European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3gl honoured for dramatic Rescue Effort by Ron Mckinney staff writer the tourists on the Beach thought pfc. William t. Harlow was dead when he disappeared in the Stormy surf while trying to save a drowning Man. Red warning flags were posted on the Rocky italian Riviera Shore because of High Waves coming from an offshore storm. Harlow an m-60 machine gunner stationed at Vicenza Italy had been sunbathing at Demazza about 40 Miles Southeast of Genova when he saw a Man enter the water despite the warnings. Within minutes the Man was struggling for his life a a struggle that turned out to be in vain. A the water was really rough with two and three meter Waves a Harlow 22, said. A the was Bobbing up and Down on the High swells and he was about gone at that Point  pushed by Waves into a dangerous Cove where he was being slammed against rocks the 29-year-old German tourist no longer had the strength to reach for life buoys that italians threw out to him. Harlow kicked off his shoes to jump in the water from the rocks. His buddy spec. Scott Hanson tried to talk him out of it but Harlow hesitated Only seconds before diving 6 feet into the Demazza site of attempted rescues amps map Waves. A when i jumped i realized i probably made a mistake a admitted Harlow who is from Tulsa okla., and assigned to cob 3rd in 325th inf regt. The German Bruno Buchel was still alive when Harlow reached him but the battering of Waves was too Strong for the Soldier and he lost his grip on the Man several times. The last time Buchel appeared to be dead. That a when Harlow realized the extent of his own danger. A i  break out of the Waves a he said. Although Harlow was holding onto two life buoys the undertow pulled him Down against rocks until he was thrown into a dark underwater Cave. The Waves receded every 10 seconds and Harlow was Able to breathe until a new wave filled his 2-foot-wide chamber with water. He concentrated on the Roar of incoming Waves to stay alive. Meanwhile Back on Shore Hanson and about 80 people who witnessed the attempt feared the worst. An italian Cesare Vigano 26, who also attempted to Rescue the German had been crushed against the rocks and was being transported to a Hospital. The German was floating face Down in the water. And now the american had disappeared. A i Wasny to too sure he Wasny to dead a Hanson said remembering How he stood helplessly at the Edge of the crashing Waves. But Harlow had not Given up. He Felt the Rush of wind surging upward and he realized there must be a Way out. Harlow allowed the Force of the Waves to push him up through a Crevice until he saw Light above him. He was then Able to climb out of the rocks 20 minutes after being feared dead. A when he climbed out of the rocks everyone started cheering a a Hanson said. Harlow a ordeal was not Over however. He  reach the Beach from the rocks and rescuers in a boat 80 Yards away  reach him. His Only Choice was to dive Back in and swim to the boat letting the current help carry him. A i was scared a Harlow said. A i had no intention of getting Back in the water after what had  at the boat captains insistence Harlow finally dived Back into the water and swam safely to the boat. Harlow has returned to the Beach to swim in Calm water since the june 10 incident. But he said a it still bothers me. I did no to think i was going to get out of  although his Rescue efforts were unsuccessful the Soldier received an army commendation medal on june 15 from maj. Gen. Lincoln Jones Iii commander of Southern european task Force. Harlow also has been nominated for a soldiers medal the highest peacetime medal for soldiers which is awarded for heroism involving voluntary risk of life in other than combat conditions. Buddy care class helps of sergeant save Friend Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a the first Aid knowledge staff sgt. Nathan Hunt Learned in annual air Force buddy care classes was put to a real life test when staff sgt. Jose e. Morales began choking on his food. The two sergeants who work in the maintenance Job control Section of the 513th airborne command and control Wing were on their usual night shift on May 30 when Morales began having difficulty breathing. Morales said parts of the incident Are a blur. A i remember him asking me can i breathe but i done to remember everything that  Hunt said he performed the Heimlich Man Euver several times on Morales. A it just Wasny to working a the new Orleans native said. During Hunts Rescue attempts Morales passed out three times but the 23-year-old�?Ts persistent efforts eventually dislodged a piece of food in Morales Throat. Morales had been eating a hamburger just before he began choking. Morales whose Throat suffered some Haemorrhaging was taken to the Hospital and released shortly afterwards. Hunts supervisor senior master sgt. Phillip Cole commended the airman a life saving actions. A the did no to freeze he did no to panic. There a a lot of people who would go to  for his Quick actions. Hunt received the air Force achievement medal in a ceremony last week. The medal honors a singular outstanding performance by an airman. A a there a a couple of people at my House who appreciate what he did a said the 33-year-old Morales who is married and has two children. A and my insurance company is saying thank you  begins today a Well. Maybe from Page 1 1966 and 1978, when it caused wet dreary Summers. A 12-year weather Cycle Means that a particular weather system occurs about every 12 years. In the other Comer is the seven year so far this year the weather is similar to the dreary Way summer began last year. A Harald Strauss Cycle donned in warm Days and Blue skies and tipping the Scales with a High pressure system that usually accompanies pleasant weather. It was on a hot Streak with victories in 1976 and 1983. Although the cycles were a few years apart in 1969, Strauss said current weather conditions resemble 1969. That summer referring to the meteorological summer which lasts from june 1 until aug. 31,began with Cool and wet weather before turning hot and dry in the Middle and ending with More Cool and Damp conditions. Strauss said he did not know what the weather conditions were when the two cycles coincided in 1906. The extremely wet Summers of 1954, 1966 and 1978 and the extremely dry Summers of 1976 and 1983 seem to give Validity to the weather Cycle theory. These cycles Are caused by Waves in the atmosphere. Strauss said this years weather is similar to the dreary Way that summer began last year. The difference is that a High pressure system developed farther South last year and the weather improved. This year the Cloudy conditions continue to persist because the High pressure system is too far North and the Jet Stream has become stronger and moved farther South than it was last month or last summer. The warm Clear weather in May was the result of a Jet Stream positioned North of Scandinavia and West of the soviet Union said master sgt. Carl Loerbs non commissioned officer in charge of the climatology Branch. A Jet Stream is one of several bands of High velocity winds moving from West to East around the Earth at altitudes of eight to 10 Miles. The path of the Jet Stream normally is accompanied by bad weather such As the windstorms that ravaged Europe last Winter when the Jet Stream shifted farther South. But until a few weeks ago the Jet Stream had stayed to the North and that allowed North and North Central Europe to enjoy a High pressure system that included warm air drawn in from the azores Loerbs said. But the Jet Stream shifted Over the Mediterranean sea about two weeks ago and brought with it a Low pressure system that is slowly shifting to the East. This typically Peculiar weather probably would not have made much of an impression on one of Germany a most famous poets and dramatists Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He summed up the German weather situation by saying a German summer is Only a Green tinted  Here comes summer begins today and the forecast for Europe looks like this 13 England it should be a typical British summer which Means that you  forget your umbrella when you go outside. After a Rainy july August could be sunny and hot with a Chance of severe thunderstorms. Done to expect Long periods of either Type of weather however.13 West Germany the forecast Calls for Cloudy weather interrupted by periods of Sunshine for the remainder of the month. Cloudy weather could continue until the Middle of july before longer periods of Sunshine  Italy another hot and dry summer should be on tap in Italy with a Chance of thunderstorms in Early summer. Temperatures in Naples during july should be in the mid-80s during the Day and the mid-60s at night with daytime temperatures increasing about 5 degrees in august., a amps Susan i Larris