European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 26,1988 news updates bombing victim Geneva the five men All from Missoula will be in a group of 30 who will Fly int Moscow on monday to begin two weeks As guests of the soviet government an the men they Hope to help. They Are pay ing $1,600 ,800 apiece to get to Moscow but the soviet government will pay for their travel in the , some 4,000 Miles and they will stay in private Homes i think the soviet people Are anxious for this to take place said another of the five Steve Lohning an addictions therapist with the recovery foundation. News reports about the soviet Union difficulties in Afghanistan set the mis Soula veterans musing about being Able to talk to the. Afghanis. Lohning re called. Then they Learned thai such a trip was being organized by Diana Glasgow of Earth stewards network based in Bainbridge Wash she has guided 20 such trips to the soviet Union in the last three years Brandoff said. Well be talking about delayed stress and effects of the War. On an apolitical basis he said. We Are men who we recalled up by our countries to fight an unpopular War. That makes us thei Brothers big Brothers because we have 20 years on pm the soviets have not been spat on and despised but in Many cases their parents still think they were in Afghani Stan planting Trees a w ? the soviets have no equivalent of our veterans administration Brando said. They Don t have anything officially As far As i know an Agency of the govern ment where they can go and say to stressed out having problems with Tny wife drinking Loo much taking drugs standoff co Pilot of an assault Heli copter was wounded in an ambush that shot Down 12 of 14 helicopters in the flight All in about one minute. His Heli copter did land but it had 17 Hole in Iland Brandoff had seven plus shrapnel wounds. A writer and Salesman of Industrial Levities Brandoff considers himself fortunate to have survived As Well As he has despite seven operations and Yean of de pression and Post traumatic stress symptoms.  the trip to the soviet Union a full of ironies. Brandoff is i he and some other veterans Are sure they were wounded with soviet made weapons. He it certain that some of the afghanis were wounded by american made weapons. Lohning paused when asked who hews willing to pay so much Money for this trip. He spoke of his occupation of helping people Deal with pain and confusion and of directions in his own life. I be got some skills he raid mid i think it s time for people to Start sharing what we be got instead of killing pm pie i m willing to a 1 the Money to do that