European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 the end and the beginning 1st sgt Hubert Hagans holds one of the Many trophies he has earned As a Veter an Marcla in photo at Young and old Start to Pound the pavement in Autano on their Way to a away if they Are headed in the right goal which is probably 13 Kilometres Usan a Marci i is a run for your Money by Dan Synovec staff writer in participants Call it to the in its called and while hundreds of people enjoy the weekend fresh air Italy Marcia and Germany vol Smarch have Little in although they both translate into that where any similarity in its a combination athletic event and a Good because of the con fusion and everything else that is associated with it that is thrown in by the its a lot of said Bob an american civilian stationed at the first one i went to left from a soccer he it included about some a Donkey and a i remember that even the Goat and Donkey beat me that i decided to do it determined that the Goat would not beat me in an italian participants dont walk or they something few germans do on in Ger they Arent often challenged by four legged nor Are they started in the wrong besides righting your Way through a throng of Long distance runners and even get Ting started in the right direction can be a according to 1st Hubert Hagans of he 509th airborne in combat team in it can really be said but it really disturbs you when you Sud Denly find out that you Are running in the wrong things just Arent As organized in Italy As they Are in week before last nearly run ners were started in the wrong Hagans finally one of the officials caught up with us in his car and turned us around and got us going in the right direct this has happened two or three times he said that few of the Many servicemen who take part in the Marcia take their wives and children along because the men run off and leave the he give participants trophies for completing the usually about 13 and the paid for participating in the Marcia not Only pays for the trophies and other but also for the and soft drinks that the italians serve along the route and at the end of the american runners say that distance is also a while a Marcia May be billed to cover 13 organizers often will stretch or shorten the distance a bit to end the event at their favorite Marcia veterans in Bill Malinski and his son Tim Are old hands in the Malinski said that Aviano has sponsored Macias for the past four in during a Valentines Day we saw a whole group of runners dressed like roman carrying Spears and herding along another group of runners who were dressed like prisoners the entire the prison ers were All chained he they were the last group but they got the top prize for the Best Malinski in another another group carried a coffin the entire 13 kilo meters to win an in Hagans said he has seen run ners dressed like Chimney sweeps and rag pickers taking part in the the americans said that prizes Range from chickens to or even boxes of they normally Start with All the participants As Many As lining up at the Start and an italian official Yelling go said he added that the sport of Marcia is growing among americans stationed in american Marcia experts said that most of the events Are held on sunday mornings and on italian and while the Marcia is advertised to begin at it May begin at or the difference Between the italian Marcia and the German vol Smarch is like night and said and the Marcia can be As funny As the at where a group of american servicemen and their wives have formed a group known As the Road Malinski said the manias Are a big thing for italia american we americans seem to get special at Tention from the we always come away with some kind of a cup or a and we have a lot of he in 25 runners from Aviano joined More than italians for the third annual Marcia up and Down the Bridges in the 11kilometer Cir Cuit started and ended at Marks at the end of the All participants and spectators crowded into the Square for a during the the Aviano Road runners received a group cup for being the largest group All runners received a medal for meant a lot to my grandmother Soldier finds grandfathers grave bad Germany Sis As a favor to his grandmother and a Soldier stationed Here has spent much of his tour in Germany searching for the grave of his who was killed during world War 4 Harry Tometta of the 8th finance Del found the grave of Leonard Petro at the Henr Chapelle american Mil itary cemetery near i never knew my but it meant a lot to my grandmother to have his grave said a native of when my grandmother found i was going to she asked me to find the my Uncle had located the grave in the Early 60s when he was in but didst Tell anyone much about when i decided it was finally time to Start looking for the i really didst know what to i knew that my Uncle had a hard time finding the but i didst even know where to he Tor Netta found the grave with the Aid of Alan also of the finance unit Here at Rose Tornetta said he approached Beau who had helped him get settled in to Sec if the lieutenant had any suggestions on where to Beauchamp wrote letters to to the Ameri can embassy in and to the Ameri can Battle monuments commission in it probably took awhile to get an Swers because 1 really didst know when my Grandfather was i thought he was killed during world War but when i did some figuring i realized that want because he would have Only been a kid Tometta William Ryan of the Ameri can Battle monuments commission in wrote we have searched the Register of world War i dead interred or memorialized in a per manent american military cemetery Over seas and the file maintained by the National and were unable to find a listing for a Leonard it is possible that torn teas Grandfather served under a different name or spelling of the Tornetta realized his and had the commission Check its world War ii re where it located who was killed in action they sent me a snapshot of the grave which i have mailed to my grand and said a lithograph of the Ceme Tery should be arriving i plan to visit the grave sometime this at least before i leave in the Ryan said an escort would show me around the cemetery and take me to the Tornetta it meant a lot to me to find the As nobody has taken the time to do things for my finding the grave was very he