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55th German-American Volksfest

Grafenwoehr. it’s thattime again: Greetings from”little america”. The u.s.army Garrison Grafenwoehrcordially invites the entire po-pulation to celebrate at theGerman-americanVolksfest onthe military training area.Thefest is going to take place from

august 3 throughaugust 5,2012.The fairground is open onaugust 3 and 4 from 11 a.m.to 1 a.m. and on august 5 from11 a.m. to midnight.

The fest grounds at Camp Kas-serine are going to welcome thevisitors with a big amusementpark with numerous rides again.There will be 100 different boothswith souvenirs and gifts, and a

large variety of food reaching fromAmerican ice cream, BBQ ribs,tacos, nachos, chili, BBQ chicken,hot dogs, hamburgers, and steaksto baked potatoes, gyros, smokedfish, and egg rolls. Once againthere will be a large display ofweapons and military equipment,and a car show. Additionally,visitors can enjoy the high wireact of the “Weisheit Siblings”.

Every year, the German-American Volksfest attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Grafenwoehr Training Area.Photo: Renate Gradl

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grafenwoehr. it’s thattime again: greetings from”Little america”. The U.S. armygarrison grafenwoehr cordi-ally invites the entire populationto celebrate at the german-american Volksfest on themilitary training area. The festis going to take place fromaugust 3 through august5, 2012.The fairground is open onaugust 3 and 4 from 11 a.m. to 1a.m. andonaugust 5 from11 a.m.to midnight.

The fest grounds at CampKasserine are going to welcome thevisitors with a big amusementpark with numerous rides again.There will be 100 different boothswith souvenirs and gifts, anda large variety of food reaching fromAmerican ice cream, BBQ ribs, ta-cos, nachos, chili, BBQ chicken,hot dogs, hamburgers, and steaks tobaked potatoes, gyros, smoked fish,and egg rolls. Once again there willbe a large display of weapons andmilitary equipment, and a car show.Additionally, visitors can enjoy thehigh wire act of the “Weisheit Sib-lings”.It is only possible to reach the fest by

car via Gate 6 on state road B-299near the Gründerzentrum Grafen-woehr. You can only leave the trai-ning area via Gate 4 on B-299 nearTanzfleck. Visitors with a militaryID card, or installation pass, mayalso use Gate 4 for access to the festgrounds.There are enough parkinglots in the training area and in thetown of Grafenwoehr. Follow thesigns to the parking lots.Free shuttlebusses will take the visitors every 15to 30 minutes from the parking lots

55th German-American Volksfest 2012

Young and old enjoy the German-American Volksfest in Grafenwoehr.


Photos: Renate Gradl (2)

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training areain town to the fairground and back.The bus stops are at the StädtischesWaldbad, on Marienplatz (next tothe town hall), and at the Germanpost office (Alte Amberger Straße).The busses will operate on all threefest days from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Like always, there will be secu-rity checks of people and vehiclespot-checks. Visitors are askedto carry a valid identity card withthem. Backpacks, large bags, andcoolers are not allowed on the festgrounds.Friday, August 3 is “family day.”From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. thereare reduced prices for all rides.At 11 a.m., Col. James E. Sa-enz, the Commander of the USArmy Garrison Grafenwoehr, andMayor Helmuth Wächter willopen the fest at the entrance tothe fest grounds on CampKasserine.After the keg tapping, the band“Ehenbachtaler”fromHirschau willplay in the beer tent.

Later, the PressatherMusikantenwillcreate a fun atmosphere in the festtent.The band “Stone Rock”will playin the MWR tent.On Saturday, August 4, the band“Amokoma”will play in theMWR

tent and the “Stadtkapelle Kem-nath” and “d’Wollerdinger” fromSchwandorf will rock the beer tent.On Sunday, August 5, the Musik-kapelle Dießfurt will provide funand entertainment. At the MWR

tent, “CJ & The Sunshine Gang”will perform soul, reggae, funk, andpop-rock.More Information aboutthe fest www.volksfest-grafenwoehr.com or at Facebook www.facebook.com/volksfest.grafenwoehr

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training areain town to the fairground and back.The bus stops are at the StädtischesWaldbad, on Marienplatz (next tothe town hall), and at the Germanpost office (Alte Amberger Straße).The busses will operate on all threefest days from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Like always, there will be secu-rity checks of people and vehiclespot-checks. Visitors are askedto carry a valid identity card withthem. Backpacks, large bags, andcoolers are not allowed on the festgrounds.Friday, August 3 is “family day.”From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. thereare reduced prices for all rides.At 11 a.m., Col. James E. Sa-enz, the Commander of the USArmy Garrison Grafenwoehr, andMayor Helmuth Wächter willopen the fest at the entrance tothe fest grounds on CampKasserine.After the keg tapping, the band“Ehenbachtaler”fromHirschau willplay in the beer tent.

