European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9mercier Bridge reopened amid fanfare Montreal apr the Mercier Bridge linking Montreal to its South Shore suburbs opened thursday for the first time following an eight week standoff Between armed mohawks and police. As army pipers played hundreds of cars and trucks drove onto the Bridge from suburban Chateauguay through the Kahn awake Mohawk Reserve and past armoured personnel carriers in the Early morning Mist. Commuters had started lining up their cars an hour earlier horns honking impatiently As they waited for the army to wave them through. A a it a about time a one Man on his Way to work at a Montreal warehouse told a radio station. A the government should never have let this happen in the first  the Bridge normally handles about 70,000 vehicles during the daily Rush hour. It was barricaded by indians from the Kahn awake Reserve after provincial police staged an abortive attack on a Mohawk barricade at Kahn Satake near Oka Quebec on july 11. A police officer died in the clash. The Bridge closure led to violent demonstrations by South Shore commuters including an incident last week in which a White mob hurled stones at a Convoy of Mohawk women children and invalids escaping the Reserve. The stage was set for the reopening when barricades at Kahn awake came Down last week after an agreement was reached Between the army and mohawks. But in Kahn Satake a where the Mohawk deadlock began Over a land dispute a soldiers spent wednesday firming up their positions around the indians last stronghold. Federal Indian affairs minister Tom Siddon met with a delegation of native a masked Mohawk Indian Peers at a broken Arrow hanging on a wire Fence in Oka. Leaders in Ottawa on wednesday. But he stopped Short of committing the government to either of the two requests made by the Indian delegation a that the army Retreat at least 100 Yards away from Mohawk lines and that the Federal government assume an Active role in the negotiations. George Erasmus of the Assembly of first nations Canadas largest native group was among the native leaders who met with Siddon. Erasmus reiterated that the Federal and Quebec governments must get involved in a new round of negotiations to resolve the stalemate at Kahn Satake 18 Miles West of Montreal. About 400 soldiers have backed some 20 Mohawk men and 30 women and children into a piece of land about the size of two football Fields bordered by a Highway and a Lake. On wednesday the soldiers surrounded the site with a wire Fence and set up a floating barricade on the Lake. The mohawks have said they wont Lay Down their arms until a policing arrangement is worked out that would preclude the Quebec provincial police from taking control once the crisis comes to an end. The indians say they fear reprisals from the police because of the death of one of their officers in the botched . The deadlock at Oka began when provincial police stormed a barricade the mohawks had erected to Stop the town from expanding the local Golf course. The indians claimed the property As part of their ancestral land. Elsewhere in Quebec about 100 Mic Mac indians blocked a stretch of Highway just across the Border from Cambel Lton new Brunswick. The indians felled Trees and used rocks and abandoned cars to set up two roadblocks. They said the barricades would remain until the Oka crisis is  learning a the Good bad ugly a panel told Washington apr officers Are being prepared for conflicts such As the crisis in the persian Gulf rather than a superpower showdown military educators told a congressional panel thursday. And the hard lessons Learned in Vietnam Are part of the curriculum a from the Marine corps classrooms in Quantico va., to the air forces air University at Maxwell fab Ala. A the Good the bad and the ugly a Brig. Gen. Phillip j. Ford commandant of the air command and staff College told the House armed services subcommittee on professional military education. Students Are also exposed to the divisive issues that emerged from the Vietnam conflict including the massacre at my Lai and inflated body counts. A a we re obligated to provide varying Points of View. Its left for students to draw personal lessons a said col. David a. Vetter director of the Marine corps command and staff College. Brig. Gen. John Miller Deputy commandant of the . Army command and general staff College said the service recently revised its curriculum keeping in mind that the focus for the . Military is no longer Central Europe. A a it a not the world environment in which we live a said Miller clearly conscious of the . Invasion of Panama in december and the massing of troops in saudi Arabia to thwart iraqi aggression. Capt. Elizabeth Wylie Dean of academics at the naval War College in Newport r.i., said the goal was a not to have a school solution but a Lively  during the past academic year a policy and strategy symposium at the Marine corps facility included presentations from retired Gen. William Westmoreland the commander of . Forces during the Vietnam War and Roger Hilsman a top official in the Kennedy administration who argued against . Involvement in Vietnam. Among the titles on the Reading list for Marine corps officers Are a a a Bright shining lie a Neil Sheehane a account of the life of John Paul Vann an acclaimed military Leader in Vietnam and Stanley Karnow a Best seller a Vietnam a  the books detail both the United states successes and failures in Southeast Asia. Military educators noted that most of their students have never been in a War and from a historic perspective the most recent lengthy conflict they recall is the Vietnam War. Miller said Many of the instructors Are Vietnam War veterans who saw Battles from the company to the command level. A we bring to our task of educating tomorrows leaders the realization that we did not fully understand the essential linkages Between a Clear statement of National objectives the development of a National strategy a military strategy and an operational Campaign level a Miller said. A we have no intention of watching that happen again a he said. The hearing chaired by rep. Ike Skelton d-mo., was prompted by his conversations with military officials in which he Learned that the Indian wars weren to being taught to students at fort Leavenworth. Skelton said he was pleased to hear that the service colleges were taking a flow and mid intensity conflicts seriously As Well As addressing the thorny issues from the Vietnam War. However he expressed dismay that none of the schools had invited col. David Hackworth to speak. The highly decorated Soldier recently wrote a Book harshly critical of the . Role in  teacher found dead at military guest House Augsburg West Germany a amps a a 41-year-old schoolteacher was found dead at the Augsburg military guest House about noon thursday army officials said Friday. The teacher who taught kindergarten for the department of defense dependents schools in Neu Ulm was discovered by a hotel housekeeper said Dagmar Danser a Neu Ulm military Community spokeswoman. The name is being withheld until relatives in the United states Are notified Danser said. The cause of death was not known however the teacher had a history of heart trouble. No other details were  baggage Offenbach West Germany a warehouse personnel Are hoping to match service members and civilians in Europe with their unaccompanied baggage a v corps spokesman said. Baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal. Due to space restrictions warehouse storage of property will not be continued past that Point. The following people should Contact the Offenbach warehouse Ito Box 44, Frankfurt military Community Apo 09710. Or they May Call ets 320-5008 or Shorey Jones Patrick King b. Lawrence Rodrick Long Ernest Mclendon Joseph Carter 7309 or German civilian 069-1515008 or 1517309. 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