(Raymond T. Conway/Stars and Stripes)

Griesheim, Germany, November 2003: German army Pvt. Alexander Vogel stands guard at the gate to Griesheim Casern, Germany, on Nov. 23, 2003. Vogel and his unit from the 4th Tank Engineer Battalion 801 in Storkow, Germany, are among the many German soldiers providing security at U.S. bases throughout Germany.