European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 10, 1900 the stars and stripes Page 9 Over Here finds gis a Are cute Ltd a v. A. V a i a 5> \ Quot i a. Me by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer Ettelbruck Luxembourg a the Young american Soldier struggled to a spake himself understood As he ordered a pizza from the waitress in a scene that could have come straight from a world War ii movie. A mushrooms a he repeated As he looked frantically at his buddy and gestured helplessly with his hands. The Friend shrugged. Two teen age girls sitting behind him had been sneaking admiring glances at the soldiers since the Young men sat Down in the restaurant with a menu written in French. They giggled As the non French speaking Soldier wrestled with his order. One Young girl took pity and turned around to help. A a Champignon a she told the waitress. Relieved the Soldier thanked the girl in English and smiled at her. The girl giggled and turned Back to her meal. The restaurant Vignette was played out sunday in the Small City of Ettelbruck during remembrance Day an event held to Honor Gen. George Patton a liberation of the Community during world War ii. Forty five years later the american Soldier still exudes a heroic image and a romantic mystique despite a crumbling Wall waning defense budgets and a fading cold War. Remembrance Day honors the past but celebratory so interests on sunday leaned toward the present. . And local dignitaries Lay wreaths at a memorial Monument. A Parade through Ettelbruck a main Street featured marching bands and military vehicles. Several Hundred people attended a religious commemoration service at the Parish Church sunday morning and about 100 visitors had trickled through the tiny general George Patton museum on Ettelbruck a main Street by late sunday afternoon. A the old people remember but the Young people Are not As informed a museum curator Marc Heinrich said of local interest in Patton a exploits. However swarms of people from Luxembourg and Belgium clustered around visiting american soldiers and airmen for bits of living history having their pictures taken with a Man in uniform. A they Are cute a 15-year-old Patricia Coone said of the american soldiers. A they Are Nice and interesting a added her Friend Veronique Laurent also 15. Interest also ran High in collecting other Memorabilia from the american visitors military pins patches and hats. A a a souvenirs a i heard that word about 1,000 times today a said spec. Louis major assigned to the 4th in 29th Field arty in Baum older West Germany. But some soldiers such As Cpl. John Taxiera of cob 4th in 12th inf at Baum older return to Ettelbruck a remembrance Day in their own free time to celebrate the International Good feeling. A people actually smile at you a Taxiera said. A last year 1 ran out of a s h a d i it a it a a a amp j1 a =#4 1 ,. , i. A 1 at the remembrance Day Observance sunday in Ettelbruck marking its liberation by americans 45 years ago 11-year-old Luxembourger atm Vanla erho Ven gets his picture taken above with members of the Marine detachment of the us. Embassy. At left in an official ceremony . And local dignitaries place wreaths at the City a War memorial. Sas Lynda 0a Mfd ten souvenirs to give. I gave an old Man the rank off my Collar. He bought me a Beer and an ice Cream. He  do enough for  clutching their own toy guns Brenda and Krilof Lions of Antwerp Belgium left remembrance Day with personal reminders of their encounters with american soldiers. Their faces painted in camouflage Green and Black Sas Susan a Ria the children also came away with . Military Caps. Their Mother Athena Loris nodded toward her son. A the wants to grow up to be an american Soldier a she said