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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 11, 1965 the stars and stripes Page 7 Pilot show Down in 1972 buried in Hometown Hull mass. A As Navy jets roared overhead in the missing Man formation the remains of a Navy Pilot taken captive in Vietnam 13 years ago were buried saturday in a Hilltop cemetery overlooking his Home town. The burial brought an end to the emotional Odyssey of the family of it. Cmdr. James e. Sullivan whose re Mains were identified last month. The vietnamese government last summer turned Over the remains of 26american servicemen. We ask you lord to bless this grave to give our brother James peace and rest said the Rev. Stephen b. Rock a naval Reserve chaplain and pastor of the Church of St. Mary of the Bay. Several dozen friends and family members attended a private service at the Church then walked about a mile to the cemetery. After a 21-gun Salute two trumpeters played taps. A naval Honor guard folded an american Flag draped Over the coffin and presented it to Sullivan s widow Pamela. Another Flag was Given to his Mother Mary Biatek. As the three jets pierced the overcast sky Sullivan s widow and 13-year-old son James who had held their composure until then broke into tears. Sullivan who would have been 42 on monday had been listed missing in action since oct. 29, 1972, when he was shot Down off the coast of North Vietnam during Deconna Isacc Mission. He ejected from his plane and landed about a mile from Shore where a vietnamese gunboat picked him up before americans could Rescue him. His sister Mary Kelly of Carver said she assumed he was killed. He was a real Gung to Pilot she said recently. If he were taken i m sure he would have done something very soon afterwards to get himself killed like trying to  has lobbied and lectured for five years about the 2,446 . Servicemen listed As missing in action in Southeast Asia. The remains of capt. Mclvin Wayne Finch of Bales Ville miss., also came Home last week. Finch who would have turned 41 on sunday died in a North Viet namese prison Camp in 1972, but his family knew Only that he was missing. I guess you could say it s All Over now. We can t have any More Hopes now his father Paul Finch or. Of new Iberia la., said. Finch was buried saturday with full military honors next to his Mother in Black Jack cemetery in his Home town. The other four whose remains came Home Friday were identified by the air Force As Navy cmdr. Randolph w. Ford of Gainesville Fla. Army 1st sgt. Richard f. Williams of san lean Dro Calif. Marine sgt. Joseph s. Zawtocki or. Of Utica . Army spec. 4 Frances e. Cannon of Phoenix Ariz. Navy it. . Richard c. Sathur of Pomona Calif., the first american shot Down in the War and the Viet Nam Serviceman listed As missing in action for the Long est time will be buried nov. 22 in Hawaii said air Force spokesman sgt. Bob Tobias. Sathur was shot Down Over North Vietnam on aug. I 1964. It s kind of a Relief to know that at least you know what happened and How and that he was actually killed in the crash and there was no possibility of his having survived and Ting held captive said Salher s Mother Magdalena Sather who lives in Kailua near Honor. Williams Zawtocki and Cannon were prisoners of War who died in Captivity Tobias said. Mormon Leader called Prophet of god Tria Date set Salt Lake City a mormon Church president Spencer w. Kimball was buried saturday after a funeral service at tended by thousands. During the service he was called a Prophet of god by the Man who Likely will succeed him. He knew the lord. He knew How to speak to him and How to receive answers Aid Ezra Taft Benson who As president of the Faith s Council of the twelve apostles stands next in the traditional line of Succes Sion. For More than 40 years we have sat together in Council meetings. When i say i love Spencer Woolley Kimball i do so with a full heart said Benson who was Secre tary of agriculture under president Eisen Hower. Arch conservative Benson whose reputation is that of an Arch conservative aligned for years with the John Birch society praised Kimball As one of the most progressive leaders of the Church. He cited his leadership in end ing a ban on Blacks in the Priesthood and his missionary work. During Kimbau s administration the Church s missionary Force nearly doubled almost 2 million new members were added and plans to build 31 new temples around the world were announced. Kimball was buried at the Salt Lake City cemetery As Snow and Small Hail began to fall. Kimball died tuesday at age 90 after suffering failing Walth for years. He had remained at the head of the 5.8-million member Church but the Day to Day affairs had been overseen by one of his counsel Apik Picolo Ezra Taft Benson. Next in line in mormon Church ors Gordon b. Hinckley. The Council of the twelve was expected to meet As Early As sunday in the Salt Lake Temple to sustain Benson As the 13th president whom Church members be Lieve is chosen by god. Members of the 155-year-old Faith con Sider