European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 9, 1967 the stars Aud stripes Page 9 hearings held on go Bill death Benefit by William j. B Artman Washington Butari Washington on in Day that spec. 4 John Grady was to have left the army and Tuc cd preparing for College his father and sister testified to Congress but survivors of Servio members should be Able to reclaim contribution made to he go Bill the . Treasury must not Benefit from the deaths of these servicemen Bers. Thai is a travesty of Justice rep. Jim Seal try d-kan., told the House subcommittee on education training and employment the veterans affair subcommittee and i chairman. Rep. Wayne dowdy d-mis., want to remedy & legislative oversight that prevents survivors from reclaiming the up to ,200 that service members contribute toward their future education benefits. Subcommittee members and Start later predicted that a dowdy authored Bill correcting the problem would move through the House quickly and be passed by Congress. Grady was one of More than 400 serv ice members Many of them contributors to their future military educational Bene fit to die since the new go Bill was implemented in july 1985. He died in an automobile Accident i Germany in january but his family s pleas to Congress and the Media Atten Tion that those pleas have generated have made the fatal Accident victim a Symbol of the cause. The legislation supported by the sub committee would provide a deals Benefi equivalent to the amount that the de ceased service member paid into the fund but could not us due to his or her death on Active duly. Payments would be made to designated beneficiaries beginning with the spouse surviving children or surviving Parent. Grady s designated beneficiary was his younger sister. Kerry who appeared with her lather arid defense and veterans group officials before the subcommittee. But while the subcommittee was strongly committed to adding the death Benefit provision to the go Bill Kerry s presence highlighted one of the remain ing problems. As the congressional representatives expressed sympathy to the Gradys rep. Jim Jontz a and. Recommended that Kerry be allowed to use ihe110,800 educational Benefit her brother would have been entitled to. Jontz and others in Congress and with veterans groups believe survivors should be allowed to choose Between reclaiming the Tump sum contribution of up to 11,200 or using the $ 10,800 that the contribution would have brought the scr . But the subcommittee seemed deter mined to take one step at a Lime. We be got to took Long and hard at thai question a staff member said of Jollz s suggestion. We will be having extensive hearings on the go Bill in of  another question sure to come up at those hearings will be the Active duty Issue. What would happen if the service member died during the educational pro Cess asked Slattery. I think we read dressing one Issue but leaving  to Quality for the 510,800 available through the go Bill a service member must serve three years be honorable Dis charged and contribute $100 each Moth the first year. The voluntary pro Gram pays 1300 in educational assistance for each month up to 36 months of a service member s military service. General receives award from German government Schwa Ebisch Gemuend Germany the German government has awarded its order of Meril Federal service Cross to maj.  e. Haddock who relinquished com Mand tuesday of the i6th Reid arty come. Haddock received the award tuesday fro Baden Wuerttemberg Secretary of slate Robert Ruder during a change of command ceremony at Hardt Cavern in Schwa Ebisch gun Send. Haddock also received hit promotion to major general Ai us ceremony. He is leaving Germany to become chief of staff of the train ing and doctrine come at fort Monroe a. Brig. Gen. Roger k. Bean formerly assistant commander of the 9th inf div at fort Lewis. Wash has replaced Haddock As the commander in Schwa Ebisch Gnu and. Horseshoe championships scheduled aug. 29-30 Heidelberg pitching horseshoes Wil be the name of the game aug. 29-30 when the 1987usareur doubles championship lakes place at the Worms Community Park in Osl Hofen. The Competition will be open to All .forces personnel. Dod civilians and family members according to Dave Marten chief of Usa eur outdoor recreation. Interested individuals must Register at their local outdoor recreation offices the deadline is aug. 2s. Divisions for the Competition will be mixed Doublet and men s doubles. A mixed doubles team must include one Man and either one woman or a youth under 17 years old. Marten said. A registered participants must Check in not later than 10 . On aug. 29. Competition will begin Ai 11  will be available of location it no charge to participants from aug. 28-30. For information on billeting ind directions Contact Crislina Wenk Harrison it the worm outdoor recreation office it Worms military 2421 or ets 383-75 l 2/77m. Marten can be reached a Schwet Zingen military 2136 or ets 379-6191/7677, Falcon s injuries treated after Detroit mishap Detroit a Bogie one of five Falcons recently released in downtown Detroit was flown to Minne Apolis for treatment of i broken Wing and internal injuries officials said. A maintenance Man found the injured Falcon on the roof of Cadillac towers apartments cording to the Peregrine return project which monitors the Birds a Sivilie. La s Noi known How Bogie was injured. The live Peregrine were released last month atop the Gua