European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Tum Day. November t1,1986 . Dedicates Vietnam Monument Texas vets Honor fallen comrades by Chr associated press medal of Honor winners and a Viet namese family carried wreaths during dedication of the South Carolina Viet Nam Monument while veterans in Texas Tore insignia and medals from their fatigues 1o Honor fallen Comrade. In Columbia to Van do walked reverently with his daughter and nephews carrying a Rcd and a Dow Wreath in the design of Vittman s Flag then Knelt and said we thank cod. We thank America we thank those who sacrificed. We be Lieve you saved our lives. We love our new life in South  the 1350,000 South Carolina Monu ment and four acre Plaza overlooking the Congaree River were dedicated saturday As several thousand people watched. Some 6,000 packed veterans memorial Plaza in san Antonio Texas on Sun Day As military bands played and fighter planes and helicopters flew overhead. This is for All he medics that never returned one Veteran said As he climbed san Antonio s Vietnam Veter ans memorial statue and placed an insignia near the fallen Soldier depicted in the sculpture. By late afternoon the statue was Cov Rcd with miniature american Flag medals Flowers insignias and personal artefacts including a pair of combat boots from the War in Vietnam. Some veterans overcome by the memory Fondl at the foot of the giant sculpture and cried. The Vietnam Veteran n a precious and valuable National asset said retired Gen. William Westmoreland who commanded us. Forces in Vietnam an the time Taa arrived for the american people to understand that in no Uncer Tain terms. Sadly in return these men and women hive been ignored and often abused by their fellow countrymen until now and neglected by their nation  a Montana policeman Laid he was the Marine in the san Antonio memorial. I Teel an identity with thai Bronze statue did detective Donald Hossack who served in Vietnam from 1966through 1968. He said the wounded Man depicted in the sculpture later did. The statue tided Hill ssi South was created by artist Austin Deuel from a scene he witnessed Ai a Marine combat artist in Vietnam. Hossack said the scene was from a Bat the on april 30, 1967. Daring which marines tried to capture Hill Psi near Khe Sanh. I was the Only radioman thai sur Vived that Hill but he Deuel did t know me said hos sad 39, a 14-Yearveteran of the police department in Kalispell Mont Hossack said thursday he had seen Magazine photograph of a smaller Sculp Ture Deuel did of the Battle and contacted him last year in Scottsdale Ariz. The smaller sculpture is similar to the Bronze sculpture in san Antonio. He said he told Deuel about events before during and after the Battle. Hossack who suffered severe Bullet and shrapnel wounds to his left hip in the Battle said he knew the wounded Man Only As brother  he was my Friend he called me brother Loo. We shared a Bunker together Hossack said he wanted to go Home alive that s what he wanted to  Columbia army Secretary John o. Marsh or. Said the victories they an their comrades won in he Field were not matched in commitment by Many of their fellow citizens who did not tire the burdens of War. The resolve they displayed in Viet Nam deserved greater Resolution at Home. A lagging National will Here did not diminish their will there astronaut Charles f. Borden a co Lumbia native and a Marine colonel who flew 100 combat missions in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia praised the men and women whose names Are carved on the Monument. For some Lime we have slighted the Soldier in Vietnam he said you have chosen not to  the polished Granite Monument spansi72.5 feet and has the names of More Thani 1,000 South carolinians who died in the War or arc missing in action. A Wreath was Laid Al its base by three medal off Honor Winner. Explosion witness assails claim Joseph p. Kennedyjr. Was shot . Boston Dpi a witness to the plane explosion that killed Joseph p. Kennedyjr. During world War ii said a West German newspaper s claim that Kennedy was captured by is men and shot trying to escape is an absolutely cockamamie  Elliot Roosevelt the son of former president Frank Lin d. Roosevelt served in the army air corps and was flying in a acc Naissance aircraft not far from Ken Nedy s plane when he saw it blow up. " it s an absolutely cockamamie Story he never was shot Down the plane exploded before it left the English coast Roosevelt said in an interview published monday in the Boston Herald. Roo Juveli t statements conflict with the Story of Karl Heinz Wehn 65, who told the National German newspaper Bild am sonntag he was a lieutenant fight ing Southwest of the French City of Caen with a Batter unit that shot Down a plane from which Kennedy parachuted to safety. Wehn said that during an interrogation of two americans captured from the downed plane one of the americans said he was Joe Kennedy of by Anspon. The two airmen were shot later that Day As they tried to escape across a River Wehn said. Standard history texts say the 29-year-old Kennedy a naval aviator was lost in action when explosives packed into the b-17 he was piloting on a Mission Loheit German v-2 rocket Sites detonated on a flight headed for Europe. Cd reportedly sponsoring aids education program for kids los Angeles a a 110 million program lot each the nation s schoolchildren about aids is being sponsored by the Federal centers for disease control according to a report published monday. The schools Are a very important vehicle for trans mitting information Dennis Tokuma director of the pcs Center for health promotion and education told the los Angeles times there Are 47 million Kidskin the nation s schools Ai Well a several million faculty and staff who also need to understand about  cannot wait to begin to do this Tolsma said. There is a lot of urgency Here. People must be convinced that ibis is needed and needed  the program also will help spread information bout aids throughout society because children Edu Cate their parents. Be  $10 million allocation port of the augmented aids budget request already was in the planning stages before two recent reports recommended that aids education programs be implemented As quickly As possible the tunes  ill report the Institute of Medicine an affiliate of the National Academy of sciences urged annual spending of s1 billion on education alone by 1990. And in a report issued last month. Surgeon general Everett Koop argued aids education must Start at the lowest Grade possible. To that children cart blowup knowing the behaviour to avoid to protect them selves acquired immune deficiency syndrome a caused by virus that destroys the body s immune system Leav ing victims vulnerable to a variety of life threatening injections. It is caused by virus believed to be passe through blood and Scran but not through casual con tact. Chicago s population up after 30-year decline Chicago a after a decline of More than 30 years the speculation of Chicago the nation s third largest City is on the Rise again with an estimated 3,007,603 residents As ofjuly1985, according to a new estimate. That is 2,531 More people than were counted during the Federal census in april 1980, weather predictions improving study says Boston up contrary to the weather forecaster s image of being generally unreliable a new study has found that the National weather service s predictions of rain and Snow beat and cold have improved Overall in the last 11  Are getting better Allan Murphy professor of atmospheric science at Oregon Start University said sunday. There is still plenty of room for improvement but Overall they Are  conducted an analysis of trends in the Quality of National weather service fore casts from 196tto 1985. While the precision of the forecast varied nationwide the accuracy of the estimate of the likelihood of precipitation and High and Low temperatures had unproved a statistically significant amount. Murphy did. Post office takes Steps to curtail dog attacks m1ssoula, Mont. A mail earned say they re tired of being harassed by dog and sue going to get Tough with dog owners. The postal service is sending 10,000 letters to customers this month Teiling them about a my policy for problem dogs More pressure of a owners More documentation of bites and at tack and More aggressive follow through. The Post office is going to get Tough  Start curtailing delivery to Tome neighbor hoods Jim Jardine station manager Lor the downtown office said in an interview published sunday in the missourian. Postal workers figure that do bites and it tacks on Missoula Aira mail earners Cost about $5,000 Over the last year in Hospital and doctors fees and lost work Days. Under the new policy carriers will Tike Pel owner to court to recoup the Money Jardine said