the Church president Prophet see Rand  and Able in receive guid Ance directly from god. Hinckley reminded mourners of Kim Ball s words when friends had urged him not to work too hard. He said my life is like my shoes to be worn out in service " Hinckley recalled. Kimbau s wife Camilla asked Russell m. Nelson a member of the Council of the twelve to speak at the funeral partly because he had known Kimball at his worst moments Nelson said. Doctor warned Kimball Nelson a surgeon who performed heart bypass surgery on Kimball in 1972, said he warned the Church president the opera Tion would be risky because of his age and poor health. He underwent that Complex operation not because it was deemed to be reason ably Safe in the opinion of his medical advisers but because he was obedient to the counsel of the lord expressed through the leaders of the Church regardless of personal risk Nelson said. President Kimball was no Ordinary Man said Arthur Haycock Kimbau s personal Secretary of 12 years. He was the finest example of kindness and Long suffering i have Ever  in suit against tobacco firm Santa Barbara Calif. A the family of a Man who smoked for 50 Yean before dying of congestive heart failure has failed to reach a settlement in a $1 million lawsuit against a tobacco company and a judge set a trial Date in the Case. Superior court judge Bruce William Dodds said pretrial motions would begin tuesday in the wrongful death lawsuit against the . Reynolds tobacco co. Filed by relatives of John Mark Galbraith who died in 1982 at age 69. Galbraith also had suffered from cancer and severe emphysema and his survivors cum he suffered fatal injuries from smok ing . Reynolds cigarettes. My husband wanted the american Public to know that cigarettes kill and that it is a murderous thing and that nothing s being done about it said Elayne Galbraith of Stan ton who filed the suit More than two years ago with her daughter and son. They Hope to prove the tobacco company liable by showing that Galbraith believed Reynolds advertising which the lawsuit says portrayed smoking As harmless. The Case has attracted widespread Atten Tion because it is believed to be the first in a series of lawsuits against . Cigarette manufacturers to be set for trial. The family had been willing to Settle for $410,000, their lawyer Paul Monzione said in a statement filed with the court. The tobacco company made no counteroffer. Many still have not made peace with themselves Vietnam veterans gather Tor four Day reunion fort Collins Colo. A Veter ans who gathered for a reunion Over the weekend said getting together is important because Many still have not made peace with themselves. When you were in Nam you did t leave people in the Field said buddy Roach of Poughkeepsie ., of ,"1arriving for firebase Colorado la 85, a four Day reunion that is to conclude with a Welcome Home veterans Day Parade in nearby Loveland. We feel especially with the suicide rate and the drug and alcohol problems there s a lot of Guys still out there. In the Field. That s Why we re Here he said. The reunion featured performances by music groups including Roach s 13-Mcm Ber undefeated All Grunt Jungle band. Also on hand were volunteers from several organizations handing out information about veterans benefits agent Orange and prisoners of War. Vendors hawked the reunion s official souvenirs and other Vietnam Memorabilia such As pins to shirts and key rings All made by veterans or distributed through companies run by vets. The reunion was scheduled to take place near the fort Collins Loveland Airport but 2 inches of Snow by saturday morning and a forecast for up to 6 inches More forced the event inside a fort Collins hotel. Ann Funck of Denver a reunion Organ Izer who was an army nurse in Vietnam and now is a Veteran Counselor said the number of veterans seeking counselling has not diminished with the years. She recalled the crowds in Washington i november 1982 for the unveiling of the Wall As veterans Call the Black Granite memorial inscribed with the names of 58,022 americans who died in Vietnam. I think a lot of us thought that would beit she said. The Parade in Washington last veterans Day helped too. But a lot of Guys Are still in Nam in their Heads. We Call them trip wire vets they re still walking Point keeping it to them selves. A lot of them live up in the Hills away from  ironically the Wall is what counsel ors Call the Point when veterans suffering from delayed Post traumatic stress syn drome first realize they need help. Co organizer Alan Brett a psychologist at the vet Center Here said he spent 10years after returning from Vietnam before he faced the psychological problems the experience gave him. " the Wall is different for everybody said Brett. All of a sudden you turn the Corner and it s just there. You cannot ignore it anymore. The reunion is As much a time for Healing As anything Brett added. It helps enor Mously when a Veteran can see he or she is not the Only one who feels this   
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