European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 28,1990 the stars and stripes Page 9. Ass Lyrda Davidson after extensive medical treatment and counselling William  Granflor is no longer haunted by horrific memories of the air show  Kirby Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a today will be just like any other school Day for William  Granflor. The 11-year-old with the Toothy Cheeky Grin will be settling into his new sixth Grade class groaning about Homework and making new friends a few will notice the Burn scars on his arms. At the Kaiserslautern Community army sol. Alexander Tirona will work today supervising other soldiers in repairing Power generation equipment at Kleber Cavern. His Limp slight and Stift legged Calls Little attention to itself. A Day like any other Day a but for Many a Date that will always Force their memories Back to a warm sunday two years ago when the gleam of italian jets burst into Hal firc at Ramstein a. �?o1 can never forget aug. 28, 1988,�?� said Tirona. Whose leg was badly broken in the air show disaster seventy people were killed and hundreds including , and Tirona. Were injured after three italian air Torch jets collided during a complicated Man Euver at the Ramstein a air show and one careened into the crush of spectators. About 300,000 people attended the air spectacular which was a 25-year-old tradition at the air base. Two years later no decision has been made As to which countries a the United Stales West Germany and Italy a will pay what percentage of the disasters damages. No air shows involving stunt or acrobatic flying have been held in West Germany in two years. Nothing has been done about possible changes in German Laws regarding air shows a German defense ministry spokesman said last week. He refused to predict when such changes would be completed. And this year memorial observances will be muted compared with a weekend of demonstrations counter demonstrations and a major religious service that accompanied the anniversary last ear. Ramstein a will quietly observe the occasion at 9 . Tuesday with a Wreath laying Cere to. A. Ass Lynda  in despite lingering problems from injuries he received in the air show disaster i work As usual for sat. Alexander 1 Irona who holds a schematic Board for sgt. David Black at Kleber Cavern in Kaiserslautern. By at the bases disaster memorial behind Chapel 1. Even for the injured and their families the pain is fading. A we have to accept it Quot said Frances Granflor bus Mother. A we want to dose the Book and go on ., whose father is tech. Sgt. Guillermo Granflor suffered third degree Burns on 20 percent of his we have to accept it. We want to close the Book and go  a Frances Granflor body and spent about six weeks at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern after the disaster. His fourth Grade classmates sent him a get Well video and cards during his stay. By a cruel coincidence among his classmates was the daughter of army Cape. Kim Strader a helicopter Pilot who died of his injuries from the Ramstein disaster. The two families had even been neighbors at one Point. Today . Still undergoes plastic surgery for his Burns but he jokes about his treatment two years ago in the it or physical therapy part of the Hospital. In  View the initials it stand for a Spain and torture Quot because of the painful but necessary treatment called debridement in which doctors scrub away damaged skin. He no longer is in counselling for disaster related worries and nightmares about the event faded Long ago. He is not afraid of air planes and aspires to be a stealth fighter Pilot. The Granflor family including . Has adjusted better to the boy s injuries than some of his Peers have. A kids lease me a lot. They Call me Burnt biscuit or a Burnt tried Chicken it does t bother me though. When they Call me that i say a what if this happened to you a Quot .  year sgt. Alexander Tirona 29. Wanted to observe the one year anniversary by going out to the Accident site with friends. A i wanted to Sec How far i crawled looking for help. But they authorities would t let me Quot said Tirona assigned to co d. 1st signal in at Kreher Cavern in Kaiserslautern. Tirona who is from the same philippine province As Frances Granflor spent 18 Days at Lan Stuhl after the disaster. He had three operations for his broken leg. The last one was several months ago and he ended his physical therapy last month. A a it a not bugging me too much. But i can to run too Good and it hurts to Cross my legs to sit comfortably a Tirona said. He worries that the leg May eventually Cost him his army career. A if this thing starts bothering me it Means i won t be Able to pass my p i physical training test and that a it a Tirona said. Psychologically a few reminders of the horror pop up from time to time. He once was Halfway to the Airport to get on a plane when he had to turn Back too afraid to get on Hoard. Another Lime he got drunk for what was his first Post disaster air plane flight a i done to drink that much but i did t want to Feci the pain if the plane went like that Quot he said using his hand to mime a plane crashing into the ground. A plane explosion in the Bruce Willis movie a die hard 2,�?� planes Hying overhead and sometimes even a drive in the car also trigger anxieties. A especially when in a in the car i always assume there a going to be an Accident. Sometimes think what happens if that tar hits me will j go Back to the Hospital and will my friends come to see me Quot Tirona said. But those instances happen less Olton now for Tirona. And life is steadily improving for ., who bowls plays soccer and has sat in an 1-16 Falcon fighters cockpit More than once. Quot he a Normal a trances Granflor said of her son Quot hopefully hell forget the  employees extend strike at . Bases a Tui is Greece t pm greek employees at a . Military base slated for closure extended a strike sunday for another 1 Days to demand new jobs and Money they say is owed to them. The Siai employees at the Hellei Ukon a and about 200 employees of the army base at Nea Makri both near Athens have been on strike since aug. 8, their Union said in a statement sunday that their demands have not been met. Nea Makri was handed Over to the greek Navy on aug. 17 and hell Nikon is preparing to close Early next year As a Cost cutting measure by the United states. I he greek employees Are demanding to be relocated to other civil service positions. They also want the United slates to pay them a total of $10 million in Back pay and $26 million in social Security contributions they claim have not been paid. Employees of the two tvs bases on the Southern Island of i Ivete did not go on strike. I he United states will keep those bases open for Manoliu eight years