Later, the PressatherMusikantenwillcreate a fun atmosphere in the festtent.The band “Stone Rock”will playin the MWR tent.On Saturday, August 4, the band“Amokoma”will play in theMWR

tent and the “Stadtkapelle Kem-nath” and “d’Wollerdinger” fromSchwandorf will rock the beer tent.On Sunday, August 5, the Musik-kapelle Dießfurt will provide funand entertainment. At the MWR

tent, “CJ & The Sunshine Gang”will perform soul, reggae, funk, andpop-rock.More Information aboutthe fest www.volksfest-grafenwoehr.com or at Facebook www.facebook.com/volksfest.grafenwoehr


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Grafenwoehr. ”happy birth-day america!“ was themotto onJuly 4th at main post Grafen-woehr.Theusarmy had issuedan invitation and German andamerican guests celebrated theindependence of theunited sta-tes,which was declared in 1776,together on the parade fieldbelow the water tower. Gar-rison commander col. Jamese. saenz welcomed many ViPguests on independence Day.

Many visitors came in throughGate 1 to celebrate with theAmericans, following a shortstroll around theWaterTower.Thesoldiers and families had alreadytaken control of the paradefield, which is usually used formilitary events, in the afternoonand turned it into a lar-ge picnic area. National pri-de and patriotism inspiredby America’s independence wasnot only displayed by the hugeStar-Spangled-Banner and Ger-man national flag waving onthe flag poles in front of JMTCheadquarters but also by themany small flags, shirts and hatsfeaturing the Stars and Stripes.

Country singer Kayleigh Leithfrom Pennsylvania put a sen-se of home on the stage in thetentwith herNewCountry-songs.Together with her Dutch violi-nist, she walked around the paradefield with her guitar andentertained the visitors. Mean-while a DJ had taken control ofthe music in the tent. Face pain-ting for kids and the magic ofthe Sorcerer from Hexenbergas well as many jumping cast-les and play areas providedentertainment for the youngestfest guests. Long lines formed infront of the booths where ham-burgers, hot dogs, t-bone steaks,beverages and Budweiser beerwere sold.

Charlie Hacker provided acontrast program to the Ame-rican light beer. Together withMayor Helmuth Wächter, hepulled a handcart with a fresh kegof Kulmbach beer into the VIParea and presented Col. JamesE. Saenz, Col. Bryan L. Ruda-cille and Command SergeantsMajor William Berrios andDennis Zavodsky with their “O-Zapft-is“-keg tapping certificateswhich they had earned in May.The VIP visitors enjoyed thefreshly drafted Bavarian beerwith their hamburgers andhot dogs very much. To-gether, they proposed a toast tothe Independence Day and tothe German-American friend-ship. Among the guests werethe mayors of the towns bor-dering the training area suchas Hans-Martin Schertl fromVilseck and Lord Mayor KurtSeggewiß fromWeiden,CountyCommissioner Richard Reisingerfrom Amberg and Police Pre-sident Rudolf Kraus from Re-gensburg, the new local German

Army commander, Lt.Col.HansGehrlein as well as many othermilitary representatives from thevarious US units.

The highlight, eagerly awaitedby all, was the brilliant fireworksdisplay. Loud fire crackers,like you normally only hear co-

ming from the ranges, openedthe light show. The pyrotech-nical art could not only beseen and heard on the paradefield but also from around theentire town. It was accompaniedby a loud rendition of “Proudto be an American“, put onby the DJ.

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Garrison Commander Col. James E. Saenz (standing, first from right) and JMTCCommander Col. Bryan L. Rudacille (fourthfrom left) propose a toast with the American and German guests to the Independence Day and to German-Americanfriendship with Bavarian beer. Photos: Gerald Morgenstern (2)

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Grafenwöhr/Vilseck.“slingload“– is the termformilita-ry cargo transportedexternally.andthatwas thepurposeof a joint exer-cisebetween theartillery soldiers ofthe 2d us cavalry regiment andthe soldiers of theGermanarmy’shelicopter transport regiment25.with their transporthelicopterch 53, they transferred americanartillery M 777 a 2 howitzers andsoldiers to anartilleryfiringpositionfor a livefire exercise insideGrafen-woehrtrainingarea.

