European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A lawyer says sergeant did no to want child to die Page 2 a Trinidad rebels facing charges Page 3 a suit filed to Block chemical weapons Transfer Page 4 a president Bush endorses 25 percent Cut in forces Page 28 the authorized unofficial Rudl cation for the a. Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 112 saturday August 4, 1990 is grip on a As 0�ily ends Indita d 8693 a amid demands Saddam threatens to turn into from wire reports consolidated their hold Over the tiny Oil Rich Shic Dom of Kuwait Friday As president Bush pointedly refused to Rule out direct amen can military intervention against iraqi strongman Saddam Hussien. A Pentagon source said the aircraft earner Independence escorted by a six ship Battle group was diverted from exercises in the Indian Ocean to the persian Gulf where other . Ships were already Patro Ling. In the face of worldwide condemnation of the invasion meanwhile Saddam threatened to turn Kuwait into a a a graveyard if anyone tried to intervene in the takeover. Buch speaking to reporters thursday during a meeting with Britain s prime minister Margaret Thatcher in Aspen colo., said a a we re not ruling any of Inch away from an Early morning assertion at the White House that a we Are not discussing Bush also issued a Stern warning to Iraq that if american citizens in Kuwait were harmed a it would affect the United Stales in a very dramatic Way because i View a fundamental responsibility of my presidency As protecting american a on Capitol Hill Senate armed services chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., called the iraqi invasion a Quot direct threat to Western Security but said that he saw no . Military role in the conflict except to support saudi Arabia and other Friendly nations. A a they be got to help themselves a he said. However Many other members of Congress Shook off Post Vietnam War Cra qualms about military involvement and called for consideration of american is usually dovish on military matters. Quot you Are not dealing with a Guy who is playing with a full deck Here a Dodd Lions in and we re not ruling any options inti mention to keep the Iron fist cd iraqi said. A you Are talking about a guv Here a a a a a he a a the a no wept for the present from striking again. Who possesses chem ill warfare Tapa Bih United states. A at some Point military action is he added that it was Quot inappropriate Quot probably going to be necessary a said p to list the choices but he appeared to sen. Christopher j. Dodd d-conn., who. It to and Ower. now has tremendous economic and he a willing to use these Sas Susan harris/al1 sen. Patrick j. Leahy Dot said a with Iraq you re dealing with a real mental sen. Alfonso m. Do Amato r-n.y., said Quot you have a madman in control of the worlds Oil comparing sad see Kuwait on Back Page old foes bring peace Friendship to memorial by Ron Jensen stall writer Fried los West Germany a in a spontaneous gesture former foes who 46 years ago had done their Best to kill each other held clasped hands aloft in a show of peace reconciliation and Friendship. It was the most touching moment in a ceremony that pulled tears from Tough old men. A the fellas i was with were the Best Guys i Ever. I still think about them quite a bit a said Frank t. Plesa too emotional to finish his first thought. Some of the fellas Plesa remembers Are listed on a memorial that was the purpose of the gathering of 500 people in these quiet Woods wednesday evening. Those honoured Are among the 118 american and 18 German fliers who died in an air Battle Over the area on sept. 27, 1944. It is believed to be the Only War memorial anywhere that lists the victims from opposing sides. And it is designed to soothe any remaining bitterness Gerhard Keidel of Fried los was 8 years old when the sky above his Hometown Shook with the sound of combat. Quot if it makes friends out of former enemies then the memorial has fulfilled its purpose Quot he said. Thai was the theme throughout the Hou Long ceremony. In his welcoming remarks. Mayor Willied Blum said Quot this american and German veterans of the world w a h air Battle raise their clasped hands wednesday during the memorial s dedication in Fried los West German ,. Memorial is not meant to glorify War or violence. It is supposed to be a warning for generations to come so that something like this never occurs Herbert Thomas of the German association of fighter pilots said the memorial fulfils the legacy of the men whose names appear on it. A we became friends Quot he said in i speech. A what sense would their deaths have made if reconciliation had not taken the place of hatred and hostility Quot he also asked during his remarks that this ceremony be proof that Europe need not fear a United Germany. Quot please Quot he said to the americans Quot Tell your compatriots what we Felt and experienced together at this memorial. Tell them that we prayed together Tor the memorial came about because of the efforts of Walter Hassan plug the director of the Law and order department in nearby bad Hersfeldt. As a Young boy he watched the Battle and helped capture an american airman whose plane had been shot Down. In 1986, while researching the Baltic Hassan plug again met that fallen Glicr Frank Bertram whom he Fust spotted hiding m the Brush near a Creek from their relationship grew plans Lor this Day. Before the it Cimon it Bertram had to endure the joke of ids termer e Lii it us. W e re on. The a a Lei a me i ranks fug c n of i Ion Pam 9
