European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday tuesday july 4/5, 1994 Farewell to Berlin the stars and stripes Page 5 a amps photos by Dave Casey Berliner Manuel a Radicke pours Rose for friends at the German French festival saturday. Fireworks explode above whirling rides at the German French festival in Berlin on saturday. The last French troops Are to leave the City in september. German visitors leave with a collection of festival treats and items at the German French fair in Berlin. By Joseph Owen staff writer Berlin a even breaking up with his German Girlfriend saturday Hasni to dampened Olivier Caudron a enthusiasm about his tour of duty in Berlin. A it was a very Good exp Cri be in every Way a said the 21-year-old French enlisted Soldier. A to be in Berlin in the army is like  Caudron from Ronchin a suburb of the Northern French City of Lille distracted himself from the pain of a failed Romance by joining fellow enlisted soldiers at berlins 34th annual German French festival on Kurt Schuh Maehr darn. The festival seems Likely to be repeated in the coming years but like Caudron a Romance the French military s 49-year relationship with Berlin is coming to an end. The last French troops Are scheduled to leave the City in september a their opinions about the City varied but Caudron and his friends agreed that their 10-month assignment in Berlin which ends this month has been worthwhile. Sebastien Bourrie 19, from Vermelle near Calais said he likes Berlin a because in be got lots of female friends  soldiers find the City even livelier than Paris he added. Loic Aubin 22, disagreed. He a from Paris. He plans to return to Germany after leaving the military a not to Berlin but to Munich to do the  the soldiers described their reception by totals in Berlin As mixed. Upon learning. They were French some German shopkeepers became hostile for reasons unknown to the soldiers they said. However the soldiers found other berliners openly Friendly. Like Many of their american counterparts the French soldiers said they find the German language difficult and the German women they met usually ended up speaking French with them. But the Choice of languages became unimportant. A if you ask me they can All stay because i get along with them very Well a said Ines Daunay a Berlin native who once was married to a French Soldier. At a dining table nearby Manuela Radicke and three other Young Berlin women agreed. A i think its too bad they re leaving. They re a part of Berlin somehow Quot Radecke said sipping a Small Glass of Rose. She sat surrounded by vendors Selling Strawberry topped waffles crepes cheese baguettes Fried frogs legs and other French delicacies. The vast network of food Booths was like a giant Hollywood set constructed to resemble the Center of the. Western French City of Bourges a stroll Down one pedestrian choked Lane rewarded one with the alluring Aroma of Ratatouille a mixed vegetable Dis Serguez spicy French sausages and Lamb roasted on a spit. In the opposite direction the visitor encountered an open air concert where a female Singer warbled la vie in Rose the signature number of Frances a Little Sparrow Edith Piaf. Jean Marie Weiss a French National who has worked for his country a forces in Berlin for the past 12 years said that he expects the annual festival to be repeated next year but that by then Berlin itself will be changed forever. A i think the image of Berlin is the Wall but its also the Allied forces Quot Weiss said. A a it a going to lose something when one no longer sees the military trucks on the streets.�?�. The forces once were major sponsors of the festival but they have withdrawn gradually from that role in recent years and the French embassy has taken their place he said. A similar role Exchange occurred in the Case of Caudron a seven month Romance. He said the final Straw was when he saw his Girlfriend hanging around with a new Man a another French Soldier. A German girls really love French boys a he said