European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday april 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 a amps Gus Schuettler genealogist Manuel Aicher answers a question after his speech. For a fee genealogists will shake your family tree continued from Page 1 accept no new clients for about the next six months. His colleagues a about 10 professional genealogists work in West Germany a Are similarly swamped. Wollmer Hauser spends most of his time climbing in the family Trees of others but he has researched his own and found an interesting ancestor. Around 1530, a Catholic priest resigned and became a lutheran minister. He married and a a that show our family was started a he said. Wollmer Hauser said that 10 years in the business have hardened him to the thrill of the Hunt. What excited him years ago is now just a daily task. But Manuel Aicher who discussed research in Switzerland said he still treasures a successful Hunt five years after becoming a professional genealogist. A a it a really a kind of a fever a he said. A a it a a game too. In a Happy if i find something that in be looked Aicher began doing genealogical searches As a Hobby when he was 14. After finishing Law studies in West Germany he opted to turn his Hobby into a career. A i just Learned it a he said. A in the whole of Europe there is no kind of education for becoming a genealogist a however Colette Abell a testing administrator at Wei Brincken a was at the conference to receive As much education As possible. A a it a my Mother who a the expert a she said. A my Mother comes Over Here and we go to Abell and her Mother have traced the family Back to the previous Century and to towns in Germany and Sweden. In a Small swedish town they found the Tombstone of an ancestor a highlight in their search. A you can read about it and write about it but to actually see it a it was incredible a she said. A amps Gus Schuettler Friedrich Wollmer Hauser mans an information Booth on family history Day. Staff sgt. Andre Blanchard of the 6915th electronic Security support so in bad sibling West Germany bumped into a relative at the conference. He attended the lecture about doing research in France and approached the lecturer afterwards with a question. While he was waiting he heard the woman ahead of him ask about a particular town in France. A i know exactly where it is a he said because he had researched his family in that town. He and the woman compared notes and found that they have several generations of ancestors in common Back around the end of the 17th Lay foundation to heal War wounds Bangkok Thailand apr Twenty five years after . Forces staged the first Landing of the Vietnam War americans returned to China Beach to Lay the Cornerstones for a a peace Village they Hope will Aid victims of the conflict a participant said sunday. Gordon Smith a Vietnam War Veteran said he and nine other americans Laid the Cornerstones for the a Village a which is to include a rehabilitation Center orphanage a medical Center and Trade school. The groundbreaking ceremony attended by 10 americans As Well As vietnamese red Cross officials took place March 26. On March 8, 1965, More than 3,500 . Marines stormed ashore the same Beach near the Central Vietnam City of Danang to signal a major escalation of the War. The project is headed by Lely Hayslip who initially collaborated with the communist Viet Cong As a teen Ager. After a series of harrowing wartime experiences she married an american and came to the United states. Her autobiography a when heaven and Earth changed places a was published in the United states last a East meets West foundation has in recent years provided medical assistance to Vietnam through private funding including contributions from the first Stone of a peace vol lager in Chinn Bench Vietnam is placed by red Cross Hollywood director and Vietnam War official Hoang Lien and vietnamese american project director Lely Hyslip. Vietnam combat Veteran Oliver Stone. War Veteran Gordon Smith far right assisted the Effort. Hayslip who now resides in Escondido calif., was bom in a Small Village near Danang. Smith of Monterey calif., said additional fund raising in the United states would be necessary before construction of the Village could begin. The Center would help the handicapped who fought on both sides in the War victims of wartime mines that continue to take their toll on civilians and those suffering from non War related ailments he said. The China Beach project is one of a growing number of private american efforts to heal the wounds of War in Vietnam. These frequently have been initiated by War veterans. The United states does not recognize the Hanoi government and forbids Commerce with Vietnam. American Aid organizations must obtain permits from Washington and operate under certain financial restrictions in Vietnam. Smith was involved in the building of a medical clinic by War veterans in the Southern Seaside town of Vung Tau. The clinic opened March 30 last year and continues to receive medical supplies obtained by veterans in the United states. Smith who is involved in Hayslip a group and a number of veterans organizations said he hoped to Start a program to Send american nurses who served in the War to the clinic and Vung Tau Hospital
