European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 30, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9farewell to Herzo a amps Vince Crowley artillery soldiers bid Farewell to their artillery base in an unofficial Retreat ceremony at Herzog Nakrach near Niernberg Germany. During wednesdays get together at Herzo base staff sgt. George Quinones in left photo sings a a in a proud to be an american to somber faced soldiers. Staff sgt. Timothy Stroman left in right photo shouts commands to fellow canno neers during the ceremonies. The 210th Field arty brigade will deactivate officially in a few months. The 5th in 17th Field arty is being transferred to fort Sill okla., and the 2nd in 12th Field arty has been  v corps. Last ships to quit persian Gulf greeted by crowd at san Diego san Diego up a the last ships to return from operation desert storm arrived wednesday in san Diego Bay where the Crew members were greeted by a crowd of friends and loved ones they had not seen since last december. Four of the five ships comprising amphibious Squadron one docked at the 32nd Street naval station a Day after Landing 4,500 marines at Camp Pendleton in Northern san Diego county. The flotilla included the amphibious assault ship new Orleans amphibious transport Dock Denver Dock Landing ship Germantown and tank Landing ship Peoria. The amphibious cargo ship Mobile returned to its Home port in Long Beach on tuesday. A the Denver was the last ship to leave the Gulf a said master chief Petty officer Mike Mcclellan spokesman for the Navy a surface Fleet in the Pacific. A in fact the Denver figured the Sailor who was standing watch on the Fantail when they left was the last Sailor out of the War  the ships had been part of a 13-vessel task Force rushed to the persian Gulf dec. 1 As the United nations deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait Drew near. The task Force split up after the War with the new Orleans and the. Other four vessels remaining in the Gulf Region until late last month. The task Force the largest to leave from a West coast port since the Vietnam War joined up with a similar Armada from the East coast and was poised to invade Kuwait from the sea at the time the ground War began. The marines never hit the Beach in Force but their presence was an effective feint that Drew iraqi attention and forces away from the actual Overland invasion  will Host special olympics sept. 14 Raf Alconbury England about 750 athletes from the United kingdom will gather at Raf Alconbury sept. 14 for the third annual special olympics hosted by the base. A Parade will begin the event starting at i i ., followed by the lighting of the Torch and the special olympics oath taking ceremony. The Days schedule includes Competition in track and Field gymnastics soccer basketball table Tennis and clinics on weightlifting softball and Bowling. There will be no admission charge for spectators. 423 More dependents return to Subic Bay base from . Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines up a a Boeing 747 jetliner on thursday ferried to Subic Bay naval facilities 423 Navy dependents who were evacuated to the United states in june during the eruption of mount Pinatubo. The first Large group of returning dependents was greeted by a brass band Navy personnel carrying flags and garlands and a reception at a hangar at Cubi Point naval air station decorated with balloons and pennants. A a it a great to be Back. I am very Happy that finally i am Home a said Adrianne Heavey 24, of St. Louis As she stepped off a flight from los Angeles. The 423 arrivals join 99 dependents who flew into Subic Over the weekend. They Are among 3,246 relatives of Navy personnel expected to be Back at Subic within two weeks. Rear . Thomas Mercer the Subic commander said the Navy was obligated to support its personnel and decided to bring Back the families although a new lease on the facility was still up for ratification by the philippine Senate. A certainly if we do not get the ratification there Are plans for prompt and orderly withdrawal but essentially we Are very hopeful that we will get a treaty ratification to allow us to be Here for at least 10 More years a said Mercer. On tuesday philippine and . Officials signed an agreement under which the United states will withdraw from Clark a and remain for 10 years at Subic a Navy repair and logistics Center for a compensation of $203 million annually. The treaty requires a two thirds vote of the 23-member Senate where a majority has indicated opposition to the renewal of the 1947 lease that expires sept. 16. Public hearings were scheduled to begin on the agreement monday. Independent surveys have shown most filipinos favor renewing the bases agreement despite the noisy Campaign waged by anti bases groups. Opponents say the tenure is too Long and the compensation too Small. The eruption of mount Pinatubo Volcano in june severely damaged Clark and Subic and forced the evacuation of 18,000 americans. Clark now has 2,400 troops while Subic has 5,600. . Ambassador Frank Wisner in an address before the rotary club in Manila thursday shared Mercer a optimism that the philippine Senate eventually will ratify the new agreement. Judge sentences woman to prison for insurance fraud fort Lauderdale Fla. Apr a woman who was videotaped frolicking at Walt Disney world after she claimed to have lost the use of her hands in a fall at a Bowling Alley Drew a year in prison for insurance fraud Patricia Latham a 59-year-old former kindergarten teacher with a history of slip and fall lawsuits had collected $15,000 from the Broward county school system in the scam. She pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and grand theft. A circuit judge Leonard Fleet on monday also ordered her to surrender her teaching License. Latham and her husband Leroy lace other fraud and theft charges for their injury  sets sept. 12 Date for launching discovery Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa has set sept. 12 for the launch of discovery with five astronauts and a satellite to study the Ozone layer. Weather permitting the flight will end at Kennedy space Center at 1 55  On sept. 18 in the first night shuttle Landing at Kennedy the National aeronautics and space administration said wednesday. Kennedy was designated the first Choice Landing site this summer. Discovery is scheduled to lift Oil on nasal a 43rd shuttle flight at 6 57 . The Crew will release the research satellite Midway through the flight. The satellite is to spend at least i years measuring the Ozone atmospheric temperature and winds and solar Energy from an orbit 372 Miles High