European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19,1989 military Roundup military cyclists to compete in world championships Sembach a West Germany Pentagon officials have named the . Delegation to the military world cycling championships which begins thursday in Diks Muic Belgium. Tech. Sgt. John Egbers of Simbach a West Ger Many was named the team Leader. Other air Force personnel include sgt. Gregory Strickhausen of Spang Dahlum a West Germany capt. Stephen Lindhart of Peterson fab Colo. 1st it. Joseph among of Columbus fab miss. And master sgt. Thomas Bain of Kelly fab Texas. Rounding out the team arc army 1st it. Mark Waite of fort Carson Colo. Navy ensigns Paul Kruska and Timothy Ronnick from los Alamos . And Marine maj. Al Cocks of Quantico a. Air Force capt. Dan Joder of Hahn a West Ger Many and army spec. Chris Asquith of Bremer Haven West Germany Are alternates. The team support staff includes army capt. Jeff Stevenson of fort Ord. Calif. Air Force maj. Or John Budinger of Simbach and airman 1st class Richard Rue. Who is assigned to Ramstein a West Germany. Seventeen nations arc expected to compete in the championships. Rhein main no named top dedicated Crew chief Rhein main a. West Germany a Rhein main staff sergeant has been named the top dedicated Crew chief in the military Airlift come. Staff sgt. David p. Galenbeck or. Of the 435th organizational Maint so received the Kevin b. Stafford award naming him the command s dedicated Crew chief of 1989. The Stafford award recognizes exceptional achieve ment and performance of a dedicated Crew chief to the command s Mission. Berlin Airlift vets to help Mark end of soviet blockade Rhein main a West Germany veterans of the Berlin Airlift will take a five City tour of West Germany beginning this week to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the soviet blockade of Berlin. The tour which begins Friday and ends oct. 1, has been planned by the Lufty Rolcke chapter of the Airlift association at Rhein main a. The tour will take the veterans to the cities of cell Fassburg Frankfurt Wiesbaden and Berlin the Airlift began shortly after the soviet Union blockaded the City on april i 1948. It ended with the lifting of the blockade on sept. 30, 1949. After British and . Air planes had taken More than 2 million tons of food Coal and other supplies to Berlin. The reunion activities will include commemorative ceremonies mayoral receptions an ecumenical Church service City and base Tours River cruises and a re enactment of the Berlin Candy drop. Retired air Force it. Col. Gail s. Halvorson a Airlift Pilot who gained Fame by dropping sweets to Berlin youngsters will take part in the ceremonies. Watching Over motorists Pope John Paul ii blesses a lofty statue of the Virgin Mary that wus unveiled sunday it the Cdr of u Highway in Orte Italy a Small town North of  sculpture is intended to watch Over motorists. Artillery fire kills 2 near Home of Hezbollah Leader in Beirut Beirut. Lebanon up an artillery bombard ment monday destroyed part of a building just Yard from the Home of the Hezbollah extremist group s spiritual Leader killing two people and trapping six sources and witnesses said. The renewed violence look place despite the presence in Beirut of Arab league special envoy Lakhdar Al Ibrahimi who arrived from Syria late sunday on a Mission designed to formulate the mechanics Ofa peace plan. Relief workers sifted through the rubble of the wrecked building adjacent to the House of moslem Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah a Leader of he pro iranian Hezbollah or party of god. In the shiite suburb of haret Hurcik the witnesses said. Two bodies were recovered and at least six people were believed trapped under the wreckage of the build ing moslem Security sources said. Fadlallah later was seen flanked by armed body guards inspecting the damage. The top four floors of the seven Story building still stood above three gulled floors leading analysis to speculate the destruction was caused by a bomb in the lobby or basement. But a Hezbollah spokesman reached by Telephone said the building was hit during night bombardment and he accused the forces of Christian military Leader Gen. Michel Aoun of aiming for Fadlallah s Home. The building was directly hit by two 240mm shells during the night by the criminal gunners of Aoun who have been targeting the