European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 b the stars and stripes saturday september 21, 1991cheney vows to Settle pow Mia Issue Washington apr Secretary of defense Dick Cheney on Friday pledged an unwavering commitment to resolving the pow Mia Issue saying families should not have to Bear the a extra Burden of charges that the government has forgotten those left behind in Indochina. A i know there have been stories that question the governments commitment to those missing in action in Southeast Asia a Cheney said at a ceremony on the Pentagon Lawn marking National pow Mia recognition Day. A families should not have to Bear this extra Burden of uncertainty because there should be no doubt about the depth of our Cheney said that resolving the Issue of the 2,273 americans unaccounted for in Vietnam Laos Cambodia and China a is and will continue to be a matter of the highest National since . Involvement in Vietnam ended in 1973, there have been numerous accusations from Vietnam War veterans relatives of those missing in action and intelligence officials that the United states knowingly left behind hundreds of american prisoners of War. The White House and the Pentagon contend there is no conclusive evidence that any american is still being held in Southeast Asia. On thursday a senior Pentagon official said most of the pictures that have recently surfaced purporting to show american mias in Captivity Are fakes. But Carl Ford acting assistant defense Secretary for International Security affairs said one color photo appearing to show army capt. Donald g. Carr was being taken seriously. Ford said the photo which surfaced last summer a is going to be right at the top of our investigative Carr a special forces officer disappeared with Nis plane Over Laos in 1971. The military in 1976 listed him As killed in action. Rep. Stephen j. Solarz d-n.y., also speaking to the veterans and pow Mia family members attending the ceremony said that never in his 10 years As head of the House subcommittee on asian and Pacific affairs a have we made the kind of Progress we Are making now or have been As close to the Ann Griffiths executive director of the National league of families of american prisoners and missing in Southeast Asia said Vietnam not the Pentagon is to blame for failing to Clear up Mia issues. A what the families Are looking for is results a Griffiths said a and that a what in the pcnta8�n Are looking this Phat a to looks enough like my army capt. Donald g. Carr shot Down Over Laos 20 a ars ago that Pentagon investigators Are giving his file top priority. Panel oks War memorials honouring Blacks women by the Washington Post Washington a two major memorials to be located in Constitution gardens a for women veterans of the Vietnam War and for Black patriots of the revolutionary War a moved closer to realization thursday when they were approved by the Federal commission of Fine arts. To be built both still require approval by the National capital planning commission. The 3-0 vote in favor of the Vietnam women a memorial with two abstentions reversed an action taken four years ago when the commission rejected the proposal by a 4-1 vote contending that no further additions were needed to Complete the existing Vietnam veterans memorial. Immediately after thursdays decision Many in the audience cheered and applauded. A a it a a lot different from 1987,�?� commented a smiling Diane Carlson Evans a Vietnam Veteran who in 1984 was a co founder of the movement to add a feature specifically memorializing women. A everybody we be been working with All those years knew one thing a she said a that we would not give among the changes that contributed to the reversal were a 1988 Law in which Congress strongly supported the memorial an alteration of the commissions makeup Only two commissioners remain from 1987 and a dramatically altered design. Quot Congress has decided otherwise and All of us obey Congress As i think we should a said commission member Robert Peck who nevertheless abstained from voting. Quot i see this As a submission coming to us fresh a said longtime panel chairman j. Carter Brown. A its Success is that it does not try to be an appendage to an existing the new design focusing on a Bronze sculpture of three uniformed women and a wounded male Soldier replaces the original concept of a solitary Bronze figure of an army nurse. The sculptural group about 7 feet High is to be situated in a paved Plaza shaded by a Grove of Trees South of the famous Black Granite Wall of the Vietnam veterans memorial dedicated in 1982. A perceived conflict Between the Long a shaped Wall inscribed with the names of americans who died in Vietnam and added figurative sculpture has been at the heart of the controversy surrounding the women a memorial. The tremendous political Battle that followed the unveiling of Maya links Competition winning design resulted in the addition of a Bronze statue of three fighting men by sculptor Frederick Hart in 1984. That addition prompted Evans and others to push for the inclusion of a separate figure of a female Veteran she recalled thursday. A the Wall in itself was enough Quot she said a but when they added the men it became necessary to add women to Complete the l its a lot different from 1987. Everybody we be been working with All those years knew one thing that we would not give a Diane Carlson Evans commenting on worries that the women a memorial would open the door for still other additions she said a fall veterans organizations agree that a this is the end. No the conceptual design of the Black revolutionary War patriots memorial was approved without a vote. But it was the Clear consensus of the commission that compared with a highly criticized previous design the submission was a just a tremendous difference and something we can All be proud of a in the judgment of commissioner George Hartman conceived to a Honor Black americans a soldiers and civilians men and women Young and old free and slave a for their contributions to the Pursuit of Liberty and Freedom a the memorial if constructed will be the first in the Washington mall area specifically devoted to the Black presence in american history. It is to be located in a Meadow Midway Between the Lincoln memorial and the Washington Monument. The memorial features a curved Bronze Wall of figures sculpted in Low and High Relief culminating dramatically in two free standing figural groups. This figural Wall created by sculptor Edward Dwight jr., a former astronaut turned professional artist is to be counterbalanced by a Wall of Black Granite designed in a reverse arc and carrying inscriptions to encapsulate the memorials historical theme. The two Walls gradually rising from 2vi to 7 feet will Frame a Teardrop shaped paved Plaza. A this design a collaborative Effort of Dwight the architecture firms of Devrouax amp Purnell and Skidmore Owings amp Merrill and Daw a landscape architecture firm replaces an earlier version that was subjected to extensive criticism when submitted to the commission in the Spring of 1990. The patriots memorial is estimated to Cost about $4.5 million and the women a memorial about $4 million both sums to be raised in the private sector it is expected that both designs will be submitted to the National capital planning commission in november. Military application deadline for Soldier show is nov. 1 Washington a amps a Soldier performers and stage technicians who want to be a part of the 1992 . Army Soldier show must submit audition videotapes and resumes by nov. 1. A a we re looking for singers instrumentalists dancers specially acts and technicians a said Mike Wellert the Soldier shows managing director. A we especially Welcome auditions by soldiers who Are versatile that is they can sing dance and play an instrument a he said. In 1990, about 1,400 audition tapes were reviewed for the 35 cast and Crew members of this years show titled Celebration 91. Videotapes must be three minutes or less resumes must include full name rank unit civilian and military Telephone numbers and a mailing address that includes the name of the military installation. Performers will be judged on technique creativity originality interpretive skills versatility and presence. Soldiers who have worked As stage lighting and sound technicians should submit resumes detailing their experience. Rehearsals will begin in March 1992 at fort Belvoir va., and the cast and Crew selected will be assigned on temporary duty for about eight months. Applicants must have a service obligate in through dec. 31,1992. 5 audition tapes and resumes should be sent to . Army Soldier show . Box 439, fort Bel ?2 i39 Mary local installation entertainment branches hold Talent competitions in War said. Soldier show auditions family conference set arrnmil0 the 9th annual of a a a reference wil1 be Heid a be that 15? a installation ambassadors a rep tend maj0r.commands. 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