Grafenwöhr move has U.S. team abuzz with opinions

[unhappycamper]

Grafenwöhr move has U.S. team abuzz with opinions
By Mark St.Clair, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, January 11, 2008

SCHWEINFURT, Germany — The Army’s decision to move the 2nd “Dagger” Brigade Combat Team to Grafenwöhr, Germany, over the next two years has the military community here buzzing.

For Sgt. David Steepleton, 32, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, the move is a great thing. “It’s going to make everything easier, especially the training … It’s a nice community; it’s got a family feel. I felt better when I was there.”

As a member of the 1-77 Steel Tigers, Steepleton was one of several soldiers who moved from near Grafenwöhr to Schweinfurt before the most recent deployment. “I’m originally from Vilseck … I love it.”

Not everyone feels the same.

One soldier from the 299th Forward Support Battalion said he’d rather not move.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51546



uhc comment: As adsosletter said so eloquently yesterday, 'I spent a year at Graf...knee-deep dust during the summer; knee-deep mud during the winter, out on the tank trails.'