European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday August 13 some imprisoned eight special forces help free 11 Maves of by Helen Gibson trl no dung Vietnam up Mang Quang rolled up the sleeve of his new army Tiger suit jacket an showed the rope soar bitten deep into the Brown flesh. The Viet Cong tied him up Ever night for two years said a vietnamese interpreter lie says they worked him during the Day first  Mang Quang smiled politely at t h american soldiers and took a sip of the iced Beer. Now he could see his family every Day after two Long years without them and they and the rest of his Village were Safe. Mang Quang was responsible for bring ing 118 montagnard safely out of the Viet Cong slave labor Camp to Freedom Liis  he just could t take any More said 1st it. Tom Ross of Pensa cola fla., the intelligence officer at the Trung dung special forces Camp. He wheeled uie guards into letting him go out into the Field to work Fiat Day and just took off. Mang Quang and two others walked nine Miles through thickly Jungle Hills avoiding Viet Cong and tigers to arrive three Days later on aug. 4 at a special forces outpost near Nha Trang,200 Miles Northeast of Saigon. Filthy their legs and arms torn an bleeding with hair and beards like thick Mats they clutched Safe conduct passes with a message come Over to the South vietnamese government where there is food and medical help. The Tough Little montagnard who does t know whether he is 15 or 25, said his people had been forced by Cheviet Cong to carry ammunition and build houses Mill Corn and carry water. Cheviet Cong had moved into their area and established a base Camp. The communists beat them and executed two men. Mang said he wanted his family and the rest of his people out of there. He made a tape recording with a Mes Sage to the Village while Ross and it. Col. Wadie Rountree of twin City ga., atthe special forces Camp organized a two Day operation. With Mang As guide gunships strafe the Viet Cong base Camp at the Bottom of the Hill while a Loudspeaker plan flew Low Over the Hilltop where the Vil lagers were clustered and broadcast Mang s message. You Fly Over these Hills for month Sand never see anyone even working the Cornfields and you draw people out of the Jungle like magic said the Pilot maj. Ken Moses 36, of Rush City Minn. Ten transport helicopters were wait ing in the Cornfields for the people. At first the Viet Cong fired at them but aircraft and artillery support the people came just a be w said 1st it. Frank Drums Cue Lyle Tenn. " " Fay among the 62 montage mrs a h scant possessions of potatoes Heit was no sign of Mann s family a showed up on the second Dav of 1 ration his wife and two Hii others. Some of the people said Thev a prisoners for eight years flier open sores starvation cases an sible cases of leprosy and Liber in five were sent straight to an Arr Pital. Some of the children h a i like matchsticks and stomachs like footballs by malnutrition Why the Viet Cong left ao0p c  those two Days no w a explained. To we want to give them houses so land and let them have their Villas right Here said Ross. De funds sought by museum it. Knox by. Special a 118-acre site has been reserved Here for the construction of a$3 million building to House the Patton museum the . Army Sonly museum of Mobile warfare. The museum already is located Here the Home of Armor for the army but it is in a wooden Structure that is too Small for its growing collection and its in creasing number of visitors. The Long Range program of growth and development for the new museum is directed by the cavalry Armor foundation of Louisville ky., which was formed by prominent local Citi Zens to help raise Money for the museum. The foundation has raised signal corps transfers okd until june 69 Washington is the army has extended the authority for communications officers to Transfer to the signal corps until next june according to Pentagon Cable. Two years ago the army directed that All communications officer positions in non signal units must be filled by signal officers and since then a num Ber in units of this Type or with school training for the communications officer specially mos 0200, have made the Transfer. $146,000 for the construction project including $10,000 from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and$6,500 in contributions from Mem Bers of the Lith army Cav regain Vietnam. Most of the Money already raised has come from the it. Knox area. The foundation Nowise seeking contributions from foundations businesses and individuals around the country. 