Liin building in downtown Detroit As part of a Effort to find a new habit a for the endangered specie. Marine corps has trained anti terrorist seagoing units by Richard Halloran Washington not during the last iwo Yean the Marine corps has quietly trained amphibious battalions Hal can be deployed overseas to mount commando raids to evacuate american diplomats from besieged embassies and to help Rescue hostages captured by terrorists. The new tasks for the marines whose primary mis Sion has Long been to seize and hold beachhead has enhanced the Overall ability of the armed forces to conduct what Are known As special operations or unconventional warfare according to military experts. Marine officers said one of the newly trained amphibious units of 2,000 marines is aboard ship in the arabian sea and stands ready to carry out a strike by helicopter or Landing Craft within sin hours of receiving an order. This is the first such deployment in that Region they said. The officers said that in the current stale of tension in the persian Gulf it was necessary to be prepared la go ashore to defend installations evac uate diplomats or Rescue hostages. The officers gave no indication thai any operations have been planned or considered noting Only that the pretence of the Marine amphibious unil make such minion possible. Everybody who goes Over there is on the cutting Edge one officer said. Among the other forces trained for special operations ire the army i rangers who mount raids by Parachute the Green berets or special forces who train for guerrilla War and counterinsurgency operations and the secret Delta unit that specializes in hos Tage Rescue. The Navy s seals an acronym that stands for Tea air land Are trained for Waler bore strikes and reconnaissance and have several tailors on duty with the Marine amphibious units. The air Force s special operations Wing has been trained for infiltration. Tor lipping personnel out of harm s Way and Aerial Supply Down Over Lebanon during air raids in 1983. The unit now in the arabian sea Marine amphibious unil 24. Could strike target either on a cout of Inland. To reach an Inland Tarbert troop carrying Heli copters would be refuelled by other helicopters or cargo planes As were the troop carrying helicopters in the attempted Rescue of american hostages in Tehran Iran in i960. That Effort failed and a helicopter collided with a cargo plane in the iranian desert killing eight men. The officers said refuelling techniques had been improved and practice extensively since then. Marine amphibious units arc heavily armed giving a raiding team a sizable Arsenal from which to draw. The units Are armed with eight artillery howitzers that can be transported by helicopter 80 machine guns 40 anti link weapons and five tanks. They also have 19 troop and cargo helicopters four attack helicopters and five anti aircraft teams armed with stinger Shoul Der fired missiles. A key to the conduct of a raid has been the forma Tion of a Small group within the amphibious units of everybody who goes Over. Is on the cutting edge.1m the Marine corps in response to a directive from the defense department in 1984, decided to train cutting Marine amphibious units in special operations rather thin set up separate units for such tasks. Each unil is Given six months training before going to Sei. We had to overcome a mind set an officer said referring to the longstanding Reliance of marines on head on attack 10 overcome an enemy by sheer Power. The new training has emphasized Swift planning operations launched from ships Over in horizon and operations Al nigh i in Adverse weather with communications and radar blacked out. Deception Surprise and Clandestine operations have been practice. With iwo Marine amphibious uni i afloat 11 my Given Lime usually one in the  ind the Oiher in the Pacific the officers said they could often be the do test available unit for a special operation ordered from Washington. Each unit is trained in variations on the amphibious raid including reinforcing guards at in american embassy evacuating american citizens from a troubled area and recovering downed pilots like those shot highly trained reconnaissance marines and Navy seals. The group will gather information before an operation. Much of the training has been aimed Al operations in cities a new environment for Many marines. The training emphasizes stun Raiher than fragmentation grenades to capture a building encourages communicate among unit members and selects targets to shoot at close Range and in crowds. The marines also have practice helping to Rescue hostages from terrorists. The marines have trained with the army s Delta unil setting up a perimeter to protect the Delia Soldier. Who would tackle the terrorists. As a last resort the marines could attempt a res Cue themselves. Some new equipment has been purchased for the new task such As night vision goggles ropes and grappling Hooks to climb off buildings and radios that work in cities. Small Light boats with twin out Board engines have been ordered for landings re placing rubber boats. The Marino have practice unconventional operations in several countries always Wuh the approval of the Golem meals involved. The operations included 1 raid in Spain a recovery operation in Morocco an Airfield seizure and to Iuga Rescue in Liay Aerial re fueling in Sardinia the evacuation of Amer Toni in Tunisia and a Long Range nid with i refuelling opera lion in France