exciting scenarioThe joint exercise scenario took placeat an exercise site near the formervillage of Hopfenohe and at firingposition 253 near Rose Barracks.Lt.Col.Anthony Lugo is the comman-der of the fires squadron, the artillerycomponent of the 2d US CavalryRegiment in Vilseck. He expectedlasting benefits from the joint exercise.Sling load exercises and the followinglive fire are part of the qualificationtraining of his soldiers. His unit isequipped with 18 M 777 A2 how-itzers, also known as the Triple Se-ven. “A security team of 30 soldiers,followed by the six gunners of thefiring unit and the Triple Seven asa sling load will be transferred withthe German Army’s helicopter CH53, “ explained the public affairs of-ficer of the regiment, Maj. RobertHoover.The helicopter arrived withsome delay from the army airfield inLaupheim near Ulm,when it came inatop the ruins ofHopfenohe church.

Lt. Col. Manfed Herbst, the com-mander of the helicopter, describesthe Sikorsky CH 53 as “old but de-pendable‘.The German Army hasused this medium-sized transporthelicopter for more than 40 years.Several aircraft are currently deplo-yed abroad. Currently, the aircraftis bring extensively modernized. 66aircraft will remain in the GermanArmy’s inventory for several decades.However, the helicopter will be re-assigned fromArmy to the Air Force.Only the AmericanChinookCH47

helicopter with its two large rotorblades and the CH 53 are currentlyable to transport heavy loads suchas the ones transported during thetraining at Grafenwoehr.

Pilot, crew and loadmaster give theAmerican soldiers a short briefing,then the action begins. While therotor blades are turning, the 30 sol-diers of the security team board thehelicopter. .

stormywind and noiseOn the second flight, the gunners

board the aircraft and the howitzeris attached as the sling load.The ten-ton helicopter rattles noisily over theloading crew.They push against thestormy wind and the pressure of therotor blades and ignore the noise tosafely attach the Triple Seven to thehook.Everything goes like clockwork.The training exercise is completedquickly and without any problems.The crew and the five-ton sling loadfly away in the direction of the firingposition where the ammunition crew,the propellant and the ammunitionare already waiting.

Quickly ready to fireAfter putting down and unpackingthe howitzer, the weapons systemis quickly moved into position. Ashort test of the electronics and theleveling system follows before the 155mm artillery missile is fired dead ontarget into the impact area, locatedsix kilometers away. In themeantime,the helicopter had delivered two ad-ditional howitzers and their crews.Afterwards, during the live fire, thehelicopter flies toGrafenwoehr ArmyAirfield to refuel.

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Photo: Gerald Morgenstern

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A band that fascinates their audience from the first to the last moment of every concert. Photo: SusanneWilliams

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reGensburG. idyllicallylocated near the forest adven-ture center, the regensburghigh ropes course offers unfor-gettable events high above thegreen tree tops, right outsidetheworld cultural heritage townofregensburg.well-connectedto downtownregensburg, a tripto the world cultural heritagetown can be combined withsome excitement. test yourskills and your courage whentrying out the different routesthat range from easy to dif-ficult. experience the excitingadventure route, the flying foxroute, the difficult top rope teamroute, and for the small climbersstarting at age 4, the bambiniroute.The course offers a lotof fun and action for youngand old.Those who prefer tostay attached to the ground,can visit the rustic kletterwaldcafé whose terrace offers a greatview of the sports activities inthe tree tops and sweetens yourstay with delicious snacks, cof-fee and cake.

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event packages with a wide vari-ety of events including adventurehikes, bow and arrow shooting,GPS-guided tours, or Segwaytours are also available whenplanning your very own specialevent.Experience team spirit, testyour limits, try something new:Team coaches provide a specialprogram for groups that fosterscommunication, self-confidenceand team spirit in school classes,companies and clubs. The toprope team route features exci-ting challenges with high-ropeelements such as the stairs toheaven, a mobile pamper pole,a dangle duo and a coachingbridge.

