European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday april 212007 stars and stripes pages Gas prices hit More than a gallon fuel dispensing costs said to be culprit for sticker Shock at the pump by Mark Stclair stars and stripes Bamberg Germany for the Lith week in a Row the Price of fuel sold through cafes has increased the 74cent hike tacked on Midnight Fri Day Means no matter where you live in Europe and no matter what Grade fuel you buy if s going to Cost More than s3 a gallon that5s hard news for Joshua Patterson and his family whole Only been on Warner bar Racks for two months Treyve watched prices Rise every week since arriving in Germany i buy Gas All the time rising prices make it harder for a lot of us soldiers we dont get paid that much the army specialist from the 627th movement control team said add ing i have my wife daughter and another one on the Way i have to drive a big car even if the Patterson buy the lowest Grade of fuel sold by the army and air Force Exchange unleaded available Only in Germany it will still be More than s3 starting saturday it will be s304 a gallon a similar gallon of regular unleaded started 2007 at in addition mid Grade and Premium unleaded Rose 74 buy Gas All the time rising prices make it harder for a lot of is soldiers we dont get paid that much 1j and 76 cents respectively and diesel 37 cents according to an cafes news re lease with the exception of Italy cafes is responsible for Selling fuel to Ameri cans stationed throughout the european the Ater rising prices Are a bitter Pill for another Bamberg Soldier sgt Frank Neal of the 4th battalion 319th airborne Field artillery regi ment to Swallow but he is willing to Deal with them honestly there going to go up to s4 at some Point he said when asked Why he thought prices would continue skyrocketing Neal said the longer the War goes on the longer the prices will go up according to the us department of Energy the average Cost of a Gal Lon of regular unleaded in the states As of april 16 was s287 higher prices overseas Are the re sult of the dispensing costs cafes adds to the average Gas prices have been changing weekly since feb 1 when cafes changed its policy in an attempt to better reflect pricing trends in the us email Mark St Clair at pc Joshua Patterson 627th movement control team cafes Gas prices Germany unleaded s3042 super unleadeds3149 super plus diesel s3043 Netherlands super super plus diesel s3070 United kingdom super unleaded super plus diesel azores super unleaded Turkey super diesel end stats and stripes photos by Michael and stripes above maj Gen Fred Robinson commander of the 1st armoured division applauds As members of 2nd battalion 37th Armor regiment passes in review at the end of the ceremony for the 1st brigade combat team in Friedberg Germany on Friday right soldiers of the 1st brigade combat team stand on the Ray Barracks Friedberg Germany 1st brigade cases colors ends army stay in Friedberg by Matt Millham stars and stripes Friedberg Germany speaking of this towns most famous Short term resident Johnny Carson once cracked if life were fair Elvis would be alive and All the impersonators would be dead the same could be said of the 1st brigade combat team 1st a Mored division which cased its colors and with it the us a mys presence in the town in a ceremony Friday at Ray bar Racks the last time the brigade cased its colors in Germany it was headed for an encore tour in Iraq where its soldiers and the marines and corpsmen fighting with them wrested ramada from the insurgency but when the ready first Flag was rolled up Friday it didst symbolic the brigades readiness to fight nor did it signify the end of their Battles what it marked was the end of the brigade As its soldiers knew it its an emotional Point for Many in the brigade including Many senior leaders who consider their unit among the army elite forces already ready first has begun to scatter some sol Diers will Transfer to other units within Europe others will find new Homes in units in the us Many will leave their army lives behind it really is disheartening to just take it apart said command sgt maj Mark Schindler the 1st battalion 37th Armor regiments top enlisted Soldier like Many soldiers of the ready first he deployed twice to Iraq with the unit celebrated its successes and suffered its losses its like some body hit me Over the head with a 2by4 he said even though there was sadness Over the loss of Good sol Diers in Iraq the brigade took a lot of Pride in its accomplish ments there particularly in a Madi which is considered the heart of the sunni insurgency after two Tours the latest Dur ing which they adapted and re fined the tactics of Clear hold and build and exported their experience to us units across Iraq they probably Are the bes trained bes executing unit in the army Schindler said the contributions and sacrifices you have made for our nation will not end with the casing of these colors maj Gen Doug Robinsonjr commander of the 1st armoured division assured the roughly 3000 soldiers amassed on the Parade Field As colonel Macfarland and i trooped the line we talked about How hard it is to break up a magnificent team that has been welded and proven in combat in a Heartfelt speech to the sol Diers and families of his unit and to scores of local germans who at tended col Sean b Macfarland commander of the 1st ads 1st Bri Gade spotlighted the relationship the army has had with the locals since us forces rolled into Friedberg in 1945 we have seen Germany rebuilt the soviet threat Defeated the growth of the european Union and the begin Ning of the global War on terror Macfarland said with our presence coming to an end in this part of Germany new memories will cease to be made and old memories will fade Macfarland said and so it is incumbent upon us to resist the effects of this parting and to keep our important strategic and cultural Friendship alive email Matt Millham at