48th Tow takes two winners listed in loaded by Bob ii oyers a . Bureau chief Lakenheath England is ammunition specialists from the Host 48th tactical fighter Wing battled through a week of Gray soggy weather Towin a pair of Blue ribbons at the 1968 Safe loaded. Competing against rival f100 and a written Rejon Spain Ila 7272nd the 48th while the fund raising Cam Crews in class ii and class pain continues the Patton my a 48th loaders took first place additional Seum seeks additional articles to Complete and enhance its collections which Trace the history of . Armor and cavalry. The museum was started after world War ii with a col Lection of German armore equipment shipped to the United states by Gen. George s. Pat ton jr., who commanded the 3rd . Army during the War. The present concept of having displays that can be handled and played with by visitors will be carried on in the new building coupled with modern audio vis Ual techniques to explain and in form. The new museum also will have a reference Library which will include electronic data link with the Library of Congress the National archives and other repositories of historical Docu ments. In both events of this annual grand prix for air Force am munition handlers in Europe an North Africa. Sharing Blue ribbon Honor with the 48th were the 50th tac tical fighter Wing Hahn Ger Many first in class i Competition for f4c Crews and the 32ndfighter interceptor so Camp new Amsterdam the nether lands first in class i for f102  came to a close in a wet Mist and results were announced two hours later As judges tabulated Points in the four part contest. Crews were judged on Load times professionalism inspection of equipment examination. The twin wins by followed the Wing s first in the special weapons category a Ramstein. Germany last year and its first Over All in 1966.there was no Over All Winner declared this year. Double win the five Man Load Crew that pulled off the double win for the 48th was composed of t.  Smith s. Sgt. Roy Whitaker sgt. Warren Stevens s. Sgt. Don Ald Gayer and s. Sgt. Jerry  on the winning Crew for the 50th Tow were sgt. Car los Flores. Airman . Michael King s. Sgt. James Murphy a. Sgt. Curtis Johnson and sgt. Richard  loaders for the 32nd Fis were sgt. Stephen Taylor airman . Robert Eilliot sgt. Donald Smith sgt. Walter Smith and m. Sgt. Joseph Bendekovits. Finishing second in class Competition was the 81st Tow of Ben Waters England second i class ii was the 401st Tow Tor artist s drawing of the proposed museum at it. Knox ky., thous the mall approach. Army reports record Pace in enlistment Hampton a. Special army recruiters nationwide last year produced the highest total number of enlistments since world War ii non prior service nos enlist ments totalled 196,098 As com pared to about 182,000 the pre ceding year and 165,000 in by 66. The previous High was in1948 when army recruited 193, 999. Nos figures represent Only portion of thu total number of enlistments however prior service enlistees in by 68 totalled 7,995 with 4,531 women s army corps enlistees and 939 army student nurse program enlistees added to make a total enlist ment figure of 209,583. In training Wing wheelus. Libya and tied for second in class Iii 525th Fis Pitburg. And the 526th Fis Ramstein. Both Germany. Trophies were presented by Safe vice commander . Robert n. Smith. Among those attending were maj. Gen. Lawrence s. Lightner commander of ird air Force and maj. Den. Hollen h. Anthis commander of 17th an Force. The competitors and final standings by scores class i 501 ii Tow Hahn 3.326 81st Tow Bent Waters 3,269 36th Tow. By burs 3,227. Class ii 48th Tow 3,299 401st Tow 2.91l l uth . In Glam. 2,884. Class a 4sth Tow. 2,323, 7272nd few 2,167 401st Tow 2,097 20th Tow 1.784. Class i i2iul Fis 3.403 525th Fis and s Lith Fis 3,245 496th, Hahn. 3.160. Spear headers to compete in Cento shoot f r a n k f i h t special spearhead division marksmen May pick up a few phrases i languages previously strange to them when they participate inthe Cento marksmanship mat Ches in Iran beginning aug. 25.supplementing Hie. A jul a ready on the . Ready on the left ready on the Fig line will he firing its tin lion. In turkish persian urdu Bengali. Teams from the i a " -., Dom Pakistan Turkey. Loan anal the 3rd army div representing the i will participate i machine gun and pistol Scurni tit Ion. ,. K a Ashe idea for the Nolau n1x conceived in 1% i ii la members attended the sponsored prix u Chiv match using them As a first Competition was Nuu Iran in 1964. The Ste of mat Nero tates annually among the Ber Central treaty Ranua a Ana a is the word loosely translated and  aim