This summer, the Regensburghigh ropes course offers nu-merous exciting outdoor events,including events for kids. “RobinsWood – Father & Son Adven-ture Day“ takes place on August25. Pedagogical adventures andan introduction to bow andarrow shooting provide funand, after a safety briefing andgetting equipped with ropesand helmets, provides theright preparation for the kids’and youth high ropes course

that follows high up in the air.Along the way, courage, skill-fulness and body coordinati-on are being trained and rolesare changed: The kids teach theirdads some skills.The final high-light of the day for fathers andsons, ages 10 and older, is the jointbread and sausageBBQat theRo-bin Wood campfire. On Sept. 7,power girls may test their skills.An exciting day with leisure funand robber adventures such asclimbing, forest games and afascinating treasure hunt of-fers perfect forest action. Af-terwards, there will be a meal

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On August 17, a full moon clim-bing event offers some extraor-dinary excitement for all whoare looking for special kicksin a great atmosphere. One ofthe shortest nights of the yearwill turn into one of the lon-gest nights at the ropes courseat Sinzing Forest. Late at night,when it gets dark, participantswill meet in front of the hut ofthe Regensburg ropes course.Only vague contours can be seenbut the headlamps, which are

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When I entered the back yard ofthe VFW home I saw him lyingright beside his owner’s feet: Abeautiful dark German Shepardthat had aged from everything hehad gone through but that stillwas willing to do his job and toprotect his owner no matter what.I had never met a retired milita-ry dog before and the aura thatsurrounded him was so majestic.It is hard to describe this dog.Of course, for me as an absolutedog lover it is clear that I adoreeach and every dog. But this oneis so special. He was wearing hisharness and his owner told methat they put it on every morningbecause it belongs to the dog’sdaily routine. With the harnesson he would go on patrol in theyard before breakfast. “You know,”his owner said, “that’s what he hasbeen doing all his life.”Yes, he wastrained to patrol, to obey and todefend himself and his handlers.He had learned not to doubt thecommands he got. And why dodogs things like that? Not becausethey believe in fighting. Simplybecause they truly and withoutconditions love their owners andhandlers.

As every military working dogthis one was chosen from a Eu-ropean kennel and taken to theUSA as a puppy to be trainedand to learn that he can trusthis handlers. He learned to pro-tect his handler and his base, tojump out of helicopters and tosniff bombs. And what was his

reward? Playing with his handlerfor a few minutes, with the personhe would give his life for becausehe loves him so much. And thenit was their time to go to wartogether, two companions thatwould stick together no matterwhat might happen to them.Butone day the dog got kidnappedtogether with to other dogs thatdid not make it.He was probablykept under horrible conditions forseveral days before he was able tofree himself and drag himself backto his army base badly injuredbecause his back was broken twiceand blood in his face from thekidnapper he had killed before hecould escape. So, the poor animalwas flown back to Grafenwoehrto get surgery at the animal clinicbut it was obvious that he was notable to work again as a militarydog. Fortunately the Army has aprogram that makes it possiblefor such dogs to be adopted andretire in a cozy home with lovingowners just like they deserve it.The post commander’s wife hadheard of this dog and did her bestto find someone who could takecare of this dog with his fracturedback and his wounded soul. Shefound someone who has had a dog

with a broken back before andwho was willing to give this fourlegged hero a loving home.Thisperson had everything the dogneeded: an incredibly big heart,patience and faith, a nice homewhere the dog could recover anda big yard where he could go onpatrols and do what he had al-ways been doing. It took the dog awhile but he has finally recoveredand is now even able to jump intothe trunk of his owner’s car again.

He will always be a soldier thoughjust like his human colleaguesand when he hears a helicopterhe looks up and wonders if theyare coming to get him for work.He has learned to kill if it wasnecessary but as I knelt down totalk to him and show him howmuch respect I felt for him andhis fellow military dogs he cameover and kissed my nose.What amagic moment.

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Grafenwoehr. The duckfamily was quite surprised whenthey all of a sudden sawmany two-legged individuals in sow troughon the city pond on saturday. buttheygenerously left theirusual ter-rain and followed the spectacularevent from the sidelines. after all,onedoesnotget to seea sowtroughrace every day.The opening eventof the 51st fisherfest on saturdayhad been well-organized again bythe fishing club.Before announcer Reinhold Müllerstarted and also provided some his-toric details, fishing club chairmanHerbert Benkhardt hadwelcomed itsguests in the afternoon and thankedall helpers. “Before the fishing clubheld its fest at the city pond, it washeld at theGrafenwoehr pool,Fish-Gradl and the Opel-Pond,” saidMüller. Ten teams with very ima-ginative names competed. But thatwasn’t enough: Oliver Müller andRené Wächter appeared in rabbitcostumes.After exciting fights, cheered onby the spectators, it turned into awet and funny event for all. Manya competitor took a bath in the citypond.Although mostly involuntary,it turned into a fun experience dueto the tropic temperatures.Winnersin only 1.01 minutes were MarkusStümpfl andMaximilianDippl whoshould definitely change their teamname.They had called themselves“Won’t an can’t do it.“ But that mayhave just been a tactical ploy.Secondwas the “German-American-Friendship“ team with Col. BryanRudacille andUdoGreim.Thirdwere“TheLions“Michael and Patrik Kö-

