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Burger wars: ‘Stryker’ burger renamed

Oct- 4-2006 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes


GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Earlier this year, the staff at the base bowling alley decided to rename their juicy 10-ounce hamburger as a way to welcome the newly arrived soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment.

Trouble is, some Army officials, as well as soldiers from other units, found the “Stryker Burger” a little hard to swallow.

Range control worker Sgt. John Lenz, 33, of Omaha, Neb., said the burger is his favorite item on the Lane 25 menu, but naming it after the Stryker Brigade was too much.

“I think they [the brigade] are emphasized too much. It gives them a big head,” he said.

But soldiers weren’t the only ones grilling the Grafenwöhr Bowling Center staff on the name change.

The staff was not authorized to name food after units, said U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr spokesman Nick D’Amario. Audrey Binder, the Morale, Welfare and Recreation director for USAG Grafenwöhr, “corrected the matter,” D’Amario said, and the menu entry was renamed to the “Strike” burger.

“[It] has nothing to do with putting or not putting a focus on Stryker but [it is] simply an operational matter/standard,” he said.

Bowling center manager Leon Lee said the name was dropped after numerous complaints from soldiers...


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