European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 12, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 &&&�3&& tots a photos a King Kruger a . Army ch-47 Chinook top provides a jumping off place for paratroops Over Lake Garda Italy. An inflatable raft above be longing to the italian  plucks the soldiers from the water almost As fast As they land during recent joint exercises. In water fall  Northern Italy Bureau Lake Garda Italy what does it feel like to Parachute into water it s the Best Landing you can Ever experience in your life said staff sgt. Richard Hagopian a paratrooper with the Southern european task Force s inf brigade. How hard do you hit the 27-year-old Hagopian dripping wet after being plucked from Lake Garda in Northern Italy looked around the Lake  of Pacenzo gestured at a Stone jetty standing about 2 feet above the water and said it s like jumping onto the ground from something about that height. The jump into the water was my 47th jump. It was the Best of them  Hagopian a jump master from Onset,mass., and a fellow jumper sgt. Gerald Andrews 24, of Fairfield calif., agreed that Garda s tepid temperature helped enhance the experience. We were Only under the surface for about a second after entering the water. This was my first water jump. I wish we could do it More often said Andrews Supply sergeant with the inf brigade the Vicenza based soldiers made the jumps recently during an italian Ameri can training exercise at the Southeastern Corner of Lake Garda. The . Army s co a 502nd aviation regt from Aviano a supplied the ch-47 Chinook helicopters for the jumpers 48 american paratroops from Vicenza based outfits and a slightly smaller num Ber from an italian  airborne unit at Lungo Raggio near Verona. The italians contributed outboard powered inflatable rafts to Pluck the jumpers from the Placid Waters. Americans and italians traded parachutes and jump masters for the exercise. . Army it. Col. Alan d. Fehlings the inf brigade s executive officer said is j. King Cruger As a few curious italians watch paratroops from the Southern european task Force s inf brigade gather their wet gear after the jump into Lake Garda. Paratroops Are not required to make water  a water jump is a Confidence Booster. Some Guys will go through their whole careers without doing a water jump the 41-year-old Fehlings said. The water jump at Lake Garda was my first Ever. It was great. I bobbed to the surface like a Cork said Fehlings of Escondido  the jumpers and their gear had been retrieved from the Lake sgt. Eric Hooker and Cpl. Tracy Samuel both Parachute riggers with the brigade s Forward support co surveyed piles of wet chutes and contemplated the chore before  s a never ending Cycle. This morn ing we loaded issued and explained the chutes to the italians. Now the Chui shave to dry for a Day or two in circulating heat before they can be repacked said Hooker 24, a resident of Pinehurst . Rwandans zairian troops clash at Camp Goma Zaire a thousands of rwandan refugees clashed with zairian soldiers in Kib Umba the largest Camp in Eastern Zaire. Witnesses on sunday re ported seeing at least two bodies and lots of patches of  the violence late saturday night prompted the United nations to Issue a Security Alert Over the radio advising for Eigners not to take the Road to Goma. I saw lots of soldiers firing and a mob of refugees attacking them with stones said care Usa Aid worker Wendy Driscoll who was among 12 Ai workers stranded by the violence. They spent the night in a swedish run shelter2vz Miles from the Kib Umba Camp that holds 340,000 rwandan refugees. Kris Janowski a spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said the United nations has advised Aid workers to take extreme precautions and use Only essential staff. In a separate incident a mob of Refu gees in that Camp surrounded a Reuter to Crew for several hours sunday and accused them of spying. We were very near to death. The mob chanted death threats after accusing us of being spies said Reuter cameraman Andrew Njoroge. The television Crew was later released. Kaiserslautern clinic to be shut thursday Frida Kaiserslautern Germany is the 913th medical det clinic at Kleber Cavern will be closed thursday and Friday but will reopen monday at 7 30 . The clinic which provides medical care exclusively for military members will be closed for organizational functions the Lan Stuhl  regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern will provide medical care for soldiers. For scheduled appointments at land Stuhl s medical Center soldiers will be required to have their medical  records for appointments must be checked out from the 913th clinic be fore the end of the Day wednesday. Soldiers who need a same Day appoint ment should Call Lan Stuhl Between 6 am. And 8 . Appointments can be booked through Dan 486-8758/486-8759 or civilian 06371-86-8758/8759. A shuttle bus service will be offered Between the clinic and medical Center. The bus service will leave the 913th clinic at noon 1 . And 2 . On thursday and at 7 ., 8 ., 9 ., 10 ., noon 1 . And 2 . Friday. Items to be sold for $1 or i Mark Augsburg Germany is one Dollar or one German Mark will buy any item at the defense re utilization and marketing office Sale thursday and Fri Day at Reese Cavern in Augsburg. The Sale will take place from 10 . To 2 . Each Day at buildings 50, 51, 22 and 23. Sale items will include single Beds dressers Coffee tables desks chairs cabinets and night stands plus other furniture items. Payment can be made in american or German Money. All items must be re moved by the buyer by 3 . On the Day of the Purchase. More information is available at Dan 434-7209/6268