European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Shultz Tours Corregidor vows Aid for Wii Sites Corregidor Philippines a Secretary of state George a Shultz monday toured the Battle grounds that made this Island a Symbol of american courage in world War ii and said he would support a plan to Tave the Sites from vandals and neglect. A Fintz travelled 25 Railei by boat from Manila har Bor to the Island which Wai known to its 13,000 american defenders As the  Hii visit came at a time of growing concern among historians and u5. Veteran groups that the Batlle fid Ujda and a memorial and museum on the site of Corregidor t former headquarter Are being damaged by scavengers and slowly eaten away by the Jungle. The philippine ministry of tourism Bai proposed turning the site into something approaching a theme Park coiling $7s million to $ 100 million. It would Cost $250,000 initially and $100,000 each year thereafter to fix the museum and Monument and keep totem open to tourist said James Block jr., the historian who aided Shultz and Othen on the tour. Black wants the american Battle monuments com Munion which maintains War memorial in other parti of the world to add Corregidor to it list of Metz a Marine lieutenant in the South Pacific i world War ii and whose wife Helena was an army none with Gen. Douglas Macarthur t command sex pissed an interest in the Effort Well see How we can be helpful in carrying out the project he said. Although not As Well known to postwar generations As Omaha Beach in Normandy or Pearl Harbor in Hawaii Corregidor loomed Large in America s consciousness in he tense Early months of world War ii when Japan s army and Navy swept across the Pacific. The american and filipino Garrison held out until March 1942, suffering daily bombardments As the me huddled in tunnels in the Island s highest Hill it was to Corregidor that Macarthur vowed "1 shall  in 1945, army paratroopers recaptured the Rock killing about 3,200 japanese defenders. In april rep. . Montgomery a Mississippi Democrat and chairman of the House veterans affairs committee led a delegation to the philippine. The evidence that went into in dismal report on the Battle Field was clearly visible on Shulti s Lour. Every artillery emplacement has been damaged some by Iron scrap scavengers. The museum had been vandalized there is no electrical Power on the Bland and the Marble Monument is developing cracks. Contributing to the problem is the inability of the philippine government beset by poverty and the need for funds to fight � guerrilla War to provide Money for the maintenance of Corregidor. Bultz it to meet president Cora zoo Aquino and members of her Cabinet on tuesday. During those talks he will sign agreements under which the United states will Transfer $175 million of the j3s7,9 million in assistance promised to the Aqui no government for the fiscal year ending sept 30. The United states already has provided $150 million of that sum. Dutch general says his troops were undisciplined outrageous the Hague  a a dutch Tener-1 he Pobudy accused hit troop of heavy drinking and Tuu Menf weal women during recent Maneu vers i Germany and wanted that to bet behaviour jeopardizes dutch military credibility in the june Iwic of bit unit monthly Magazine brigadier general Adrian Van Vuren said that during april May Maneu vers in Germany troops of the dutch any 42nd annd brigade had shown undisciplined and even outrageous behaviour the Content of Van Vuren s article were provided to the associated frets monday by a dutch defens ministry spokesman. La the article Van Vuren accrued his men of fre quent drunkenness Sloppy attire. ,. And harassing West German Girts and  he did not cite any specific incidents. Watching recent brigade Maneu vers in Germany fell really embarrassed by Many of you Van Vuren wrote adding that his complaints involved enlisted men  officers and officers. Such behaviour jeopardizes the credibility of the dutch armed forces not Only vis a vis the Warsaw pact but also Coward our own allies Van Vuren was quoted at saying. The 3,500-Ftroof 42nd army brigade is stationed int be Northern dutch town of Assn but like most dutch army unit it conducts frequent Maneu vers in the Northwestern part of Germany where the dutch army it tripod an 18.6-Milc sector along the Border Between East and West Germany. A soldiers Union at the Hague claimed that the problems quoted by Van Vuren were mainly due to boredom during the Maneu vers which occur several time a year and last three to six weeks. Rest and recreation facilities during the few free weekend Are absolutely inadequate and that leads Rodriq King problem Laid Fred Haak of the general association of dutch military personnel. We acknowledge that the problems Are there hut we think the military leadership should rather question its own policy on the Issue than accusing these people who Are bored to death Haak told the a monday. Leader fears critics want to show Panama too unstable for canal Panama atty Panama up military Strong Man Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega said conservative groups in the United states May use recent anti government protests to portray Panama As unstable and Block the handover of the Panama canal. In an interview with american television network broadcast on local stations saturday night Noriega also challenged his critics to prove