European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 7. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 vietnamese Sisters find Success in . Military Colorado Springs. Colo. A two Viet namese Sisters who escaped the killing Fields of their Homeland to find Success in the . Military say the fiercest motivation to make their lives count came when they were closest to death. Anne Nguyen was 5 and Jean Nguyen Donc was12 when North vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975. Nguyen Donc. Now married said their father a colonel in the South vietnamese army called the family into his bedroom to Tell them of a possible enemy attack. But he had a plan. He wanted to commit suicide for All of  she said. He called All of us in and told us he had a Claymore mine he had saved and he was going to set it Oit to kill us. He said he would rather have us die together than suffer  hut a family Friend persuaded their father instead to lice the country with him. Beginning the family s Odyssey to the United states. In 1985. Nguyen Donc became the first Viet namese woman to graduate from the . Military Academy at West i Oil my. Earning a Bachelor of science degree with a double major in Spanish an French. Now a first lieutenant she is an intelligence officer stationed at fort  army Post in Colo Rado Springs. Nguyen has completed Basic training at the air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and is begin Ning her four years As a Cadet there. She wants to be an air Force Pilot. Nguyen Donc said the fact that she nearly died still compels her to succeed. I Felt  she said of her father s intent to kill himself his Wile and their six children. I did t want to waste myself. I think that is still my motivation that kept me  alter leaving Saigon the refugee family spent so eral Days moving among Vietnam s coastal islands before hitching a ride on a military vessel. Built to hold about 1.200 people the ship carried about3.500 people on a seven Day voyage to a refugee Camp in Guam. Three months later the family was in a refugee Camp in fort Chaffee. Ark., and not Long hereafter the lutheran Church agreed to sponsor hem in Mil ton. I a. I thought America must be a very Rich  said Nguyen Doyne. Now 2b. Everyone had cars and houses. We were used to two families living in Small houses. The markets were cry impressive too. We had no indoor markets in Vietnam. No re  the Sisters soon were  they were Given English names their vietnamese first name were virtually unpronounceable Here and became highly motivated students. For Nguyen Doyne the hard work paid off when she was selected from More than 10.000 applicants to attend West Point. Our parents pm phase de the importance of Honor duly  she said. I feel very Fortu Nate to be Able to attend the  her father graduated from the vietnamese National Academy before becoming a South Vietnam Ese army officer. Besides the Sisters who attended military academies there is another sister in the Navy and a brother in he army infantry the Sisters say they appreciate the opportunities they have received and believe american freedoms cannot be taken for granted. There Are More opportunities Here especially for  said Nguyen now 19. There Are so Many things women Are allowed to do Here. In Vietnam the attitude was that women should be Barefoot and  Nguyen Donc said american freedoms Are Worth fighting for. When you come from another country without the freedoms Iacre arc Here you work As hard As you can to make sure you never lose those  she said. I want to contribute As much As i can Lothe army and the country. I Don t Lake the word Freedom  diver uses camera to film fend off attacking shark Torrance. Calif. A a scuba diver said he videotaped a shark attack ing him. Then used the camera to beat off the fish before swimming to safety. All i could Sec was its snout Larry Stroup said monday. It was bulling its head against my camera. What surprised me was when he reached out and grabbed my  the camera captured the entire Inci Dent Stroup said. He said another diver who viewed the tape said the film showed the shark waggling Back and Forth like they do in the movies As it Clung to its victim s Arm. The 46-year-old real estate Developer from Albuquerque . Displayed his bandaged limbs during a news Confer ence at Harbor Urcla medical Center. Or. Annie Hollister. An orthopaedic surgeon said Stroup would remain at the facility for four or five Days so he could be watched for signs of infection. She said there is also a possibility of nerve damage affecting movement of his thumb. Stroup said he was filming a school of about 10 Blue Sharks which were be tween 7 and 10 feet Long about 15 Miles Larry Stroup displays his injuries us i describes his Battle with an attacking Slerk. Off Santa Barbara Island on sunday when he swam out of a protective shark Cage to get a better shot. As Long As there is no erratic behaviour it s of to get out of the Cage he said. He added that the Blue shark is not terribly  but this particular Blue shark bumped his camera about four times he said. I did t feel him bite. I just looked Over and his Mouth was around my  he said. Using his camera and helped by a Fel Low diver he warded off the shark and the two swam about 35 feet to their boat. A coast guard helicopter flew him to the Hospital where he underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments and muscle. Santa Barbara Island is about 40 Miles Southwest of los Angeles. Stroup a diver for five years said it was his first expedition to observe Sharks. I m sure i la go diving again. Right now i m not so sure i la go shark  he said. I would say that i have a Little More respect for  retired Admiral to head Oil spill cleanup Crews Washington a a retired . Coast guard commander on tues Day took the Helm of an Oil Industry group that is creating the first nation wide network of cleanup Crews capable of handling an Oil spill As Large As the Exxon Valdez  d. Costello who retired with the rank of vice Admiral in july 1988, said he sees some exciting possibilities up quickly improving the Industry s capability of cleaning up shorelines hit with Large Oil  he stressed that it will take longer to develop ways of limiting the spread of spills As Large As the Exxon Valdez Acci Dent in which the Exxon Tanker dumped11 million Gallons of crude into Alaska s Prince William sound after ramming a  technology simply docs not exist to contain spills of that size he said adding that As president of Pir implementation he sees a Chance to develop a cohesive approach to a very serious problem for the Oil  s organization is charged with putting together the Petroleum Industry response organization a proposed nationwide network of spill response Cen ters that could act on a major Oil spill anywhere in . Waters. Costello 59, said the goal is 19 have the response teams working within one year. The network would include a head quarters in Washington. D.c., and regional response centers in new York Norfolk va., new Orleans. Long Beach. Calif., and  Center would be staffed around the clock by trained cleanup specialists and would be equipped to handle a 30,000 ton Oil spill about the same As the Exxon Valdez spill. The whole system including Pir implementation is being financed by the major Oil companies. The Industry said last june in announcing plans for the response system that it would spend $250 million on the project Over five years. 5 Hurt As Twa of Mer dives to miss 2nd plane St. Louis a a Twa jetliner was forced to dive suddenly tues Day to avoid another plane directly in its path at 37,000 feet injuring five of the 151 people on Board an airline spokesman said. Air traffic controllers in Chicago apparently steered the plane onto the Colli Sion course said Twa spokesman do Morrison. But a Federal aviation administration spokesman in Chicago disputed the claim by Morrison. We have no knowledge of air traffic controllers being  Faa spokesman Mort Edlestein said. Morrison said Twa flight 818 was approaching Detroit about 45 minutes after it took off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on a non Stop flight to Paris when Contact was made with Chicago air traffic control lers. The Pilot was Given a vector change a direction change by the air traffic control system Morrison said. He made that change until situated at 37,000 feet which was his assigned Altitude. As he made the turn he noted immediately in front of him an air plane a foreign aircraft. He immediately dropped Altitude to avoid the aircraft. He avoided the aircraft went underneath in Morrison said. Edlestein said the incident involved the Twa jetliner and a Mili tary aircraft but said it was not being classified immediately As a near Colli Sion. The last we knew the planes were eight Miles apart said Edlestein. Why he took evasive action we won t know until we talk to the Twa