European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday August 30,1988 survivors share their grief Shock / think god put my feeling aside by Daryl e. Green Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany survivors of sunday s fiery air disaster at the base open House gathered to share tears and feelings of guilt and depression monday at the first of a series of grief clinics offered by air Force mental health officials. We had been Selling Snow Cones and we had a refrigerator unit stocked with a lot of ice a sergeant said As he choked Back tears. When we went Back in to help a lot of us just started grabbing thrice and putting it on the victims. One of the tech sergeants from my Squadron was holding a 10 to 12-year old German girl. She was burned but i could t Tell How bad. She just kept looking at me asking am i going to die am i going to die and i could t Tell her one Way or the other so i just kept looking at her and saying you re All right. You la be Fine and she kept screaming for her mom. And i just can t get that face out of my  a Young airman with just a Little More than a year in the air Force credited his Faith for giving him the strength to Hel the wounded. I was actually putting my hands in Side their backs and sides to keep their veins shut the 21-year-old said. Think god put my feeling aside so that i could get in there and  others spoke of trying to help loved ones who Don t want to Deal with their grief. One woman who lived through the experience wanted to know How to help her husband. He served on the detail As signed to retrieve the remains of the Vic Tims. I knew he had to talk about it she said As tears welled in her eyes. I did t want to talk about it but i knew i had  m Here for me but i m Here for him  the two gathered with six other survivors at the base mental health clinic which will hold two sessions a Day at 11a.m. And 3 p.m., through Friday in building 2112. Survivors spoke of experiencing de pression Lack of sleep loss of appetite decreasing interest in things they usually do guilt and recurring visions. And they cried. The mental health experts at Ramstein encouraged talking about the experience As a Means of dealing with it. One common experience expected Tobe shared by virtually All the survivors is reliving some aspect of the event said clinical social worker Mary Lee Kelly. Down the Road years late if some thing like that in t talked about some body could have a More drastic re action she said. I feel guilty because i froze an no said As he looked Down shaking his head. I Felt like i was looking at every thing through a Tunnel. I m not sure it happened. I never thought i would see the things i . Capt Kevin p. Mulligan a psychologist said children who witnessed the crash will Tell us More by what they do than by what they  kids May not sleep Well or eat Well or be enthused Kelly said. We reheard stories about kids kind of begrudgingly going off to school  who notice such behaviour should encourage their children to walkabout their experience. If the problems persist they should consider seeking professional help they said. The family guidance Center at Kapaun air station is in the process of working with the schools to get som program set up Mulligan said. Mulligan said witnesses should follow their Normal daily routines. Continue to work he said. Sta involved with family stay involved with activities. Try to maintain a Normal Day to Day routine. If you continue to do it Over time you la kind of be Back on  More than 105 killed since 82 by the stars and Stripe the Accident at Ramstein a sunday brings to More than 105 the number of pilots and spectators killed in Europe since 1982 As a result of 12 aircraft accidents at air shows aug. 28f, 1988 about 30 minutes before the Ramstein Accident a Light finnish civilian aircraft crashed during an open House air demonstration at Kleine Brogel Belgium killing its 44-year-old  Accident was viewed by 60,000 to 70,000 peo ple at the belgian air Force base. Aug. 7,1988 the Pilot of a Mirage 5 fighter bomber died when his Jet crashed at an air Shonea Shechtel Belgium. June 26, 1988 three people were killed when an Airbus a320 Jet crashed during a Low pass at an air show near Mulhouse in Eastern France. May 30, 1988 a Vintage Jet fighter crashed during a Holiday air show in Coventry England killing its Royal air Force Pilot. The twin engine meteor t-7 plunged into a Field three Miles from Coventry Airport while attempting a descending turn in preparation for a flyby. May 6, 1988 two died at Hannover West Germany when a British Chinook helicopter hit loading ramp with its Back Rotor and burst into flames during a German air show. Feb. 3, 1988 six people died at a Guilloux France when a Vintage assault Flamand bomber crashed during a Low pass at an exhibition. July 24, 1986 two airmen from Raf Alconbury England were killed when their Rf-4c phantom ii Jet crashed into the water off the coast of Wales during a Royal air Force air show. May 25, 1986 two Vintage jets from the Royal air Force collided in midair before More than 150,000 spectators during an air show hosted by . Air Force at Raf Mildenhall England. Two crewmen in a Gloster meteor were killed and two others in a de Havilland Vampire ejected safely. September 1985 a single engine Cessn Asport plane crashed while attempting to land when it bypassed the runway grazed a parked car and flew into a group of spectators during an air show in Siegen West Germany. One Spectator was killed and seven others were injured but the Pilot and four passengers were unhurt. Sept. 4, 1984 the Pilot and co Pilot of a Dhc-5d de Havilland Buffalo air freighter escape injury when their plane crashed while attempting to land during the Farnborough International airshow in England. Sept. 11, 1982 an army ch-47 Chinook carrying 46 people eight of them americans crashed onto a Highway during a German air show killing All aboard. Victims included the five member . Crew two an staff members one . Sky diver and 38 other skydivers from England France and West Germany. Is Brenda Hosier above Gen. John r. Galvin supreme Allied contender Europe left looks Over wreckage of an italian Jet with Safe commander Gen. William l. Kirk. Below an air Force staff sergeant stands guard at the crash scene