European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a the stars and stripes wednesday March 7,1990 army honors 86 train crash rescuers by Crystal Laureano staff writer Rossel sheim West Germany a eighty three soldiers and three government employees from Azbill Barracks were honoured by the army on tuesday for rescuing people injured in a Rush hour train collision last month. Quot on this Day. The relationship Between both of our Peoples. Was strengthened far More through your deeds than Ever was done by diplomats a Russel sheim mayor Norbert Winterstein told the group. Winterstein also commended the soldiers for effectively using their army skills in addition to displaying Quot Virtues that you cannot learn a courage self denial and the spontaneous desire to help seventeen people died and 86 were injured in the feb. 2 collision West Germany a worst train crash in 15 years. Those honoured tuesday Are assigned to the 106th trans in and were the first to Rush to the scene across the Street from the Cavern and help the survivors. The outdoor ceremony was conducted about 320 feet from the crash site. It was attended by the 17 soldiers who will receive the soldiers medal a the highest non combat award for heroism for voluntary risk of life. Quot you represent the Best in our army Frankfurt 9 a Wiesbaden Russellh Rimsite of commuter train crash a amps Susan Harris today and in a terribly proud of you All Quot said it. Gen. William s. Flynn commander of the 21st theater army area come. A each of you reacted and did whatever had to be done. I say each and every one of you is a hero or heroine. A i realize that this ceremony reminds us once More of a very sad occasion. But let us find some Solace in the fact that your actions and those of Many of our German friends were instrumental in preventing the loss of additional at the ceremony the army handed interim commendation medals to the 17 service members who will receive the soldiers medal and to the 31 soldiers who will get the meritorious service medal. In addition 35 soldiers were awarded army commendation medals and three army civilian employees were Given certificates of commendation. After the ceremony a Small group of the service members who will receive the soldiers medal shrugged off their hero status. A you hear the Boom and you find out that there a a train wreck right across the Street. You see people Are Hurt. You see people with broken legs broken arms. You done to think a said sgt. Randall l Pollard. A i did no to and i done to think these other Guys thought twice about getting in the train and pulling them for sgt. Floyd g. Davis the memories of the crash carry extra weight. Davis who had taken an orientation train trip left the train moments before the crash. Hearing the trains collide he rushed to the scene. As he made his Way through the wreckage he spotted a Man who had been sitting across from him. A i stumbled Over him on my Way through. He was All twisted up a a Davis said. Quot he was Davis Hasni to been on a train since. Those who will receive the Soldier s medal Are Mal Arthur l. Breithaupt sets. 1st class Richardo Medina Patrick Caple and Ray Middleton staff sets. Juan j. Lebron and Randy w. Davis sets. Mischa a Rogers Bili c. Harmon. Randall l. Pollard. Reginald t. Ward Floyd g. Davis Walter o. Hadley Douglas g. Manley and Randall l. Bergstrom specs. Michael t. Prater and Kenneth p. Kazubowski and Pic. John d. Earl. Gorbachev Modrow Poland a dismiss nato linkage Moscow apr the leaders of the soviet Union and East Germany said tuesday that nato membership for a unified Germany is not acceptable and they proposed a staged approach for the merger of the two countries. At a Kremlin meeting president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and East German Premier Hans Modrow also a Jed that Poland be included in discussions Between the United states. Britain France and the soviet Union on unification. After the meeting foreign ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov said Gorbachev Quot dismissed the idea of a United Germany remaining in a it is Clear to us that it does make a difference if a United Germany is to be a nato member Quot Gerasimov quoted Gorbachev As saying. President Bush and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl have said a unified Germany should remain a full member of nato. In talks in Washington late last month. Kohl said a Neutral unified Germany would be Quot a false East German spokesman Wolfgang Meyer said the leaders agreed nato membership for a unified Germany would be Quot a continuation of the cold War in the present Modrow came to Moscow to discuss German unification economic cooperation polish Borders and soviet Security after East Germany a free elections on March 18. He returned to Berlin tuesday afternoon. Until the hard line communist regime of Erich Honecker crumbled last fall. East Germany was the soviet unions firmest ally in Eastern Europe and it remains the Kremlin a chief trading partner. Gerasimov said Gorbachev saw a Bright future for Trade with a unified Germany. Quot he was very optimistic about our future relations if unification proceeded As it should that is stage by stage a Gerasimov said. He said both sides want a meeting of the four world War ii victors a the soviet Union the United states France and Britain a before the East German elections. Quot All countries except the United states have Given the go ahead a Gerasimov said. Gorbachev and Modrow agreed that Poland should be included in the unification process spokesmen for the leaders said. A the two sides Are of the opinion that not a single question concerning Poland can be considered without it Poland a Meyer said. A the same applies to