European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages b the stars and stripes tuesday december 10, 1991santa�?Ts helpers come to town Dow com sgt. Michael s. Sullivan of he co 3rd army div at Drake Cavern in Frankfurt recently met with children at a kindergarten in Dorn Assenheim Germany. His attendant sgt. 1st class Edwin l. Cannon read to the children in German and played the part of Knecht Ruprecht Santa clause servant in German lore. Turkey reaffirms anti iraqi stance Diyarbakir Turkey a Turkey will oppose any new iraqi crackdown on kurd prime minister Suleyman de Mirel said sunday indicating . Planes could continue to use a turkish base for flights Over Northern Iraq. A we have to say to Iraq a now look buddy if you commit savagery you will find us in front of  not ignoring the kurdish entity in Iraq is Turkey s new policy a the sem official Anatolia Agency quoted Demirel As saying. Demirel a Veteran Center right politician became prime minister last month after the election defeat of the motherland party of staunchly pro Western president Turgut Ozal. Demireles words seemed aimed at dispelling any doubt that the new government would stay strongly anti Iraq. Ozal is still president but Demirel had made dear that he thought Ozal was too influential during his predecessors premiership held by the motherland party. Therefore there was some speculation Demirel might change course. In the persian Gulf War Turkey allowed . Warplanes to take off from a turkish base for bombing runs to Iraq. In March right after the end of the War iraqi brutally suppressed a kurdish revolt. The crackdown sent 1.5 million kurd fleeing to Turkey and Iran. A in this kurdish problem in Northern Ira we should not let the West distance itself from us a Demirel told turkish newspaper editors. After Saddam Hussein a forces crushed the March revolt in Northern Iraq a .-led Western Force occupied the area for months until kurd could safely return Home from the mountains. A Western air Force flies daily patrols from a turkish air base. Turkey had Given permission to use the base through this month but Demirel made Clear that the mandate would be extended. A continued presence of the ground Force would be a headache. But. American planes remain at the in Ciurlik air base. So the problem is solved by itself a he said. Forklift Accident kills Giessen go a 26-year-old army sergeant died of injuries suffered Friday when a 4,000-Pound forklift he was operating rolled Over and pinned him underneath. Derrick a. Holloway assigned to the 60th Ord co in Giessen Germany was freed within three minutes by fellow sol Diers using another forklift. However Holloway died about 7 30 . While being transported by helicopter to the Hospital said capt. Jerry Lowe of 3rd corps support come at Wiesbaden a. Holloway is survived by his wife and 6-month-old child.2nd corps support come inactivating in March Ost Wildern Germany a amps a the 2nd corps support come soon will have something in common with Julius Caesar a both will have ceased to exist on the ides of March. Since returning from operation desert storm last Spring the commands troop strength has dwindled to slightly More than 400 soldiers stationed at five army posts in the Stuttgart area. The units no longer under the command s control have inactivated have moved to the United states or have been reassigned to v corps. Few of those who remain will still be around when remains of airmen missing since 61 in Laos identified Washington up the remains of four american airmen lost in an air plane crash in Laos More than 30 years ago have been identified the defense department announced monday. Three of. The dead airmen were identified As capt. Ralph w. Magee of port Sulphur la., staff sgt. Frederick t. Garside of Plymouth mass., and staff sgt. Leslie v. Sampson of Richey Mont. The announcement said the identity of a fourth american was being withheld at the request of his relatives. All four were aboard a plane that crashed in Laos on March 23, 1961, the Pentagon said. The remains were recovered by a laotian american team that spent six Days at the crash site last july. The Pentagon expressed gratitude for the laotian government s cooperation. The remains of the three identified airmen will be honoured today with a ceremony at Hickham fab Hawaii. From there they will be flown to Travis fab calif., and then to their respective places of burial. The remains of the fourth airman have already been returned. The command inactivates on March 15, so the command staged a Farewell ceremony monday afternoon at the gymnasium on Nellinger Barracks. The command originated in the nearby suburb of Bobingen in 1965 and moved to Nellinger Barracks in 1972. In the two decades since then More than 57,000 soldiers have served in it said col. John j. Tarpley 2nd corps support come commander. A subordinate unit of vol corps the command had an authorized strength of 8,165 soldiers deployed at 76 army installations in the German states of Bavaria and Baden Wiir Temberg before operation desert shield. The command deployed to saudi Arabia in november 1990 to build and operate logistical bases in the desert and provide other support for Vii corps before and during the War with Iraq. One base built 32 Miles inside Iraq bore the same name As the site of the command Headquarters in Germany Nellinger. It. Gen. Michael f. Spigelmire Vii corps commander praised the commands soldiers As a Unsung heroes without whom no Large scale military Maneu vers or gunnery exercises could have taken place. Yuletide festivities  participants of s christinas Parade in Heidelberg the Holiday revellers joined together for a sing along Germany wind their Way through the streets of Pat inside the base theater and listened to Santa Claus Rick Henry Village on saturday. Alter the Parade Tell the Story about the first Christmas tree