European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q Texas mexican food is a hit in Paris Page 17 d nil weekend Roundup sports Section d today s Dollar buys 2.50 Marks Page 27 the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 243 tuesday december 17, 1985 lie a d 8693 a Reagan leads air crash mourners Speaks of Forf Campbell services for 248 soldiers president and mrs. Reagan meet with relatives of soldiers killed in crash. Port Campbell. By. A presi Dent Reagan saying that we Grieve As a nation together led his military Community monday in mourning 248 members of the 101st airborne div killed in an aircraft crash As they returned Home from peace keeping duties in the Middle East. Some people think of members of the military As Only warriors fierce in their martial expertise. But the men and women we mourn today were peacemakers Ria Gan said at the memorial service for the 245 men and three women of the screaming eagles who died along with eight aircraft Crew members thursday in the crash of a chartered dc-8 in Gander Newfoundland. See related stories. Page 2. They were there to protect life and preserve peace to act As a Force for stability and Hope and Trust. Their commitment was As Strong As their purpose was pure the president said. And they were proud. They had a rendezvous with destiny and a potential they never failed to the troops were killed As they returned Home for Christmas after six months duty with peacekeeping forces in the Sinai desert. You do m Rice alone Reagan told families Anu friends of the victims. We Grieve As a nation together As together we say goodbye to those who died in the service of their country. In life they were our heroes in our offering a Pravir. The president said receive. O lord into your Cav Cal kingdom the men and women of he lost airborne the men and women of the great and fabled screaming lag los. They must be singing now in their Joy. Flying higher than Mere Man Al. As flights of Angels take them to their throughout the president s remarks the sound of i child Cong chix d in i he hangar. Scattered among the mourners fatherless children sat with their weeping mothers. Afterwards the president and mrs. Ria Yan followed in the division s commander. Maj. In. Liar it i. Patrick and his wife walked through the crowd shaking hands and hugging the grieving . Sonic were old men wiping Lears from their Cheeks Simc weeping widows who rested their Heads on the president s Shoul Der or turned away in sorrow some Chil Dren standing on their chairs to Uzik into the president s face. An army colonel stopped Reagan and asked him to write a message on his pro Gram for the memorial service the presi Dent obliged before resuming his solemn duty going from one chair to the next one Mourner after another. Because the hangar where Reagan was see Reagan on Page 28 peacekeeping troops eulogize comrades Sharmel sheikh Egypt a under a warm Bright desert Sun troops of the Sinai peacekeeping Force monday paid tribute to 248 comrades killed in a plane crash As they flew Home to the United states. Many of the 700 to 800 american dutch Anil italian men and women were visibly moved during the 40-Minutc memo rial service. One Soldier his face with i hands and wept. They re All heroes said norwegian . Gen. Egil j. Ingebrigtson Field commander of the multinational Force and observers or mfg. They were among the finest troops i be Ever seen. We should All Here learn from the experience and carry on for the Sake of peace the 248 soldiers of the Holst airborne div had just completed a half year Lour at Sharmel sheikh monitoring implementation of the peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel. They and eight Crew members of an Arrow air jetliner taking them to Forl Campbell ky., died thursday in the crash a Soldier from the 101st airborne div we is during sheikh Egypt. The memorial in Sharm t l of their dc-8 Afler a refuelling Stop at Gan Der Newfoundland. Flags of he mfg the United states. Egypt the Netherlands and Italy fluttered in a Light Brce a during monday s Cem Nony on a while red sea Beach at Sharmel sheikh a resort on the Southern lip of the triangular Sinai Peninsula. The ceremony included a gun Sulula and eulogies by inc Brigtsen and other officers. Among soldiers attending were 220 members of the 101st airborne who arc to leave for Home on wednesday and soldiers of inc 3rd in. 60ih brigade of the 9th in Fantry div. The unit replacing the airborne troopers. C Apt. Daniel York a company commander in the 3rd in of the 101st airborne 52nd brigade. Pla cd a guitar and led the soldiers in he h run when peace like a War rant officer Nancy Carter a Pilot with the 3rd aviation co spoke. A second service was held later at mfg Headquarters at Al Corah in the Northeast Ern tip of the Sinai attended by the . Ambassador to of Gyp Nicholas Cliotis. Dc-8 veered right lost Speed probes say Gander Newfoundland a the chartered do 8 carrying 248 . Soldiers and eight Crew members to their deaths reached an adequate Speed for Takeoff then suddenly veered right and lost Speed steadily until it crashed Canadian investigators said monday. Peter Boag incs Cigalor in charge for the Canadian aviation safety Board told a news conference that analysis of the Arrow air plane s night data recorder showed that the four engine aircraft reached a Peak Speed of 190 Mph during the i minute and 40 seconds that elapsed from the time it was positioned on the runway ready to Lake off. The first 20 Flag draped aluminium caskets were loaded aboard two c-141 military transports monday and took off for Dover fab in Delaware. Each of the cases was carried by six White gloved sol Diers from the 101st airborne div. The soldiers tucked the flags under the caskets to keep them from flapping in the 40-Mph wind. The servicemen who died were members of the 101 St airborne bound for fort Campbell. Ky., and Home after peacekeeping duties in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula when inc crash occurred. Boag said the flight data recorder provided More detail see dc-8 on Page 28