All neighbors of East Germany and West Germany a attack on Poland on sept. I 1939, started world War ii. Poland lost territory to the soviet Union but gained land from Germany at the wars end and Poland has asked the German states for a treaty that guarantees the Oder Neisse River Border As the permanent Frontier. From Page 1 dining chances for unification. Last Friday Kohl heightened the dispute by demanding that any treaty recognizing Poland a Borders be linked to Warsaw a waiving any War reparations and guaranteeing the rights of its German minority. Those statements caused a crisis in the Bonn government. Foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher a free democrats agreed with Poland that Kohl must make Clear guarantees to Poland. Torsten Wolfgramm a High ranking official with the free democrats confirmed tuesday that Kohl had abandoned his demand that a Border treaty be linked to any assurances from Poland. A it is completely Clear. A treaty would contain Only the Border question a Wolfgramm said. Seiters said the Resolution to be introduced in parliament thursday would Call for a declaration by both Germany on respecting Poland a Western Border. That would occur after East Germany a March 18 elections he said. According to Seiters the twin parliamentary declarations should state a the poles should know that their right to live in secure Borders will not now nor in the future be questioned by us germans through land Seiter said that once Germany is United its government would forge a treaty with Poland guaranteeing the current polish Borders. Earlier in Moscow soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev cautioned against any attempt by a United Germany to change the Borders drawn at the end of world War ii. Quot naturally the inviolability of postwar Borders is the main Issue in this respect a he said. Gorbachev a comments made before a meeting with East German Premier Hans Modrow were reported by the Tass news from Page 1 Vasion that ousted the government of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Witnesses said two men Yelling a Long live Noriega a threw a grenade through a Glass Wall of the club and sped away. There have been no claims of responsibility for the attack. Noriega is awaiting trial on drug charges in Miami where he was taken after surrendering to . Soldiers. Military officials checked for drugs in the baggage of the 13,000 soldiers returning from the . Invasion but the deployment was so Large it was almost impossible to con Hurt them Ipoh War pc from Page 1 i of the continued . Nuclear guarantee Taft said. A the . Role As the superpower with the strategic and nuclear capabilities that we have has been one of the bases on which our leadership has been founded a he said. Quot that pretty much remains while the economic and conventional capabilities Are being More broadly maintaining a Strong military presence in Europe also ensures the United states a voice in helping to design a new architecture for Europe Taft said. The United Stales believes the keystones of that new architecture Are nato for Security affairs the european Community for economic affairs and the 35-nation conference on Security and cooperation in Europe for codifying standards for democracy and human rights. Strengthening the nato of the future will require the alliances european members to take on a much larger role in providing the conventional forces Nec Essary for protecting Europe. A in crude military terms and economic terms we expect More from the european allies than we have in the past a he said noting that a stronger european military commitment would also give Europe a larger say in shaping Security policy. A thirty years ago 35 years ago a he said a we clearly provided a much larger measure of economic As Well As military Power in the Alliance than is the Case today. So we would expect other countries As they become More capable to be playing a larger role in the but Taft rejected the idea that Europe is ready to take its place alongside the superpowers. A my impression. Is that the european countries do not wish to become the third superpower a he said. A my impression is that their wish is to continue to remain in nato. With the United states providing the major strategic deterrent and with them being members of the Alliance with a superpower in Taft does not see the 12-nation european Community or any other european institution taking Over natos task for providing Security for Europe. A for the foreseeable future nato is the broadest based most effective and certainly the most mature institution that exists and certainly we should use it a he said. The uncharted transition of Eastern european countries from communist to democratic governments will be the major litmus test for the strength of the new european architecture. Although Taft indicated that nato is flexible enough to provide membership to former Warsaw pact countries he cautioned that it also is not natos to e to actively solicit such memberships. A More Nike Gay scenario would be for the Csc to provide guidance to the Eastern european countries. Tan said. The conference formed in 1975, has steadily grown in importance because it is the Only european nation whose membership includes All of Europe the soviet Union and the United states. It could help tjj1� a consensus on the Touchy Issue of Borders As Well As on arms control and other matters affecting Security. Taft said. A a there a no question of enormous changes going o in Eastern Europe in Europe As a whole and within in Alliance a he said. A we need to sort out the i fierce roles for nato for the dec and for the Csc Over inc coming period. Full. A this is what is called the new architecture for to
