European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripesu.s., . Switch generals for military lecture series Washington a the United states and the United kingdom Are exchanging generals for the Kermit Roosevelt lecture series March through May continuing a 45-year-old program for increased understanding Between nations according to the army news service. Beginning this years military lecture tour will be the commander in chief of the United kingdom land forces Gen. Sir John Waters. He is speaking at military colleges and schools in the United states through april 3. Gen. Frederick m. Franks jr., commander of the . Army training and doctrine come at fort Monroe va., will be in the United kingdom May 10-20. During the persian Gulf War Franks commanded the army a Vii corps As it launched a flanking attack against iraqi Republican guard  lecture Exchange commemorates Kermit Roosevelt son of president Theodore Roosevelt. He distinguished himself As an officer in the British and . Armies during world War 1 and ii. He died on Active duty with the . Army in Alaska in 1943.european a coat move the european office for the non commissioned officers association is moving april 15 from Wertheim Germany and will open May 1 in Heidelberg Germany. The address will be Carl Benz Strasse 1. The office is relocating because the number of soldiers assigned to pc Den Barracks in Wertheim is dwindling and because the organization wanted to be closer to the army a european Headquarters in Heidelberg said Ted Netz Coa senior resident manager for Europe. The Coa is a non profit group that promotes and protects the rights of Active duty serv in members and veterans. The Coa also sponsors events such As Job fairs and Job seekers workshops. The european office assists the nine Coa service centers in Germany and the office in the  nominates colonels t Vaihinger Germany a four colonels in Europe arc among 36 who were nominated by the president for appointment to brigadier general in the . Air Force. They Are Roger e. Carleton special assistant to the chief of staff supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe shape in Mons Belgium John w. Hawley assistant chief of staff offensive operations and . Senior National representative nato Allied air forces Central Europe Aaice at Ramstein a Germany Thomas j. Lennon executive officer to the Deputy commander in chief european come Stuttgart Germany and Lawrence e. Stellmon commander of the 20th fighter Wing at Raf upper Heyford United  hit the Road Schwet Zingen Germany a recruiters will hold presentations for enlisted soldiers in Berlin and Karlsruhe who Are interested in joining special forces. In Berlin presentations will be held april 14 at 930 , and 1 30 . And april 15 at 9 30 . At the 5th in classroom on Mcnair Barracks Call ets 332-6289 for More information. In Karlsruhe presentations will be held april 21 and 22 at 10 . And 1 . At the Karlsruhe playhouse on Smiley Barracks. Call ets 3767381 for More information. Spouses of interested soldiers Are encouraged to attend the presentations. Applicants must take physical fitness and swimming tests. They must score 206 on the army physical readiness test in the 17-to-21 age group and swim 50 meters in Battle dress uniforms and boots. Soldiers should bring their most recent physical fitness test score cards and copies of their forms 2a and 2-1. For More information Call sgt. 1st class Thomas Lipuma at the special forces european office at ets 379-6430 or 6558 or 06202-806430 or 6558. Wednesday March 25,1992 a amps Gus Schuettler it. Col. Jim Reed from left Moj. Jeff Bro and master sgt. Cliff Strong off Memorabilia from the 525th tac fighter so at Pitburg a Germany. The items will be stored at Wright Patterson fab Ohio. Stacks of unit Memorabilia being shipped to museums it by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau when the 525th tac fighter so inactivates april 1, the unit from Pitburg Germany will Send a Footlocker asked with Memorabilia to the air Force museum at right Patterson fab Ohio. The Chest contains a variety of items the a a bulldogs want preserved in the event the f-15 Eagle unit is reactivated in some form or fashion. Besides the obligatory plaques patches and to shirts there Are photos a Cookbook an unc cased copy of Roberts rules of order the Mascot costume Complete with headdress and the Bell from what could be the Mother of All Squadron bars. There seven a 1983 bottle of Dom per Ignon As Well As a Sample of the bulldogs official wine a 1989 Mosel spat Lese. In a sense the bulldogs arc burying a treasure of memories that they Hope someone will one Day retrieve. A a it a going to be a starter kit for the next commander a said it. Col. Jim Reed the 525th s Squadron commander. A and its going to contain historical facts about the Squadron. Its a time  with the draw Down in full swing other military units Are amassing their keepsakes Ana sending them off to their service s repositories. Officials at naval army and air Force museums say their workload has increased substantially since the Start of the draw Down in september 1990. A a it a impacting us rather heavily Quot said Henry a. Vadnais jr., who Heads the curator Branch of the naval historical Center in Washington. Military units that deactivate Are required to return certain items such As the units colors and written history for historical preservation. Vadnais said his naval office typically receives photos documents plaques a copy of the commissioned ships insignia the life preserver with the ships name and Hull number the captains wheel Bells signal lights and flags and the last Pennant flown aboard ship. Souvenirs that through the years have become synonymous with a military unit Are frequently submitted. When the aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga was decommissioned in the Early 1970s, the Crew gave the naval Center a life size plastic Tiger. The 10-foot-Long Tiger became the primary raid bait Between the Ticonderoga Crew and members of an australian naval air group changing hands Back and Forth. It made the collection. A a lot of it is junk a Vadnais said. A you have to Weed through it. You can t save every Little  nothing As esoteric As that Tiger will be tendered by officials at holy Loch Scotland when the base closes june 1 after More than 31 years. Still officials there Are accumulating records and Memorabilia for Vadnais and the Nautilus memorial and submarine Force Library and museum in Groton conn., base spokeswoman it. Terri Kaish said. Holy Loch supported the nuclear powered submarines of submarine so 14, which is being deactivated along with the . Naval support activity holy Loch. The submarine tender Simon Lake will be reassigned while the los Alamos dry Dock has been inactivated. A when the Navy leaves i june a Kaish said a nothing is coming Back to holy  likewise Many of the army units that have inactivated probably will not return. The . Army Center of military history in Washington is the services main repository for relics. Other artefacts Are kept at the Anniston army depot in Alabama the Pueblo army depot in Colorado or one of the 102 army museums in the United states. There Are four army museums in Germany and one in South Korea. In All there Are an estimated 580,000 items either on display or in storage ranging from George Washington a horse pistols to George s. Patton a jeep said Cody Phillips acting chief curator at the military history Center. The collection includes about 20,000 cd Lars from army units that have inactivated Over the past 100 years. The colors Are preserved at Anniston. At Vii corps Headquarters in Stuttgart Germany a Skeleton staff is Busy packing away documents furniture and Memorabilia. The corps will officially join the inactive ranks on april 15, and the colors will be retired april 24. A a in be been gradually purging the Walls in the Headquarters building of Memorabilia said master sgt. Gregory Gilchrist a corps historian. Gilchrist spent part of last week transporting historical documents and mementos to Ramstein a Germany for a flight to the United  can identify with the bulldogs from Pitburg and their Footlocker filled with tokens from an Era that is fading fast into the past. The 1983 bottle of Dom Perignon is of particular interest to any historian since it replaced a similar bottle that was liberated by two bulldogs who recorded the squadrons first kills during operation desert storm. Written on the latest bottle is a message from the two pilots nicknamed a Spyro Ana a a Abby a to the next bulldog to kill a Mig Mirage referring to the soviet and French made fighters flow1 by Iraq. A that Quot Gilchrist said a is a tradition of a unit that has to be kept  the bottle and the rest of the footlockers contents Are heading for the air forces museum at Wright Rai Terson which has More than 50,000 pieces stored it a cardboard boxes and footlockers in a nearby Hange some of the shelves Are 20 feet High