residence of Ayatollah Fadlal Lah since 20 Days ago the spokesman said. Only hours earlier 130mm shells scored direct hits on Aoun s base the presidential Palace in the Baab a District Southeast of Beirut sparking retaliation by Christian army gunners who fired shells into the Shouf mountains where syrian and lebanese moslem druse warriors opened fire with Large Caliper cannons. It was not known if the bombardment of Fadlallah s Home was linked to the earlier attack on Aoun s base. Shells believed fired from the Christian enclave struck the House of Fadlallah last week wounding fad Lallah s son and information adviser. Fadlallah s heavily guarded residence has been targeted repeatedly by shells and rockets since March when the current Cycle of violence Between Christia troops and syrian backed moslem militias erupted. Christian gunners engaged in Tierce overnight Artil Lery and rocket exchanges with syrian and moslem forces in and around Beirut police said. The Arab league plan Calls for creation Ofa lebanese Christian moslem panel to enforce a cease fire reopen air and naval traffic and to Hall stockpiling of arms. The panel would Convene the parliament before october to elect a new president and tackle political reforms. Relatives Honor . Fliers killed in Poland in "39 Lomi Anki. Poland a Ameri can relatives gathered sunday for a Soth anniversary ceremony honouring a . Air Force Crew downed in world War ii while airlifting supplies to polish Resis Tance fighters. La is a Greal Honor. If our relatives had to die i am glad they died for Poland said Garnet Akins Raincy in widow of 1st it. Francis Akins the Pilot of inc plane. The american b-17 and ils Crew of 10 were trying to Airlift supplies to the figh cars of the Warsaw uprising when it was shot Down sept. 18, 1944, by nazi Artil Lery about nine Miles outside Warsaw All but two members of the Crew whose night began in England were  recently their relatives knew Only that the men had died somewhere near Warsaw we re so Happy to be Here said Suzanne Hancy whose Uncle Lail gunner sgt. Paul Hancy survived the crash Only to be shot on the ground by an is Panzer unit. No one knew that there were american airmen killed in  no one except local residents who forbears fought their own Batlle to have a Monument erected to inc . Airmen. They succeeded in 1986 with the construction of inc Monument which bears the names of All 10 Crew members. Hancy accompanied her father a thur 75, who saw the Monument bearing his brother s name for inc first time. Language appeared to be no Barrier and the elder Hancy was Busy trying to talk to surviving members of the Home army from the area. The Home army an underground Force of polish fighters led the 63-Day uprising against the germans from a gust until october of 1944. Also sunday poles marked the Soth anniversary of the sell. 17, 1939, red army invasion from inc Casl Hal divided inc country Between the soviet Union and nazi Germany. Germany had invaded Poland from the West to Start world War ii. It was a warm Celebration sunday wit the american Flag raised High Over the military cemetery in a Field outside the Village of Lomi Anki and a polish army band playing the . National Anthem. Speaking polish. . Ambassador John Davis paid tribute to the polish War Effort and then in English addressed the families of the Young men who gave their lives to help Poland resist occupation. . Marines stood next to polish sol Diers and polish scouts in front of three monuments in the cemetery. The crowd was full of children some of who began 10 cry when a polish army Honor guard fired a live Salute in Honor of the dead soldiers. There were also members of the Home army wearing a variety of medals Soli Darity badges and pins joining the Amer ican and polish flags. The families Are not the first Ameri cans to visit Lomi Anki. President Bush Laid a Wreath at in Monument in the fall of 1986 on a trip he made to Poland while still vice president. That ceremony was attended by Marcus Shook the Only living survivor of the crash. Hancy said Shook had an ill relative and could not attend this year s ceremony. The american group which included relatives of three of the airmen were invited by a polish veterans organization. In addition to visiting Lomi Anki an nearby Warsaw icy plan to travel to Krakow and the Auschwitz concentration Camp which is located about an hour away