nig.Other competitors were the “AmiBoys“TimyLeiato andChris Lamp,“TheHüttenKirwaBoys”MikeyKo-lek andThomasRahn,“Silver Surfer“BenjaminKönig andWolfgang Flor,“Pink Rabbits“ Oliver Müller andRenéWächter, “Team Prost“ Com-mand Sgt. Major William Berriosand Capt.Thomas Terpening, “TheGlorious 2“ StefanWeiß andWilbertKraus, and “Midgets with Paddles“Robert Price and Anthony Bair.

On Sunday, the fisher king and tro-phy winners were presented withtheir awards. Apart from the fest’spatrons, Mayor Helmuth Wächterand Deputy Garrison CommanderKathy Aydt,many VIP guests fromGrafenwöhr and the training areahad come.The clubwas prepared forinclement weather and had put upa large fest tent so the guests couldenjoy the fest despite the rain.This year’s fisher queen is Sabi-

ne Rahn. Her carp, caught in theSpindelweiher pond near Hüttenweighed 5,780 grams. She receivedthe historic fisher king chain frompatron Kathy Aydt and you couldsee how proud she was of her ac-complishments.Once again this year,Dominik Stepka won the title youthfisher king.His carp weighed 3,760grams.Hewon the title for the thirdtime in a row, defending his titlesfrom 2010 and 2011.

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a family pool for young and oldwith the possibility to spendsome quiet time and relaxati-on, that is how you can describethe outdoor pool inwindische-schenbach.Due to its well-kept,clearly laid-out and generousoutdoor area, each age groupcan quickly find its very ownspecial place. Mom and Dadcan enjoy swimming withoutbeing stressed and afraid thatthe kidsmay get lost somewhere.“The facility is laid out very wellandwell-planned,” says amotherwho, for the first time, gets toenjoy a day at the pool withoutsuffering fromhigh blood pres-sure. “i’ve always returned to-tally stressed fromother pools,”she adds.kudos also go tohorstlindern andwerner konzwhoopen the clean facility with itsimpeccable water quality andwater temperature every mor-ning for the guests.

The facility isn’t the newestbut a very active booster clubensures that the outdoor pool iscontinuously being modernizedand up to date.The booster club,founded in 2003 by 17 members,did everything to ensure thepool was not closed duringthose difficult economic times.Quickly, the club attracted newmembers whose membershipfees help to keep the pool openand attractive. First, a new absor-ber unit was bought at a cost of65,000 Euro. It heats the waterwith solar energy.Thus, enormousheating costs were reduced in anenvironmentally friendly way.Forthat effort, the booster club wasawarded the county’s environ-mental award.

An advertisement wall in thepool where companies can placetheir logos for a small rental feeturned out to be a huge success.A thank you goes to all mem-bers, sponsors, donors and thecity of Windischeschenbach

who have supported the clubthroughout the years. All fundsthat were raised over the pastyears through membership fees,donations, events such as Zo-igl beer weekends, sponsoredswimming events, beach parties,“Rock at the Tower,“ participa-tion in the Christmas marketetc. were fully invested into thepool. Playground equipment forlittle kids, a basketball hoop,various sun sails, new granitebenches, a soccer goal and manyother small pieces of equipmentwere bought.This year, the club and the citybought two mobile block hea-ting stations that help to heatthe pool in the summer and thetown hall in the winter while ge-nerating power. For that purpose,the booster club donated 25,000Euro to the city for the use of theheating stations at the pool.Thatway, the club has already investedmore than 100,000 Euro into theleisure facility.

On July 29, starting at 2 p.m.,the club hosts a wellness day

that features relaxation andrecuperation. There will alsobe numerous events for thekids. Visit us and let us surpriseyou.Proceeds will be used for thenext project, most likely a beachvolleyball field.

More details and informationabout the outdoor pool boos-ter club of the city of Windi-scheschenbach and the outdoorpool can be found online atwww.foerderverein.de.

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Windischeschenbach‘s outdoor pool is supported andmodernized by the local booster club to ensure that both the youngand the adult visitors continue to enjoy their visits. Photo: Josef Hartmann

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