European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 12.1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 14 Viet vets can read own  dead a. A a a a it a Washington apr fourteen americans can visit the Vietnam veterans memorial and find their names carved in Black Granite among those who died in the War. A it was kind of scary a said Eugene j. Tom who lost. Part of both legs in Vietnam. A a it a like seeing your name on a  a Quot Toms name is there because a government clerk typed a wrong number into a computer. All 14 computer records hot ivc been corrected but the names can never be. Erased from the polished Granite unless a panel cracks and has to be replaced. A it s a very sobering thing a said former spec. 4 Andrew j. Hildon who found his name in 1987. A but i guess we have been Able to laugh about it a that we be got a walking dead Man  arc 58,175 names of dead and missing carved of the a shaped Wall. The fact that it lists 14 living army veterans As dead was buried in computerized de a Yfe Nse-depanmmif"mords"aft1f<rnational archives. Only three of those errors have been publicly acknowledged before a four years ago. Pour of the 14 were located by the associated press t Onius journey to the Wall began on an october morning in 1970 when he tripped a land mine on a reconnaissance patrol for the 101st airborne div in mountainous Jungle West of Hue. Twenty years later the 41-year-old former army sergeant said a i  one Day and decided i did no to want to be a double amputee anymore. .1 Felt like a prisoner who Wasny to getting any time off for Good   a a a a. He sought treatment for Post traumatic stress syndrome and part of the treatment was that i went Down to the Wall a a just across the Potomac River from his Virginia Home. He flipped through the paperback directory of names on the Wall looking for friends. He turned to the to a in a stateside Long shot search for an unde he had never met instead he found his own name he and his Wile Nancy walked Down to panel w7, counted to line 121 a i showed her the name and then we both looked at each other like we  believe  three years earlier in Cambridge. Minn Andiew Hildon and his wife Shirley visited one of the two Hal scale touring replicas of the Wall. A i spotted the name Quot Shu lev Hildon said. A i shouted a our name s on the wall1�?T and Ever Bod looked. 1 be just could t believe it a a a former pie. Willard d. Craig got a Call from his aunt in 1985 when her daughter found his name and former Pic Barrall e. Lausch heard in 1987 when a relative told his Wile that his name  a list of Michigan War dead in the Detroit news when Toni made his discovery he told Only his  and priest swearing them to secrecy to it wa5 like a secret treasure that to Nevland no. One Quot else did a he  afraid they were going to take my name oil."0 Tom a Nav purchasing manager later demanded an explanation. A a somebody made a key punch error transcribing the army database a he said. Quot instead of �?~21,�?T someone gift a �?~51, the code for killed. Sherry Lawrence of the army personnel come agreed that Many of the errors appear to be typing mistakes. A a v a. A a a. A. A a a the names were compiled by government clerks hired by the private Vietnam veterans memorial fund which paid for the Wall and helps maintain it. The mistakes apparently did no to permeate every government computer a those disabled did receive Benefit payments. As it learns of the errors the government removes the names of the living from the alphabetical directories Eugene j. Loni Points to his name on  memorial in Washington l a. That visitors use to search the panels which arc arranged by Date of casualty. Willard Craig of Walkersville  lie never tried to get the mistake fixed because he assumed a it. Was different people with the same  when told the directory had listed his death on the same Date that bullets severed an artery and a nerve in his right leg he replied a that was an unlucky Day for me but not that  Jef fuel overflows tank at Florida naval station Cecil Field naval air station Fla apr about 900,000 Gallons of highly volatile Jet fuel spilled from a tank sunday before Navy cleanup Crews stopped a leak a base spokesman said to v a a a. A it the spill overflowed several earthen dams and a containment Pond on a tank farm at the air station said spokesman Bert Byers. A the containment Ponds were not Able to contain it All but we were Able to get trucks and pumping vehicles into the neighbourhood very quickly a he said. A we feel like we have a pretty Good shot at keeping it on the  no one was injured and no one had to be evacuated Byers said. The tank farm is in an isolated area of the 20,000-acre base which is a considerable distance from Jacksonville a civilian housing. Navy Crews shut valves leading to the tank almost immediately but recovery efforts were delayed because fuel already in pipelines continued to spill for hours generating dangerous fumes Byers said. One Hurt As Crews Cap Blowout at Arkansas Well a Magnolia Ark. Apr emergency workers capped a Blowout on a natural Gas Well and about 430 people returned Home 2 a Days after being evacuated for fear of an explosion. One worker was injured. A team from boots amp Coots a Houston company specializing in Well blowouts brought the a h.500-foot-deep Well under control sunday said Jeff Harrington a spokesman for Columbia county emergency services. Maintenance workers on thursday lost control of the Well owned by Pinnacle operating co. Of Shreveport la. After being closed because of the Blowout about 3 Miles East of Magnolia . Highway 82 was reopened once the capping was completed. Despite Shadow of Gulf War new Orleans up with carnival in full swing tens of thousands of revellers swarmed major Parade routes and the French Quarter in a glorious party mood carrying on a raucous tradition despite the persian Gulf War that intruded Only slightly on the fun. A postcard perfect Day of Bright Sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s sunday helped generate a Mel pm spirit among the throngs engaged in a partying Ritu Cal that will Climax at Midnight on Mardi gras or fat tuesday. The excesses then give Way to the Christian penitential season of Lent. A make Mardi gras not War a was the message on a new Green Gold and purple Button being worn by a few people in the crowds. Many of the floats in parades snaking through the City carried american flags and a support our troop signs. One float carried a sign saying a no scud can touch  an absence of sailors in uniform was another reflection of the War. The City normally is a Shore leave Point for several Navy ships at Mardi gras. Last year there were seven nato Alliance vessels in port turning Loose thousands of sailors. T his year Only the frigate , As naval forces Are concentrated in the Middle East. It tourists continued to pour into the City in numbers approaching the record crowd of about 1.5 million last year. But hotels were offering special deals and advertising in markets within driving distance to boost room sales. A a a a a a a a a. Occupancy rates were running about 91 percent compared with 97 percent in 1990, a reflection of the National recession and the War hospitality officials said. A a it a a Tough time to be partying when you know in the Back of your mind there Are some Young men and women who could be killed Over there a said Jim Kacz Marek of Redondo Beach calif., who wore one of the a make Mardi gras not War buttons. A nobody wants anybody to die a he said. Crowds began taking Choice positions for Parade viewing before 9 . Along Uptown routes such As Oak tree lined St. Charles Avenue hours before the first of four parades rolled through the City. The featured Parade sunday was Bacchus with actor Steve Guttenberg reigning As the roman god of wine. Another six parades were rolling in suburban areas. To is a first for los Angeles los Angeles up a the  Angeles police departments first woman officer to be killed in the line of duty was shot to death during a gunfight Early monday officials said. The officer. Tina Kerbrat 34, was killed during an Exchange of gunfire Between two officers and two men on a suburban Street. One unidentified gunman also was killed officials said. Two officers in a patrol car stopped the two men for routine questioning about 12 30 . In the san Fernando Valley Community of Sun Valley said it. Fred Nixon. A a i Here was an Exchange of gunfire. As a result of that one suspect is dead one us Sodet is in custody and one of Liccar is dead a Nixon said. The officer died at Pacifica of the Valley Hospital about a mile from the shooting scene. The Susie it died in the a Reet. Officials at the crime scene said the officer was the departments first woman officer to be killed in the line of duty. She became the departments 17bth officer to die in the line of duty since 1907. The shooting was the third attack on uniformed los Angeles police officers in eight Days