European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes March from Page 1 listen Edge who commands three observation posts manned by members of co a of . Task Force 2-15, which is entrusted with the operation Able sentry Mission in Macedonia. You re not Here for any bad purposes Only Good the meeting Drew the immediate attention of local adults and children who gravitated to the spot where the soldiers stood alongside their vehicles. The children seemed especially thrilled by it All. Within that Gaggle of kids army it. Col. Jimmy Adams said might be a future president a parliament or Cabinet member. If that first Contact with americans is a positive experience it could pay dividends Down the  might be a voice or one of Many voices of influence in this country later on said Adams a Public affair officer. Many of the . Soldiers deployed to Macedonia the majority of whom Are from the 2nd in Isth inf in Schweinfurt Germany rotate Between Camp Able sentry and one of 11 posts North of Skopje the capital of Macedonia. Nine of the locations Are observation posts situated along a loosely defined Border Between Macedonia and the Kosovo Region of what remains of Yugoslavia. One Day last week four soldiers from observation Post u55 joined Edge Adams and two other soldiers on a Goodwill patrol. Such patrols typically consist of four to five soldiers from an observation Post. Depending on the Post patrols Are usually conducted couple of times a week Edge said upon arrival Edge and the others look for the Village Leader. Their search in rank once took a few extra minutes because the men of the town Macedonia is still a male dominated society were gathered at an open air livestock Market Down the Road from Hegis one self appointed messenger who walked with the soldiers to where cows goats and donkeys were being sol introduced the visitors to Woislaw Jakimovska the town mayor. Minutes later the soldiers were seated in a schoolhouse room asking Jakimovska questions about the town he has is John Bohme american peacekeeper troops appear to have made a Good impression on these youngsters in rank once Macedonia. Governed for the past 10 years. As they spoke about the town and its infrastructure children wearing soiled shirts sporting american logos waited is John Boh Merthe macedonian Village of rank once does have modern amenities but some old fashioned traditions live on. Outside for another glimpse of an american. Despite the fact that taskforce 2-15 is performing a . Peacekeeping Mission it s Clear the townspeople see their visitors As americans first and . Peacekeepers second. Usually you end up with a group children All around you said army sgt. Minh Phan with the second platoon of co a. They re just  the soldiers were curious As Well. They asked Jakimovska question about the town s population school system and health care As Well As phone postal electric and water service. The soldiers were told that the town has about 2,300 inhabitants and that Many have modern though somewhat crude 20th-Century household amenities. Townsfolk also have had no problems with the two serbian families who live in town Jakimovska said adding we Don t want to  it s a really big melting pot around Here especially in Skopje said army 2nd it. Quinzel Chestnut a platoon Leader. As the soldiers began to walk Back to their humvee and continue on with their Day the kids returned for another look at americans. Gone was the beverage truck. The Market was winding Down. It s a trip Edge said. It s a trip Ofa  and the soldiers trip into this world is one the locals won t soon forget. Sunday August 14,1994 a Mannheim Barracks Enrols in varsity life Nyji Tijones education writer. Mannheim Germany after two moves in two years for the University of Maryland s european Campus school officials Are Busy trying to Honor their vow to begin classes on time. We re excited said the University Dean Mary Baron. We be got buildings just about completed. Classrooms Are All set up. Floors mopped. Buffed. Ready. A we need to do in classrooms is Chalk boards and Well do that next week Baron said of efforts to turn a typical army Cavern into a College Campus. Classes Are scheduled to begin aug. 22, University officials said. The new University of Maryland Mannheim Campus the Only in Resi Dence american University serving the . Military Community in Europe moved from Munich to Augsburg two Summers ago because of the draw Down. The subsequent pullout of military units in Augsburg forced the Campus to search for a new Home. Earlier this year Mannheim s Turley Barracks Home to a transportation Bat Talion and the . Army claims office was selected because of its Central Loca Tion to . Personnel in nearby Heidel Berg Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt Aswell As Mannheim itself. Turley dates to 1890. The University s turn of the Century red Brick buildings almost encircle a huge open Grassy Field with a baseball Diamond a Pavilion in one Corner with picnic tables and Shade along tree lined streets. The facility i about eight blocks from Mannheim s Benjamin Franklin Village. On saturday contractors were on the Job turning former Barracks rooms into dormitory rooms and office buildings int chemistry and biology labs. Meanwhile students and administrators played Host to prospective students who had come to Register and their parents who had come to take a final tour of the new Campus before delivering their son or daughter there next saturday. Baron said the labs Are expected to be operational by midweek. Officials said life on Campus should be comfortable and convenient. A renovated Bowling Alley is now the University Library which appears warm quiet and studious. There Are Only a few empty shelves with boxes nearby on the newly carpeted floor. The institution also features two Resi Dence Halls which can House about 235 students two classroom buildings additional laboratories for geology and physics and a student lounge. Dormitories feature eating amenities including refrigerators. There is a Kitchen in each dorm Baron said and be cause we have the proper wiring Here students can have microwaves in  Jennifer Gortney a 1994 graduate of Niernberg High school was excited sat urday about beginning the school year. I m ready ready to get out of the House Gortney said As she and her Mother joked about her first wish to attend school in Hawaii being two Many oceans away. V school officials said that while there May be minor construction still under Way when students begin classes aug. 22,within two to three weeks the school should be running smoothly