European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 29, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 re 11 red m or in e Gen. A d i e s outspoken commander in Korea Vietnam by Richard iia Loran Washington not Gen. Lewis a Wall who won combat decorations in world War ii Korea and Viet Nam and later served As assistant com mandant of the Marine corps die sunday a a retirement Home in Gulfport m iss. After a Long illness. He was 76, Wall a husky outspoken Man who commanded 71,000 marines in the critical i corns area in the five northernmost provinces of South Vietnam from a m i5 to mid-1967, had a reputation of being a front line general. Avi Ticong mortar round once exploded within 15 pm of him wounding his aide. On another occasion he walked across a mined Bridge to confront a group of dissident South vietnamese troops while Marine and Navy frogman were cutting the. Wires leading to the l i Plosive charges. Walt was also a tireless advocate of what he called the other War in Viet Ham winning i he hearts and minds of vietnamese civilians. One year the marines under his command distributed 1.5 million pounds of food and 237,000 pounds of clothing and builtd73 houses and i 59 classrooms. Wall who wrote three books after retiring from the Marine corps de scribed the contradictions of the Viet Nam War in an article for the new Vork times in 1171. On he one hand was an emr emely sophisticated Wiir. With Complex weapons world War ii or he work. On the other hand it was a return to n edit a a War pitting Man Agai nit Man on a Bat Lagrou and where Only the courageous could like Many american military offi frustrated by what he regarded As a Lack of Public support for. Gen. Lewis w. Walt the nation s troops in Vietnam calling in the most misunderstood War in our country s and like Many offi cers he criticized press and television coverage of the War. -. But he rejected censorship and anticipated a Point of View that is. Slowly spreading among officers of the Post Vit team generation who Are now Slu dems nation s War. Colleges Wear going to have to realize the supreme importance of the news Media in fight ing Oolitic Al wars in the future he said in 969, or we will be faced plier Wise with unpopular wars wherever theyare.". Lewis William Wall was born on farm near Harveyville feb. 16, 191j. He received a Bachelor of science degree with honors in Chemis try from Colorado state University where he was a Star football player. He has commissioned As a second Lieuten ant in the Marine corns on july i 1936. The future general served As a Pla Toon Leader in Shanghai China guard ing the International settlement there after Japan invaded Northern China. In world War 11, he took part in the first american ground offensive in the Pacific theater leading a company of the 1st Marine Raider in which landed on to Lagi in the Solomon islands Ina gust 1942 he was awarded he Silver Star for gallantry in that Landing and Laier joined Ine 5lh Marine reel Ort Guadalcanal where he was wounded in action and promoted 10 major and the lieutenant colonel. In 1944. He commanded the 3rd ,5lh marines in the Campaign for new Britain where he won the Navy Cross the nation s combat decoration and was again wounded inaction. After recovering from his wounds he resumed command of the battalion and won his second Navy Cross in the Landing on pc Eliu in the Caroline islands in the Western Pacific. In the korean War. He was promote to colonel served As a regimental com Mander in 1952, and later As chief of staff of the 1st Marine div won the Uron a Star and legion of Merit. He National War College ini960. He was promoted to brigadier general and assigned As assistant com Mander of the 2nd Marine div at. Camp leu inc . In 1962. Afler being promoted to major Gen eral in 1965. He commanded the 3rd Marine amphibious Force in Vietnam was promoted to lieutenant general in 1966, and was awarded the distinguished service medal. He idler said that As the Marine commander in the Northern sector of South Vietnam he had pleaded and begged logo into Laos and across the Doz the demilitarized zone thar separated North and South Vietnam. Until 1968, the Marine corps had Only one four Star general the com mandant. Walt achieved four Star rank after losing a fight to become Comman Dant. He it. Gen. Victor h. Krulak and it. Gen. Leonard f. Chapman jr., were he contenders. Chapman won. But Walt got his fourth Star is assistant commandant in n news conference just before he retired in 1971, Walt criticized con Gress accusing in of following Raiher than leading the people. He also criticized parents for not teaching their children about. Military matters an criticized local governments for not improving schools. We need to educate our children on Why we need Strong armed forces he said neutrality is a great thing but who is going to enforce neutrality Wall s three books were strange War strange strategy about the War in Vietnam America faces defeat about he. Dangers confronting the nation and the eleventh abour the urgency of the nation s problems.