European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 18, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 spec. Bobby York works the controls of a Bulldozer As staff sgt. Richard Wack directs him with hand signals near Goma Zaire. Is Kon of forgo Rood work a Relief for Gisi after grisly Start in Africa by sue palum Ostaff writer Goma Zaire . Soldiers in Goma said they welcomed their Mission of building roads for a new refugee Camp after their first Job of digging massive burial pits. Engineers from co br94th engr in from Vilseck Germany were dispatched to Goma three weeks Agoto provide the Basic construction so that Relief workers could improve conditions in the Camps. At least we re doing something positive but 1 guess even the Graves were a positive because it had to be done said staff sgt. . Chandler a Bulldozer Mechanic. When i first came i thought we were going to have to dig Graves and handle dead bodies but they Only made us do it that one time. We be been building roads Ever  the new Camp called Catale ii is expected to entice about 200,000 refugees from a makeshift site at Kib Umba about 12 Miles South. Catale ii is about 30miles North of Goma. There Are 250,000 refugees at the Kib Umba site where Relief workers say people just stopped walking. It Kib Umba was never meant to be a Camp it has nothing said Panos Moumtzis spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees. Moumtzis said several Relief agencies will set up food water sanitation and medical facilities at the " is Ken George troops of cob 94th Erir in from Vilseck Germany play cards while Riding in the Back of a truck on their Way to Road building duty in Zaire. Is Ken George spec. York and staff sgt. Wack help Clear the Way Tok tale ii which officials Hope will be Able to handle about 200,000 rwandan refugees. Site which will be ready in about 10 Days. About 30 american soldiers began working aug. 4 to Clear a path through about five Miles of Rock Trees and Brush. Two five Man teams and a few support people set out Early every morning armed with rifles a radio and an army Bulldozer. The teams take turns guiding the Bulldozer through its relentless scraping and shovelling until Sundown. It s pretty hard to get through because it is solid lava Rock said spec. Bobby York a Bulldozer operator. The new Camp will be modest Relief workers said. A group of Swiss Relief workers sitting in a Clearing referred to the area As a town  the rings of rocks marked off with tape will be the bathrooms. They plan on constructing plywood latrines but Are sceptical that they will survive the refugees constant search for firewood. About 30 refugees and local zairian gather at the Camp Entrance where the soldiers store their water rations and radio equipment while the bulldozers Are out for the Day. It s hard because they Are so fascinated with the equipment said army pfc. Ashley hand who also dug latrines at one of the other Camps. They just stand and stare at you for hours. You want to give them something but you can t because you la get  however hand said she once gave a Small boy a package of crackers after he ran after her truck for several Miles. He was just so Happy with that Little package of crackers she said he just smiled and ran