European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 20, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3germans thank departing Vii corps by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany a a swing Low Sweet Chariot Corning for to carry me Home a echoed the . Army band and chorus Europe. Performing wednesday afternoon at Stuttgart a downtown Staat theater before . And German defense and government officials the group commemorated the departure of Vii corps. Most of its units have already cased their colors and boarded their trans Atlantic chariots or become part of v corps. For the few Vii corps soldiers who remain German officials staged a five hour string of Farewell events a speeches anthems parades martial music and a torchlight Tattoo. The outdoor events took place in the courtyard of the 18th-Century Neuen Schloss new Castle whose window panes rattled with each discharge of the 17-gun Salute for the . Army Europe commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint the ceremony a reviewing officer. It was the last Vii corps ceremony in Germany. A was you return to your Home never forget that the foundation for a safer world has been Laid by you and your predecessors in the corps a . Ambassador to Germany Robert m. Kimmitt told the audience. Erwin Teufel minister president of the state of Baden Wiir Temberg recalled that . Secretary of state James f. Byrnes speaking in the same room in 1946, said America wanted to return German government to the germans. Teufel said the Marshall plan helped the United states achieve that goal shortly afterwards. A you came to us As victorious forces in the second world War As liberators from nazi dictatorship As occupying forces a Teufel said. A you stayed on As trustworthy allies and for More than 40 years defended our common Freedom. Now at a time of detente and disarmament you return to your Home country As partners and friends of a Sovereign Germany. Stuttgart lord mayor Manfred Rommel said that a i mentally take my hat off to the americans for making peace in Germany possible for the last 47 years. About 250 ., German French and Canadian soldiers marched into the nearby Castle courtyard. Hundreds of Yards of Metal barriers kept spectators at a distance from the dignitaries As they moved from the theater to the Sun splashed cobblestones of the courtyard. Security officials brandishing Walkie talkies seemed to be everywhere. A amps Davo Aldio Stuttgart a lord mayor Manfred Rommel accepts a Vii corps sculpture from in. Gen. Michael f. Spigelmire. A we strike the colors today and take them Home a said the . European come commander army Gen. John r. Galvin. A Well done Jay Hawks Farewell Mission accomplished a a Jay Hawks is the nickname for Vii corps soldiers. Vii corps commander it. Gen. Michael f. Spicl mire presented Rommel with a bust representing an average Vii corps Soldier. A civilian employee Rick Gallagher designed the bust. Across the Schmo Blatz a Large Park like Square anti military demonstrators gave their own speeches. They held aloft banners with slogans such As a be All you can be make Germany army free and a Bye Bye gis take the German forces with  ten past corps commanders also attended wednesday including Gen. Frederick m. Franks jr., who led the february 1991 Vii corps invasion of Iraq during operation desert storm. At that time it was the largest corps in . Army history. The Farewell ceremony was intended As a Way for the City of Stuttgart and the states of Baden Wiir Temberg and Bavaria to thank the corps for its four decades of service. The last corps soldiers arc scheduled to depart a month from now and the corps inactivation will occur in the United states. Vii corps fought in both world War i and world War ii including the a Day invasion of Normandy. It was deployed to Germany again in 1951 As part of the american contribution to natos defense of Western Europe and has been there Ever since then. Until late last year corps units were stationed throughout Baden Wiir Temberg and Bavaria. The corps Headquarters is still at Kelley Barracks in  of Patriot claims Dod muzzling him Washington a a science professor says the defense department is seeking to restrain him from discussing his 2-month-old Magazine article about problems with the Patriot missile because the department suddenly decided his critical comments contained classified data. Meanwhile the weapons system came under renewed attack thursday with a newspaper report that patriots destroyed perhaps Only one of the 47 scud warheads that Iraq fired during the persian Gulf War. Theodore Postol of the Massachusetts Institute of technology said wednesday that the defense investigative services informed him earlier this week that he could not speak about any part of his article without violating his secrecy agreement with the government. Postol a former Pentagon science adviser is granted Access to some classified data. Dale Hartig a Dis official who spoke to Postol on monday said he did not Tell the professor he was prohibited from discussing specific information. Postol contends As he did in his december article in International Security Magazine that the Patriot a almost certainly failed to intercept All warheads it attempted to  the army has said the patriots successfully engaged More than 80 percent of the iraqi scud missiles fired at saudi Arabia and More than 50 percent of those fired at Israel. Postol disputes that and says the Pentagon is now trying to suppress his rights to free speech. The Boston Globe on thursday quoted Independent . And israeli defense experts As saying it cannot be proved that patriots destroyed More than one of the 47 scud warheads. The newspaper quoted Gen. Abihu Ben nun the israeli air Force commander during the War As saying that of the 17 scud warheads engaged by Patriot batteries in Israel Only one can a almost for sure be judged a kill while Only two other warheads were possible hits. Other critics pointed to a a severe shortage of valid scientific data to Back up the army a claims of Success the Globe reported. Postol has written and testified extensively on what he says was the poor showing of the Patriot missile during the persian Gulf War. The army has consistently praised the weapons Gulf performance. The professor said his article lessons of the Gulf War experience with Patriot was based on Public data and referred to newspaper and Industry publications. 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