European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q army reveals big changes for special forces Page 5 o Texas mexican food is a hit in Paris Page 17 d dolphins Edge patriots 30-27 in nil action Page 21 the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 244 wednesday december 18, 1985 0 8693 a Reagan leads air crash mourners Speaks of re of Campbell services or in a photo Blind mrs. Reagan console relatives of soldiers who were killed in he crash. Fort Cam Poku. By a pc Dent Reagan on monday mourned Tai loss of 248 screaming a Els rom the army s 101st airborne Day King the sol Diers who died in a Purre crash not just warriors but and idealists. Related stories a Ges 2 and 28. You do a Ftp Grieve alone the presi Dent Lold Frie families of the crash victims. To soldiers were on the last leg of journey from the Middle to division Headquarters at i Ort Campbell when their chartered Arrow air pcs crashed on Takeoff from Gander Newfoundland on thursday. N a Flag draped hangar at the Airfield their loved ones had waited to Wel comic the soldiers Home four Days before Reagan old about 600 mourners we Carnot fully share the depth of your sadness ii but we Pray that the special Power of thiss Fason will make its Way into yours a hearts and remind you of some old Joys. Just As you link a Day of the Joy they gave you think for a a Ament of the Joy you gave them and be gotta Reagan spoke for six firm to a before a giant Banner featuring the a Fol plumed Eagle the Symbol of the Divish and flanked by a color guard bearing the jigs and streamers of each unit. A. The voice of a crying child echoed through the hangar during Reagan s address and children Sal beside their weep ing mothers or on their laps. After the a minute service the presi Dent and his wife Nancy followed by division commander maj. Ien Hurton i. Patrick and his wife walked through the crowd for nearly an hour shaking kinds and hugging the grief stricken. There were old men wiping tears from their Cheeks weeping widows and Chil Dren who stood on their chairs to look into the face of the president. An army colonel the sleeve of his uni form filled with the Gold bars of a life Linn As a professional Soldier stopped Reagan and spoke to him. Asking the president to write a message on his program. The president obliged then moved along among the mourners. Mrs. Reagan clutched a while hand kerchief to wipe away it own tears and sniffles. Many family members wore Black Arm bands. One clutched a framed photograph of her dead husband. Reagan looking paler and grayer thanusu1 in his Black suit and Black lie greeted each of the several Hundred immediate family members As a military band played solemn dirges. Also in the audience were Many sol see Reagan on Page 28 peacekeepers pay tribute to comrades Sharmel sheikh Egypt a under a warm Bright desert Sun troops of the Sinai peacekeeping Force monday paid tribute to 248 Comrade killed in a plane crash As they flew Home to the United suites. Many of the 700 to 800 american dutch and italian men and women were visibly moved during the 40-minute memo rial service. One Soldier covered his face with his hands and wept. They re All heroes said norwegian it. Gen. Egil j. Ingebrigtsen held 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 101st airborne div had just completed a half year tour at Sharmel sheikh monitoring implementation of the peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel. They and eight Crew members of an air jetliner taking them to Forl my Bill ky., died thursday in the Cras Otheir dc-8 after a refuelling Stop at go Der newfound land. A photo a Soldier from the 101st airborne div weeps during the memorial service in Egypt. I togs of the i o members the United slates . The Netherlands and Italy fluttered in a Light Brec a during monday s ceremony on a White red sea Beach at Sharmel sheikh a resort on the Southern tip of the triangular Sinai Peninsula the ceremony included a gun Salute and eulogies by Ingebrigtsen and other officers. Among soldiers attending were 220 Mem Bers of the 101st airborne div who Are to cavi for Home on wednesday and soldiers of the 3rc in 60th brigade of the 9th infant or div. The unit replacing the airborne troopers. Cape. Daniel York a company command i in the 3rd in of the 101st airborne s 52nd brigade played a guitar and led the Soldier in the hymn when peace like a War rant officer Nancy Carter a Pilot with the 3rc aviation co spoke. A bugler played taps As the soldiers stood Heads bowed. A second service was held later at mfg Headquarters at i Gorah in the Northeast Ern tip of the Sinai attended by . Ambassador to Egypt Nicholas Veliotis. Navy begins special review of Hornet of accidents by Norman Black Washington a Navy investigators have begun a special review of six Landing accidents this year involving the new f/a-18 Jet fighter. The review was prompted in part by the death of a Pilot earlier this month. Cmdr. Kendall Pease a Navy spot Sman confirmed the Start of the special review on monday. He stressed that the f/a-18, the Navy s newest front line fighter had not been been grounded and said the service suspects that the Acci dents May have been caused by Pilot Pease refused to discuss the relationship of the special probe to the death on dec. 3 of capt. Henry m. Klee Man the officer who led the August 1981 Mission in which two soviet made libyan fighters were shot Down Over the Gulf of Sidra. But a source who demanded anonymity said there was a lot of emotion within Kleeman s Squadron about what happened to him and the Navy is always going to err on the Side of caution when you be got a group of concerned Klicman was kilted during a Landing it Miramar Nas in California. After touching Down on a wet run Way his f/a-18 rolled about 5,000 feet and then Sud Denly swerved to the right spun around 3 0 degrees and ran off the runway and flipped Over he had approximately 50 hours of experience in the plane nicknamed the Hornet. Prior to Klyeman s death the Navy had reported five see Navy on Page 28