-. The general s first marriage to Nancy . In army nurse he met in world War ii ended in divorce. He is survived by his second wife june Burkett Jacobson Walt and two sons and a his first -.marriage, Lewis w. Walt jr., Lawrence c. Wall and Mary k. Martin. School reverses self i n i Tes Sharp i Rogers Back by the Las Angeles times san Diego officials Al la Juila country Day school reversed themselves monday saving thei Are inviting Sharon Rogers wife of guided missile Cruiser Vincennes commander Navy capt will Rogers Iii to work for die a Divot again next year. Richard Roth a Public relations specialist hired Bashe Shenul in the midst of mounting dissension or the fourth Grade teacher s removal from he classroom said that if we can assure 100 percent Security for her. The faculty and the children inc Schoof will present her u new con race offer inviting return to the school then raises resume Norvl fall. If that cannot be worked out then Rogers will be asked to work off Campus and contribute to the school by preparing teachers lessons and working with the alumni association Roth said. Other options being discussed Call for her to Leach via a live television Hookup or for her students to be bused to a More secure location according to a Parent of one of Rogers fourth Grade students. Rogers was told by the school riot to return after her. Van exploded on the Marrh 10 at a Busy intersection just blocks away from the school. The Kab has been investigating the bombing As a possible Ter Torim attack in retaliation for her husband s command on inc Vince incs which summer hot Down by mistake an iranian Airliner in the persian Gulf she is a tremendous asset s a master teacher. She s worked Here 12 years and we re doing everything possible to have her still make a contribution the school spokesman denied that monday s an a turnabout from the school s earlier decision to remove Rogers even though school officials had los Angelus times Hal she return next year. We Don t Access airily concede thai it is a Neil Xcvi l up mint he said. She s employed now like any other teacher. She s doing work for her compensation. And we be said we lick contract for the remainder of this year and give her full pay. Rejust trying in figure out what we re going to do nest Rogers could Noi be reached for comment monday. Sources close to the family have said she is so angry with inc Way she was treated by school administrator that she May never want to know she s been very very disappointed in said Karl d. Higgins an aide to rep. Bill Lowery a Calif who has been sharply critical of he school attacker wants victim kept on life support system i okla no. Mime a j a Man who spent hoax ears m prison for aggravated assault asked a judge monday to Slop doctors from unhooking the Vic Tim s life support so item Noel Pagan s interest in the Case i simple if Mark Weaver Dies. Pagan could be charged with murder i client has the right to intervene pagans sum no. Robert Mullen told i Robbie court judge Dana i wilds. He has the right to be but an Altor Nej for Weaver s family Charles Kadish said i Agan should Haven Legal standing in the use. The Issue at this hearing is what is in or. Weaver s Best interests Kadi Sli said what or. I Agan is trying to do is not in Mark Weaver s Best interest but rather an Effort to deny Weaver s right to Delerm inc. I s own medical treat ment Pagan stabbed Weaver on a Lewiston Street m 198i. And the victim lapsed into a coma when the neck wounds prevented oxygen from reaching his brain. Weaver who doctors say is in a permanent vegetative state with no Hope of recovery is under his Mother s care at her port land Home. Haj Jan now 29, has been released from prison and now lives in Wellesley mass. Deputy attorney general demand la Rochelle chief of the criminal division of the attorney general s office con firmed in an interview monday that i Agan could be charged with murder if Weaver Dies but declined to say whether any additional charge would be filed. Laroch Kllc did say that a successful prosecution for murder would have to establish that there s a causal relation ship Between the behaviour of Pagan and Weaver s Childs had already ruled that Weaver s feeding tube could be removed. That order is effective thursday. After Pagan asked die judge to reverse himself Childs said he would Rule on the request tuesday. Kadash argued that Weaver now 26, does not deserve to remain in this limbo of living death he denied that Weaver is brain dead and said that Doc tors have said he could Foras Long As 40 years. Outside the court Weaver s brother Randall Isis cd thai Pagan Lias no right to intervene i really want my brother to get the peace he deserves the brother added. Sylvia Lane Weaver s Mother said she would take the Case 10 inc state supreme court if necessary but "1 Don t think Mark should have to wait an Long she said her son once said he never would want to be kept alive on a life support system. This is not a particularly sympathetic Case Mullen conceded acknowledging that Pagan s chances of a favourable Rul ing Are not
