European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                German guard is guest at reunion of pos May the stars and stripes Denver a Treyve lost hair and gained weight since they were pos in hit lers but friendships have endured for hundreds of former Kriegier who have gathered to commemorate the end of world War ii and their own a were members of the army air based mostly in England and flying b17 and b24 bombers into the heart of the third about officers from among the fliers who were confined to German prisoner of War Camps wound up in stalag Luft the Camp made famous by the Tunnel breakout dramatized in the Book and film the great the american pos began their reunion one of their honoured guests is Herman a former German Soldier whose duty was to Stop the prisoners known in those Days As a Slang term derived from the German word for Krieg from but who occasionally former Jerry Sage said Lemnitz threw me in the cooler three times for trying to but we each had our jobs to Ive never hugged but Ive Sha Ken his Sage said he believed president reagans planned visit to a German military Ceme Tery at site of the Graves of 49 is is a Fine i say its time to heal not keep them he at thursday nights there was plenty of food and the air was hazy with cigarette and the facilities were it was a far cry from the Stark surround Ings of stalag Luft where starvation was always around the the Foremost thing in All our minds most of the time was recalled Gor Don of we used to sit around making up menus of All the food wed eat after the i was obsessed with i once wrote a Check for to a Guy for his red Cross chocolate after the War he cashed the written on a scrap of and the Bank honoured Maurice of and his of Estes were both b17 pilots shot Down Over they were reunited at stalag Luft Iii and became they remember their determination to ninety five percent of the men accepted the attitude they were going to get out one and they made the Best of recalled but a few individuals just gave one Guy went to sleep and slept for a year and a when he left Camp he was a Rod of Denver was blown out of his b17 by a direct hit from an enemy fighter and parachuted to the other crewmen his memories include the Good care of a German doctor and an enemy interrogator who shocked him by knowing details about Rawlinson wife Back in and show ing him a picture taken of him before he was shipped their intelligence apparatus was inbred said who spent much of his pow Days in internal Security within stalag Luft protecting men working on escape plans that never on the Agenda for the reunion were speeches and sightseeing Tours and even a dinner but beneath All the Glit ter and the laughter and the was an underlying memory of what brought their lives together in the first one former his face stood alone in front of a poster of a b17 silently he raised his Glass in a Salute to fallen a Clear a lost Council honors 10 leaders for their service to scouts by the stars and stripes Germany the transatlantic Council boy scouts of America Hon ored 10 outstanding adult Scouters for distinguished service to youth at its 35th annual District training held thursday through Sam v corps presented the Scouters Silver Beaver awards the highest award the Council can give to a Volunteer scout according to transatlantic Council boy scouts of America officials in those honoured were Carl Ramstein Lois bad senior master Michael Hahn Charles bad Peter Ramstein Gregory Clair Ross Rollie Mark four nations joining in exercise Baychuc Vinch Munich Bureau chief Sardinia More than 200 paratroopers and marines will participate with units from three other nato nations in Distant an Allied forces Southern Europe exercise on this islands Southern paratroopers of the 4th 325th com Bat inf from will join with the italian Pozzuolo an a Mored cavalry unit from Northeast to act As the defending marines from the 24th Marine amphibious along with British special air service commandos and French Spe Cial forces will act As the deploying from the a amphibious assault the exercise will test the ability of the Vicenza battalion to respond As a Quick reaction Force in support of a nato a spokesman for the battalion said the unit will act As a delaying Force against the invasion Force until larger italian units can arrive and take the Vicenza troops were to drop Early Sun Day morning and have 24 hours to set up their Marine units will come ashore Early the concept is not for us to Stop them on the the spokesman since there Are about 200 i us and of we know were going to but our Job is to make it As hard As possible for them to the exercise will end tuesday n Fht f 5 i Del v o a Jan May Heidelberg 5 my 9 North Heel car v f music 3 May 7 soccer Gamot m iffy May 11 fee gym t Fet aria top Muhich Tutte wander age High