European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 23 my 11111111111111 inn � Mimi i Battle turns worm into lion9 = Camp Eagle vietnam5 up spec. 5 Dennis s Breutzman a mild mannered Skinny fellow who s known As e the worm turned into a lion tuesday. S Breitzman a 21 year old5 paratrooper from Caledonia = wis., usually mans a duplicating machine at the . E army s 101st airborne div Headquarters Here about similes South of Hue. Tuesday morning the worm was Manning an m16 Rifle when he spotted 10 dark figures moving across the division s helicopter pad about half mile within the Camp s communist squad began setting up rocket launchers on the helipad when Brutzman levelled his Miff and began firing. Then he ran Down the Hill after them after wound ing emptied his Rifle and ran Back up the Hill a distance of about 110 Yards to get More ammunition from Friend who had been wounded during a heavy rocket and mortar attack on the attackers killed eight americans and wounded smothers. The communists left behind 34 of their own Rifle loaded again Breutzman ran Back Down the Hill and chased the attackers into a looked like he was the Only one who had guts enough to Chase uric those Guys said maj. B. W. Libby of Dumas tex., a chaplain watched Breutzman from his Bunker. Somebody had in an a said the form � a " the chaplain s tent was destroyed by a Satchel charge and he had taken cover in Bunker. Army s Lull univ Strun ii i inv �.�. A v �.-.-0 i v v. St4.v i Vii few a _ i Lodge welcomed German protocol chief Hans Schwarzmann left and Russell Cesen Den of the . Embassy Welcome Henry Cabot Lodge As . Ambassador. Is Rohde e takes position As envoy to Germany by Herb Scott assistant assignments editor Cologne Germany is Henry Cabot Lodge new . Ambassador to Bonn arrived Here wednesday his German a Little Rusty but Happy Tobe in West Lodge accompanied by his wife landed at Wahn Cologne Airport from Washington aftera Stopover in London. He was welcomed to his Newport by Russell Fessenden Deputy chief of Mission at the .embassy ambassador Hans Schwarzmann German chief of protocol and members of the . Embassy staff. The 65-year-old Veteran Diplo mat who succeeds ambassador George c. Mcghee speak French and German but he has not been stationed in German since world War ii. In a Brief statement to the press Lodge said mein Deutsch is Sehr Rostig Gelorden my German has become very Lodge said he and his wife were very Happy to be in Vest Germany and looking Forward to living Here and to being Parton the other . Embassy official meeting Lodge included Edwin Moline economic affairs Counselor Gordon Ewing Public affairs Counselor tame Sutterlin Counselor for political affairs army col. Robert Schafer defense attache and air Force maj. Gen. Jamie Gough chief of the military assistance and advisory group for Ger Many. Lodge is taking on a major diplomatic Post for the fifth time since 1953, when he was named by president Dwight d. Eisen Hower to be ambassador to the United nations. He was twice ambassador to South Vietnam from August 1963 to june 1964 and from August 1965 to april1967. After he left Saigon the second time he was name ambassador at Large. Peace pipe passed again Washington up pres ident Johnson has signed a proclamation observing 1968 Ashe Centennial year of the signing of the peace treaty Between the United states and navajos. I stabbed to death at Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Germany is a Stra com Soldier was stabbed to death under mysterious circumstances tuesday Early morn ing the army said wednesday. Police said Betty Jane Flem ing wife of spec. 4 Willis e Fleming 28, of the 101st Signa in answered the door Bell of their apartment in Paul Revere Village Here. She found her Hus band on the Hall floor unconscious with apparent knife wounds in his Chest. Fleming was taken to the 3rdmedical dispensary in Karlsruhe where he was dead on arrival ai4 10 . Investigation of the death Bycie and German police continued wednesday and an autopsy was planned. Four children also sur Vive. Others fill Bays Hospital Beds needed army s top medic says by James Gunter is Munich Bureau chief Germany is the . Army surgeon general told Usa eur doctors wednes Day there is an imperative need for More Beds in army hospitals and pointed to the Large number of vietnamese civilians crowding the facilities. It. Gen. Leonard d. Heator said the United states has received a of of criticism firs of All for wounding civilians and secondly for not taking care we do take care of them the general told