European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is amps Dave Didio tears still come to Jim Throckmorton 80, when he remembers the death of his Friend Mcgee a a continued f of Page 15 since 1967 to this memorial Day Celebration and the grave of Mcgee is one of his annual slops a i think its an Honor for we. The living to come Here said Throckmorton who lives in Florida in the Winter and Heidelberg Germany in the summer the Bugle sounds also enveloped the grave Marker of sol. Lawrence Silva a Soldier with the 101st airborne div 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 them anymore. A Lank was on top of his foxhole. The Frozen ground around the foxhole prevented the tank commander from crushing the Soldier so he parked on top of the Hole and roared the eng be. 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 changed 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. A we do not know one pledge these men gave one Promise they made one a word they spoke Quot he said. Quot but we do know they summed up and perfected by one supreme act the highest Virtues of  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 visitors to the american military cemetery in Luxembourg Stop to read a headstone.readers1 action lines amps Dave Dot Dio it Fri i f i f a i i a ajar to Ltd r t i a Quot Dot or grrr t a a for we m e to r j 1 us re Ete or a t e become unwilling it cased he said with that  at the Chapel and taps a riled acre a he silent craves Quot we the living soldiers Den t deserve a Damn credit Quot said Throck Mcran a ears filling his eyes s pointed to the Marker Tey a be the heroes if a a Rar cd c f a  Date ice pit a time a place to rethink memorial Day by Chuck Roberts Middle East Bureau spec. Jim Syter and Many others waiting n the City of Khobiar. Saudi Arabia for their Chance to leave the Region last week Nad to be reminded that memorial Day was coming. They were More concerned about getting Home but Syler said he Wen t forget memorial Day next year Quot in the future it la have a personal meaning to me a said the operation. Desert storm Veteran As he waited m Tine with a fistful of coins to phone Home now he could think Only about getting on that plane and going Back Home to carb Cndace. I. Next year he said he will take time and pay respect to service members who have died n Battle Quot but not just for these who were Over Here Quot added Syler a National guardsman assigned to the 124rh trans co from Cairo Iii. Quot i have a lot More rest eur or the Vietnam vets now a lot lot Mere respect a memorial Day used to be just another Holiday on the Calendar to pvt. Shannon Sullivan a Quot before i really did no to think too much about it said Sullivan who is assigned to the 2t6th inf feet from fort Riley Kan. Quot now i will appreciate it More because i Wilt be a part of it. In the future i will think Back that i was n the persian Gulf War a being Here in War also May influence the Way spec Carri Hood thinks about future memorial Days even though last week she had forgotten this particular one was coming up Quot i think. It will make me remember this time instead of a past i never experienced Quot said Hood assigned to the 101st military intelligence co from fort Filey Kan for staff sgt. Sherwood Maxson. Memorial Day each year has been a time to pm his a i cd veterans n me town Parade that ends n a Park a 7/eofeney. F i at me Park people gather around a Man Socci student to reads the Gettysburg address "1 always moved that Max sen said Bur next ear will think about those arc pot then Pec r desert storm. A government rental housing concerns it a Cun Antly in the Govoni Ninon Rontal housing program grip and know for a fact that our landlord will not willingly allow us to stay in the House beyond the Rupi ution of the contract. ,. With involuntary extensions facing most of us what will happen when our grip contract expires can lie landlord be told he must allow us to stay due to the. Persian Gulf crisis we Knovs that  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. Grip lease contracts Are written to terminate when the military sponsor s 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  Date. In most cases  has agreed to extend the lease even when the Soldier was deployed to the Mideast landlords cannot be told they must extend a lease or their private property. As Long As occupants of grh3 housing Are Good tenants and neighbors land Ore s Are usually willing to extend the lease if your tour of duty Quot As of not notified your Succour or Extension you memo of s May act on your car Ait sen extended end onto write us Nea Ceri acc  a  a a. A j. Occur me Vernea. Cd o  i  a to v Page 16. A the stars and stripes monday May 27. 1991