European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 3 hospitalized with broken Bones paratroopers collide but survive Salt Lake Utah a two National guard paratroopers whose parachutes became tangled during a jump suffered broken Bones and were hospitalized after they came Down supported Only by one partially working their commanders Dan Vaughn and to Rodney both of Salt Lake and members of the 19th special were in stable and satisfactory conditional the veterans administration Hospi Tal Carmen com Mander of the service company of the Green Beret and Terry Haslam said Fakatou released some equipment on a Long line and it fell on Vaughns Chute during the jumps the a Rucksack and other normally leased before the paratroopers hit the he didst see Vaughns Chute under the equipment landed on the Chute and slipped Over the Side and the line became tangled in the webbing of Vaughns Bria Fakatou was then immediately above whose Parachute prevented the air from entering Fakatou it took the air out of aka Tous which Fakatou dropped and they became Bria with Fakatou falling through Vaughns Vaughns then support ing the weight of both was pulled Askew by the equipment Bria and Haslam that spilled air out of it and it partially and they Bria said then Vaughns Chute caught some More slowing he Vaughn hit the ground and bounced up four Bria his Chute collapsed and Fakatou fell 20 haslem Vaughn suffered a separated Pelvis and fractured right Heel and Fakatou suffered a Dis located which will require and injury to the lower Bria Bria said he was told the two were in the same room at the hos in Good talking and but in some trying to avoid a tangle the two paratroopers attempt to avoid their during their jump in the quickly they suffered injuries from which parachutes colliding and losing effectiveness Maneu vers and they descended so there now a photo