European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 17, 198b the stars and stripes Page 9 wife finds answers to officer s death gets nationwide help in solving Vietnam mystery san f k Cisco api a woman determined to solve mysteries surround ing her husband s a Cash during the Viet Nam Wai Learned key details and received an outpouring of support after nationwide publicity about her Mission Itri Ida Reed Simon or Oakland said monday that the Impact of the Ama Ingri of Misc in the farm of do cons of Telephone Calls and letters Lias been bittersweet. She has been touched she said by Praise from soldiers who served under capt. James Eddie Reed and called him a crack officer. Hut the 41-year-old widow said she was outraged after hear ing from the company chaplain thai Reed s body reportedly was misplaced for two weeks while she was told he was missing in action. It warms my heart to know How much the men eared about  she said. Now i know thai icy fell pain at losing him too. What really distresses me is that i Mas Ever told my husband was missing in action in the first place. Of they d told me the truth my family and i would have been Able to put this to bed a Long Lime  Sultan said she never was fully reconciled to the feb. I 1968, death of her Hometown sweetheart from Kingsport tcnn., during the Tel offensive Bic set out a year ago to learn the circumstances surrounding it and bring peace of mind to herself and her two children. She decided to research and write a Book telling her Story and had two wrenching experiences last year in that Endeavor. First came the discovery of a terse report suggesting her husband and three of his lieutenants May have been killed by a Short round fired from an american mortar. Then last fall she and her 21-year-old son took an emotional trip to Vic Nam an associated press Story on he 20lh anniversary of Reed s death reported that Sutton feared she might never have a conclusive end to her Book. But while she has failed to track Down the results of any full military investigation into he deaths she has been overwhelmed by inc response to her plight. Paul Hinsky of Plainville mass., inc chaplain said he was the first person to reach her husband after the attack atop an old French stronghold in the Mekong Delta called Fon courage. The chaplain assured her thai he never knew what hit him and con firmed what she had heard last summer from other enlisted men a Young Amer ican Soldier who believed his mistaken Friendly fire kilted the four went Ber Serk that night and had to be shipped out hearing from the chaplain Sutlon said was quite a touching moment. I d always wondered who was the tint per son there. Then 20 years o the Day later i hear from this warm and caring Chap lain who tells me Eddie was a tremendous person and says your husband never suffered " he also told Sutton she said that the army screwed up. They lost his body even As she continued to write to her missing in action husband As Many As three limes a Day for much of february. "1 can t imagine How they could have misplaced his  and then delayed telling her he was dead she said. But. While her anger lingers Sutlon said she s Happy at having achieved much of her quest and then some. She has talked with other War widows who called from across the country including Peg Mullins whose son s death was the subject of the Book Friendly fire heard numerous comments such As your husband was the Best officer in Vic Nam from his men and gained the recognition for Reed that her to Chil Dren find Long awaited. Her Book is almost finished and Sev eral publishers have expressed interest in the manuscript tentatively tilled silent partner. A Vic Nam widow s Story i think it s important for Thi Story to be  she said. We can t let this Ever happen  firefighters nuni the damage to the do Ulscht Bank training Center in Kronborg West Germany. Arsonists Torch German Bank training Center Kronberg. West Germany a two peo ple were injured Early tuesday after arsonists tossed fire bombs through windows of a Bank train ing Center s cafeteria police said. Police said witnesses in inc dormitory area of this suburban Frankfurt Campus Complex reported hearing windows smash and seeing four or five hooded figures Scurry into a wooded area near the Cutsche Bank train no Center at 6 . A policeman and a Doorman employed by the training Center suffered injuries from smoke inhalation police said. None of inc to Bank employees staying at the training Center was Hurt in the attack. The Center is located in the Taurus mountains in the Lown of Kronborg about i � Miles North of Frankfurt. The damage was limited to the cafeteria and class room area of the Center and was estimated at about i million Marks about  said. No one has been arrested and police said there were no known motives or claims of responsibility for the attack. The Deutsche Bank is West Germany s largest commercial Bank. Concern mounts Over proposed Reagan Library site Simi Valley Calif