the opening ses Sion of the Usa eur medical surgical training conference Lere. Not one military casualty As suffered from treat nent. But on feb. 8, 42 per ent of the population of army hospitals was made up of others i Don t know what we woul Dio in Vietnam if we did t have japanese hospitals. Japan take the position that England did in world War ii and provides over3.000 Beds where we have sent More than 4,500 about 400 physicians plus wives and children jammed armed forces recreation Cente hotels Here for the three Day praised members of the army medical service in Viet 3rd amid Imp sergeant Dies Frankfurt special staff sgt. Troy c. Gillihan of the 3rd army div s 2nd in 33rd Armor died tuesday at the 2nd general Hospital in Lan Stuhl of a Mas Sive cerebral Haemorrhage the army said complained of severe head pains while in his Quarter sunday and was taken to the 24th general dispensary. He was transferred to the 87th general Hospital Here before being move to Lan Stuhl. The 29-year-old tank com Mander is survived by his wife who lived with him in Germany and his Mother Mattie Cates of Napa Calif crisis alters i dependent travel Nam for their unparalleled excellence and sophistication. They particularly distinguished themselves in the tet Offen Sive he said. Our unit handled More than 5,000 casual ties in a few hours. The handled Many civilian casualties As Well. We have 16,000 operating Beds in the United states and today Over 8,000 of these refilled with casualties from Viet Nam. It is imperative that degenerate More the general said that Hospital sin the states Are operating with reduced staffs because of the de Mand for medical personnel in Vietnam. He said that 54 of the 99 deaths among Vietnam casualties sent to Japan were the result of Burns. Burns proving to be the number one killer in the War Are being treated with sulfa my Ion. He said Only 2 per cent of the casualties sent to Japan were psychiatric cases. The surgeon i neral revealed new developments which will give medical officers More pay and rank. He said the name of the army medical service will soon be changed to the army medical said the first class from the Walter Reed Institute of nurses will be graduated june 8, and the army is pretty Well off for was introduced by a. Gen. Laurence a. Potter Usak eur surgeon who reviewed medical events in Susareu during the past fiscal year. He recalled the closing of Hospital Sand clinics in France and tie setting up of operations in Bel Gium and England. Potter also discussed the Row ing of medical facilities to the United states As part of Reform or in which some nato Corn melted units Are being redeployed. Weather Frankfurt Germany is troubles in France have affected travel plans for 288 american servicemen and dependents who were to have sailed aboard the United states thursday from be arrangements accomplished through . Army transportation officials and . Lines resulted in Transfer of the embarkation Point from be Havre to Southampton he stepped in to Supply five aircraft replacing a boat train due to leave Frankfurt wednesday night for be appeals Over the american forces network brought Success with the result that 236 personnel involved will begin flying out of Rhei Ivain air base at 7 30 . Thurs Dayen route to Southampton where they will Board the United states. Other personnel with private vehicles were informed in enough time to permit them to drive to the new departure Point Accord ing to it. Col Robert l. Dorman of the . Army traffic management Agency Central Europe office Here. Military personnel and de Pendents who were arriving aboard the United states for duty in Europe at South Ampton wednesday and were Tobe flown to Germany for further processing. H 69 88 63 72 71 75 66 60 67 69 70 61 . Temperatures h u 88 60 a 71 59 Loi 63 46 Louisville 73 55 Meni Phu l46 Albany 50 Albuquerque 46 Amarillo 48 Atlanta 53 Atlantic City 48 Bluml Cohain 31 Bismarck 60 Boise 49 Boston 44 Buffalo 34 Casper 52 chicago67 43 Cincinnati 62 48 cleveland79 84 Denver 66 s9 Des molnei68 48 Detroit British authorities also con 5sented to waive their strict pet quarantine Rule and those personnel who have pets Are being allowed to bring them int Southampton to be put aboard the ship Dorman said. 41 duluth63 Elpaso 42 fall Bank 33 far Flo 68 fort Worth 76 Honolulu 66 Houlton 42 Indianapolis 68 Jacksonville 40 Kansas City a in .83 74 Miami Beach 62 40 Milwaukee 60naworl 70 50 new York 65 30 North Pat 65 Okia. Pm 67 37 omaha69 46 Philadelph 100 64 Phoenix 61 43 70 34 rap 64 37 seas. S62 48 Spokane