their charges against him of involvement in murder and election fraud. Noriega said his opponents in the United Stales want to portray Panama As a corrupt nation in disarray unable to assume control of the  Panama canal scheduled to be turned Over to the panamanians in the year 2000. Noriega considered the real Power behind the Pana Manian government also said a state department Call for an investigation into the allegations against him is nothing More than interference in Domestic affairs. He cautioned conservative elements of the Ameri can government against trying to encourage the opposition saying a War of classes of Rich against poor could result he was apparently referring to the Gener ally affluent nature of much of the opposition. Charges that Noriega was involved in rigging the 1984 presidential elections and in the 1985 Decapita Tion death of a leading critic Hugo Spadafora Trig gered a wave of protests in Panama last week. The allegations were made by Noriega s second in command Man in the military col. Roberto Diaz her Rera who had just been forced into retirement. Diaz Hera also claimed Noriega was involved in lie death of his predecessor. Gen. Omar Torrijos killed in a 1981 plane crash. Noriega has denied the charge Spain announced sunday it will Grant Asylum for humanitarian reasons to Diaz hernia who wrote Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez saying the protests in Panama could turn into a Bloodbath. Diaz her Acra 48, was isolated at his suburban Home with his wife four of their children and his closest aides in the television interview Noriega said where is the proof two years of this and where is the proof the allegations against Noriega Are not new but this was the first time they Bave been widely aired. Military Roundup 10 sailors from the Stark Given medal for heroism Manama Bahrain ten sailors assigned to the Stark the frigate hit by iraqi missiles in the persian Gulf May 17, have been awarded the Navy Marine corps medal for heroism. Vice adm. William f. Mccauley commander of the . Naval surface forces Atlantic red presented the medals to the Crew member fort Beir valiant and Quick response in damage Coa tool and firefighting after the ship was  lights went col and the compartment began filling with smoke and seawater own a Bro Ken fire main said Petty officer  Michael o Keefe who received one of the medals. Tien came i big Flash of Light from a fireball and All you could see were flames at the lop of the Hank o Keefe Tad the other medal Winner worked More than 36 hours to control the flames and repair damage to the Start. The others Are it. Cmdr Raymond j. Ottman i. William a. Conklin Basil e. Moncrief i. Cart s. Harbour Petty officer . Downer. Massey Petty folic a  David d. Defer son. Petty officer . Randy e. Engrain Petty officer 2.c, Lance d. Collins and Petty officer 3.c. Mark w. Simple. Memorial funds created for men killed in f-4 crash Span Dahlem a. Germany memorial fund have Len established for the families of two officer killed in an f-4 crash near Zaragoza a Spain. Tit Naam Rogerj fund Are in Honor of the Pilot lit la William t. Rogen and the electro Nic warfare officer Mai Michael c. Naum who were kilted May 20. They were assigned to the 23rd tac fighter so at Spang Dahlum. Contribution can be made through june 23, said it. Cot. Joseph j. Parent chief of the 52nd tac fighter Wing ready team. Checks should be made out to the memorial fund. Instruction for distributing the Money May be included if desired. Contribution May be tent to 23 tvs cd Apo . 09123. For More information Call the Spang Dalem ready team office at ets 452 6218 or civilian 06565-61-6218. Entry deadlines near in Usa eur photo contest Schwetz Ngen. Germany judging for the Usa eur photography contest begins aug.4 and deadlines it drawing near. Entries it mini jetty sits and emits Competition should be submitted Between mid june and the end of july a Usa eur Community and family support Agency official said. Community deadlines vary so participant should Check with local arts and crafts centers for specific dates. Entries can be monochrome prims Colo prints or color transparencies. The four categories in each group Are military life people nature Scenic and creative effects. The contest is open to us Semcer member retirees department of the army civilian nato military personnel with full privilege who Are on Active duly for 90 Days or More and family members of the above. Seaman on Ticonderoga is a Sailor of the Yea Washington a Petty officer am class from the aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga is one of four 1987 sailors of the year chosen by adm. Carlisle . Trot chief of naval operations. Petty officer . Timothy i. Mccorm Adcur an operations specialist aboard the Ticonderoga look the Honor in the Atlantic fled. Other winners were Petty officer . Gregory Devaughn a signalman aboard the fast frigate Stein in the Pacific Fleet Petty officer  s. Visosky an aviation anti submarine warfare technician assigned to naval air station North Island calif., in the Shore activities category and Petty officer . Paul d. Hills a Hull technician and reservist aboard the mine sweeper Excel in the Reserve forces. The winners will visit Washington july 17-24and be meritorious by advanced to Clu of Petty offi cer. Trost is scheduled to promote the sailors and toward each a Navy  medal