her Good work i obtaining Quality off base housing for soldiers. Another woman was singled out for enduring complaints about broken furniture. One Man was thanked for engineering wonders with the base s plumbing and electricity. Another was praised for his Sukk operation of the laundry and dry cleaners. Even the Barber got a word of appreciation. Thought your haircuts were perfect the commander said even though my wife insisted they were  in All Seland mentioned More than 25 people in his emotional speech most of them germans. We re close to them he explained later. He ended his speech by saying when we have left and the trumpet sounds of reveille Retreat and taps Are heard no More across the valleys and Hills my greatest Hope will be that your historians will record that the americans came with Honor and with Noble in tent that we lived in peace and Tranquillity within your City that we cooperated fully with your citizens and we departed with Pride and dignity Mission a com  in his Short speech Schlenvoigt said that when the Barracks opened the first commander noted that the Mission of the american soldiers there was to maintain Freedom and deter hostility. This did not change until recently he said. The German reunification has come True. And even communism has been peacefully Defeated. But peace demands fewer soldiers we have to face facts that the departure of american soldiers from Mckee is affected by these global  he thanked the soldiers and their families for their service in Germany in general and in Crail sheim in particular. We will never forget what you have done for us he said. Gis Don t growl about this Doghouse assignment by Dave Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Schweinfurt. Germany com Bat engineers from Schweinfurt just spent a week in and out of a Doghouse using their wartime skills to demolish an Ani Mal shelter that fellow soldiers built 11years ago. The Kennel was infested with rats mice and ticks and City officials had told the shelter operators that it had to be demolished. The volunteers who run and pay for the shelter s operation then asked the . Military for help. By tearing Down the wooden building and ripping up its tiled floor eight sol Diers from cod 10th engr in saved the shelter an estimated $40,000. It helps the Community said  Decaty. It also shows what hard work and teamwork can  the 99-by-43-foot shelter built Byco a soldiers serves the Schweinfurt area including the military Community said Ursula Swiderski the chief Volunteer who spent most of her week work ing with the engineers. Soldiers going on leave often boar their pets at the shelter and abandoned animals found on american installations or housing areas Are brought in for treat ment and adoption. Usually about 80 animals Are in the Kennel she said. While a new shelter is built animals Are being kept by volunteers at Home. They work hard and they work Quick Swiderski said of the engineers. The shelter will be replaced with a Sim itar but because of a tight budget smaller Structure she said project architect Ginter cabling Esti mated that the engineers saved the Ken Nel about 25,000 Marks about $40.000. They the engineers Are As Good As an professional contractors he said. They worked every hour that they were  Only animals adversely affected by the project were rodents living in the building Walls said 2nd 14. Mario Perez reject officer. They scattered into near a Fields and found new Homes in the Industrial Park surrounding the kennels. The project gave the engineers a Wel come break from their typical summer time routine Perez said. These Guys Are in the motor Pool Al the time. This is a pleasant break for them Perez said. They feel like they a actually got something accomplished 1 added sgt. 1st class Timothy Cloutier we Don t get much of this. We Don t go out and build too much unless it is pfc. Daniel Beaty left and sgt. Tracy Wilcox transport a Doghouse from a Kennel in cd met t m fwd Lar m re flu of b1m k/niv0inni Wal am comm to Akau Ftp Lek Jujj j _ m  so we can blow it up. Scad Jurt Ger Navy As they helped demolish the rat infested animal shelter. I body Huml