European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine Gen Paul. To toy men Tang Prague to Jeffrey Nashton who became a Symbol o f Marine cops spirit conflicting emotions Over Beirut Barracks bombing by Strat Douthat associated Pressw Hen sgt Jeffrey Nashton scrawled Semper i me marines Mollo. While lying wounded in a military Hospital in Germany Aller the Beirut Barracks bombing a became a hero a Symbol of the corps lighting spirit. Now Nashlon Levels conflicting emotions whenever he thinks about the 1983 bombing that killed 241 of his  i cry. I get sad and Thinh about my friends about what we were doing Over there tha Socky dark haired Man said As he visited the Beirut memorial erected in Jacksonville n.c., a coastal Community Nelo Camp Lejeune Nashlon acknowledged to also gets angry those deaths never should have happened for More than a year the men had been warning Aboul what could happen Al that Side Gate said the 26-year old Rome  to referred to the oct. 23, s9b3. Bomb blast Hal occurred when a terrorist drove a truckload of explosives through a Gate Al the Marino compound near the Beirut Airport. Nashlon was among dozens of marines who were seriously injured in the explosion he sult Rcd a Skull fracture a smashed right cheekbone a severely bruised heart seven broken ribs a gashed Back and a broken Teg All complicated when both of his lungs collapsed. He said he remembers nothing until two Days after Iho blast when Marino commandant Gen. Paul x Kelley visited his Hospital Ward at Wiesbaden Kelley described the meeting to provide of Reagan who repealed fhe commander s words in an address to the Nalion to could not see very Well to reached up and grabbed my foul stars just to make sure i was who 1 said i was he hold my hand will a firm gip. He was making signals and we realized he wanted to Tell to something we Pul a pad of paper in his hand and he Trolo Semper i " Reagan continued. Well it you be Boon a Marino or if. Like myself you re an admirer of Iho marines then you know those words arc a Battle cry a greeting and a legend in the Marino corps they re Marina shorthand for the motto of the corps Semper fidos always faithful " Reagan wont on to describe How Kelley wept Narf vowed never to forget Nashlon s Ijes Ture. Nashlon then a 23-year-old Tance Corporal said he never dreamed he would be singled out by Iho president when he Trolo Whoso words it was t meant so to a Public thing. Ii was just one Marine talking to another Marine to said i really still Don t know Why i did it his wife Laurio  Husidic him in to Kitchon of their Brick Bungalow spoke up i know Why be Fly y did it he though to was of ing and to just wanted to Mako Contact with another Manne. To Tell him not to  up. No i to lose Faith Nashlon smiled and shrug Jed maybe to said i Mically Don i know. Nashton does know however that Reagan s words unleashed an a ulanch of Emolion Kelley sent him a social commendation along with the four stars to Louch cd in a Day. Which he keeps on display in his Home Ordinary americans sen i him thousands of admiring letters which to keeps m a trunk. Mrs. Nashton got a personal Lucli phone Call from Reagan. An occasional Short term memory lapse appears 0 be the Only lingering filled of his injuries he said i have a steel plate in my head and i Don t know How that will affect me later on he said Bui i m a fasl healer. I returned to acre duly in january 19sw just a Little Over two month Allor the explosion he did t return to his old Anli tank assault squad however. Instead he Lias been working As a Supply clerk at Camp uni Cunt Nashton said the Marine corps has lost a lot of tvs Appeal since he resumed irom his voluntary tour in Lebanon. Used to to we were a close knit Boullit the Guys were always slaying Over Al our  said. Bui 15 of the 23 Guys in my platoon wore killed in Hal explosion now the House seems empty All Iho Lime oven with Michael John " Michael John is the Nashlon 19-month-old son. Named for iwo buddies killed in the Beirut Bias Michauo Fulchur and John j Bonk or there was no warning they never Hod a Chance,1 Nashlon said. On lop of Hal. We Jura never permitted to accomplish our Mission in Beirut it s really frus Raling when i think Aboul it he said he is 30 frustrated that he is thinking of leaving the Marine corps in january. I m Linrod of Iofi politics of not being allowed to do my Job. Also i m tired of Iho Way some of the people i work Wilh Are acting some of them and this even applies to some of my superiors seem to think that i m Gen. Kelley s boy Hal i have a direct line to his office which simply in t True " in fact he said he did t moot Wilh the Marine commandant when Kelley attended a commemorative service in Jacksonville on oct. 23. Right now Nashlon is contemplating applying Foi a civil service Job perhaps As a postman. Physically i m of but i m burned out it s time to move  Dobs this mean he s no longer fail Hull to the corps of no to exclaimed the Marine corps has been great to me just not some of the people in  tuesday december 16, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 13