European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of a amps Dove Didio tears Stilt come to Jim Throckmorton 80, when he remembers the death of has Friend Mcgee. A a continued from Page 15, since 1967.to this memorial Day Celebration and the grave of Mcgee is one of his annual slops. Quot i think it s an Honor Tor we the living to come Here a said Throckmorton who lives in Florida in the Winter and Heidelberg Germany in the summer. The Bugle sounds also enveloped the grave Marker of sgt Lawrence Silva a Soldier with the 101st airborne dry. On Jan. 3/1945, Silva was in a foxhole outpost when he reported seeing 20 tanks approaching then he whispered in his radio that he could t Tell a them anymore. A tank was on top of his foxhole. The Frozen ground around the foxhole prevented the tank commander from crushing the Soldier so he parked on lop of the Hole and roared the eng he. Within minutes Silva had died of Carbon monoxide poisoning. Men like Mcgee and Silva and pvt Thomas  Moore and sgt. Maurice Galoob and sgt. William j. Tobin and those unidentified dead were honoured in a quiet ceremony attended by More than 1,000 people the occasion was one for speeches and tributes. Edward m. Rowell,.the ambassador of the . To Luxembourg said much has changed in the world in the last year ago. But one thing that has not charged is the firm conviction the world has toward Freedom As evidenced by the support for the War in the persian Gulf it was fought for the same purpose As the War fought by the men buried Here he said Quot we do not know one pledge these men gave one Promise they made one word they spoke a he said Quot but we do know they summed up and perfected by one supreme act the highest Virtues of Humankind Quot Jacques f. Poos the vice prime minister of Luxembourg said his country will not forget that America sent soldiers to Rescue Europe twice in this Century. He 545 Dave Stdio visitors to the american military cemetery in Luxembourg Stop to read a Headstone readers action Lin government rental housing concerns c5 currently in the  housing. Program grip and know for a fact that our landlord will no willingly allow us to stay in the House beyond the expiration of the contract a a a a with involuntary extensions facing most of us what will happen when our grip contract expires ? can the landlord be told he must allow us to stay due to the persian Gulf crisis we know that we Don t want to make a move and then another move four or five months later chief warrant officer 3 Steve m. Caudill Babenhausen Germany Donald p. Grassi Engineer housing division office of the Deputy chief of staff he Usa eur and 7th army replies thank you for this Opportunity to answer your. Questions concerning the government rental housing. Program  contracts Are written to terminate when the military sponsors tour of duty ends. When a military sponsor notifies the supporting housing office that his or her tour of duty has been extended negotiations Are then entered into with the landlord to extend the lease until the end of the Extension Date. In most cases the. Landlord has agreed to extend a the lease even when the Soldier was deployed to the Mideast landlords cannot be told they must extend a lease on their private property. As Long As occupants of grip housing Are Good tenants and neighbors landlords Are usually willing to extend the lease. Noted Tod. That America and to pm court. Were tube by Side in the War to the Guif be m the is. That was a. War against dictatorship and tar of get Rule of Law Fie sad. And i Gen. John t Myers of nato Sard the or ropes Tor which these men died continue to need defending us us never become so selfish or so complacent Iha we become unwilling if called upon to. Give the same sacrifice he said. With that wreaths were placed at the cemetery Chapel and taps roiled across the silent Graves. Quot we. The Irving soldiers Don t deserve a Damn tit of credit a said Throckmorton tears filling his eyes As he pointed to the markers Quot they re the heroes. A a by Chuck Roberts Middle East Bureau spec. Jim Syler and Many others waiting in the City of Khobiar saudi Arabia for their Chance a Reave the Region last week had to be reminded that memorial Day was coming. They were More concerned about getting Home but Syler said he won t forget memorial Day next year in the future it la have a personal meaning to  said the operation desert storm Veteran  in line with a fistful of coins to phone Home now he could think Only about getting on that plane and going Back Home to Carbondale if. Next year he said he will take time and pay respect to service members who have died in Battle. Quot but. Not just for those who were Ever Here a added Syler a National guardsman assigned to the t244? trans co from Cairo 111. Quot i have a lot More respect for the Vietnam vets now a Tot lot More  memorial Day used to be just another Holiday on the Calendar to pvt. Shannon Sullivan Quot before i really did t think too much about it a said Sullivan who is assigned to the 216th inf it egg from fort Riley Kan. Quot now i will appreciate it More because i with be a part of it in the future 1 will think Back that i was Irr the persian Gulf War a being Here in War also May influence the Way spec. Carn Hood thinks about future memorial Days even though fast week she had forgotten this particular one was coming up. Quot i think ,., it will make me remember this time instead of a past f never expense need a said Hood assigned to the 101st military intelligence co from fort Riley Karr for staff sgt. Sherwood Maxson Memona Day each year has been a time to join his fellow veterans in the town Parade that ends in a Park in Westerfer . At the Park people gather around a nigh school student who reads the Gettysburg address Quot i always enjoyed that Maxson said Quot but next year f will think about those who lost their lives in desert  if your tour of duty has been extended and you have not notified your supporting housing off Ceaf the Extension you should do so immediately so that they May act. On your behalf to write us readers action be is the readers  last resort san Vang to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues Tor answers Are not readily available. Ifyu have a question Ana Dent knew where Tatum Ter q answer wite to readers action the and the Stan and stripes. Aug g9211-4211. 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