European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 ass Lynda w. Sports German soldiers from the amphibious Pioneer in serve up soup bread and Randy to members of inc Supply and trans co 3rd Armel Cut regt of fort Bliss Texas. Busi Lynda. Pee. Steve Webb medical troop of the 3rd  car regt fort Bliss Tern Tilly his canteen in Munch Weilor. Support troops provide someone to lean on from Page 1 masons said they always know when a Convoy or combat troops is approaching. They can smell them. The first thing i notice is the smell of brakes burning because lots of limes inc air lines arc hooked up wrong and the trailer brakes lock up said spec. Bill r. Howell. Howell a Lank Turret repairman with the 546th Maint co 66th Maint in in Kaiserslautern was one of a group of support troops servicing a Convoy of 500 vehicles headed for the training exercise thursday. Among the problems that Day a crossed set of Blinker wires a vehicle driving without Oil and a broken Heater. Maintenance on this Side of the at lactic has to be tops a staff officer said. You be got some jeeps coming Over Here with 300,000 Miles on them. Staff sgt. Brier m. Paine an infantry Man working As an operations sergeant for Parma sons military Community said he has been planning for the troop Slop for 13 months. As an infantryman. I wanted my Beans and bullets on limn Paine said. Now i see How much planning and organizing goes into getting supplies and support set up. I m impressed How it  although arriving Drivers have received training on How to navigate euro Pean roads a Crew of military police offi cers stood by to keep the Drivers from enjoying life in the autobahn fast Lane. The biggest problem we have is peo ple getting lost or detached said pfc. John m. Squire. Today it s happened about five  their role behind the scenes aside support soldiers did gel a taste of combat this year during exercises aimed at Simu lating an enemy threat to such support lines As railroads highways and canals. A mock terrorist team ambushed a Convoy of supplies heading for the exer Cise area. Also Supply soldiers trained for a possible chemical attack by issuing one unit its equipment and vehicles White wearing Bulky protective suits and Gas masks. Having delivered the combat troops to their mock front lines support soldiers arc contributing to the War Effort by set Ting tip showers making laundry runs and handing out the Beans and bandages. Finally when redeployment begins returning equipment must pass stringent . Customs inspections. A does t Mailer if it s steam cleaned three times and it s 2 a.m.," one support Soldier said. It s got to be  even Kilroy would have to Admire that persistence. Sex hostage recounts hijacking ordeal from Paga 1 had his hands tied behind his Back. He then was forced to Kneel in the cockpit while Hamadi negotiated with lower personnel in Algiers Tor fuel. He beat me on the Back with a steel bar about six times and then began kick ing me As hard As he could Carlson said. He would climb onto the console of the cockpit and jump Down kicking me. With every kick. Hamadi would shout Marine the other Hijacker would also kick me Wilh the Point of his shoes right in the  in Algiers Hamadi read their de mands to the Tower. They wanted 730 shiite moslem prisoners in Israel freed along with 17 in Kuwait and others in Spain. Carlson said. They also wanted to speak to some one from the american embassy he said. The lower said they could t reach anyone because the whole staff was out on a  when the Tower tried to delay the re fueling with various excuses Carlson said Hamadi held the radio Mike near his face and beat him broadcasting his screams. The Pilot John Testrake shouted at the Tower they re killing americans killing passengers. Bring the  at this Point Carlson said Hamadi was mad with rage. He began scream ing one american must die and Marine Over and Over again. He then hit me twice Over the head with the Metal bar As hard As he could. He then climbed on the console of the cockpit to put More Force behind the blow. He wanted to split open my Skull. 1 let myself go and was Able to Roll As not to receive the full Force of the blow. Hamadi rolled me Over to Sec if i was still alive. Me dragged me to the door of the cockpit where i heard him scream ten minutes More and one american will die i passed  Carlson found out later from Erikson that when the 10 minutes passed Hama i thought he was dead and did not shoot him. Carlson came to an hour later Par Al Zed from inc Waist Down spitting blood. The hijackers saw he was alive and issued a five minute ultimatum to the Tower for fuel i believed and prayed to god to take my life before that five minutes was up Carlson said. At the end of the five minute dead line Hamadi jerked Carlson up by his Collar to a kneeling position at inc open plane door with the gun at his head and said one american will die Carlson said. Just then inc chief Pilot Captain John Testrake began shouting the fuel truck is coming Hamadi dropped me on the floor and went Back to inc  but Tower personnel still delayed with excuses such As Twa did t have credit for the fuel. They asked if anyone aboard had a credit card. Erikson did and 4,500 Gallons of fuel were charged to her card. During the refuelling Carlson asked Erikson to Tell Hamadi he had a wife and daughter. She did and Hamadi came to him put his  around him and said i love you 1 meant not to kill you Carlson said. Hamadi then said he also had a wife and daughter in West Germany. The plane left Algiers for a second run la Beirut. As it approached the Airport there officials at first refused to turn on lights and the Airport could not be identified Carlson testified Erikson told me Hamadi asked the Pilot to crash land la plane into West Beirut. Fortunately Airport officials changed their mind at the last  twelve members of the amal militia boarded the plane in Beirut and Carlson was told he and four Navy men were going to be taken to an amal prison. I did l want to leave the plane be cause i thought the ordeal was Over but when 1 Felt that fresh Ocean Breeze 1  Carlson and the sailors remained in a cell guarded by the amal militia until they were released along with the rest of the passengers. He told the court he continues to suf Fer Eye and Back problems As a result of his beat Ings the trial will resume monday with Tes Timony by to Strake scheduled