European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday do Ember 29, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3task Force mainly from Germany units Frankfurt Germany a amps a task Force 5-158, which is tailored to provide aviation support for the 10th Mountain div Light operations in Somalia is drawing specialists mainly from Germany. One contingent is from Italy. In All about 700 personnel will deploy with the task Force including one or More soldiers from the following communities and units Ansbach Germany 2nd in 1st aviation regt 3rd in 58th aviation regt 7th in 1st aviation regt Augsburg Germany 914th medical det 7th medical come Aviano Italy Southern european task Force Babenhausen Germany 4th in 27th Field arty regt 77th Maint co. 85th Maint in Berlin Berlin medical department activity Darmstadt Germany 596th Maint co 85th Maint in 4th medical det 7th medical come Frankfurt Germany Headquarters v corps Headquarters 5th personnel group Headquarters 22nd signal brigade 97th general Hospital Fulda Germany 4th so 11th army Cav regt Gie Belstadt Germany he Btry 69th air defense arty brigade 2nd in 3rd aviation regt 5th 3n, 158th aviation regt 6th in 52nd air defense arty regt 7th in 158th aviation regt 7th in 159th aviation regt Giessen Germany 503rd finance support unit 2nd in 32nd Field arty regt 7th in 227th aviation regt 8th in 158th aviation regt 39th finance support unit 127th aviation support in Heidelberg Germany Headquarters. . Army Europe 130th station Hospital Hohenfels Germany 94th engr in Hillesheim Germany 4th in 229th aviation regt 2nd in 6th Cav regt 6th in 6th Cav regt Kitzinger Germany 17th signal in Lan Stuhl Germany 2nd general Hospital Mainz Germany 6th in 158th aviation regt Mannheim Germany cod 502nd aviation regt 55th personnel service co 240th quartermaster Supply co Schwabish Hall. Germany 3rd in 58th aviation regt 5th in 159th aviation regt Schweinfurt Germany 3rd in 64th Armor regt Vilseck Germany 94th engr in 95th chemical co Wiesbaden. Germany he co 12th aviation brigade 1st military intelligence in 29th Supply and services co 8th Maint in 8th in 158th aviation regt 159th medical co air ambulance421st medical evacuation in 7th medical come co a 3rd aviation regt Wurzburg. Germany. 67th evacuation Hospital army couple found fatally shot near Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany a amps a an army couple were found shot to death in an off Post residence saturday near Heidelberg . Army Europe officials said monday. Criminal investigation come and German authorities Are investigating the deaths of sgt. Michael j. Sexton 21, and his wife spec. Gretchen l. Sexton 21, whose bodies were discovered at a residence in Neckar Gemund Klein Gemind Germany. A local newspaper the Rhein Neckar Zeitung re ported monday that Michael Sexton killed his wife before taking his own life. A spokesman for the Heidelberg military Community could not confirm the murder suicide report. Citing the investigation the military official declined comment on How the bodies were discovered or at whose residence the incident occurred. The couple were pronounced dead at the scene by a German doctor at 9 . Saturday. Michael Sexton was assigned to the office of the Dep Uty chief of staff for logistics. He is survived by his parents Alaysius and Nancy Sexton of Redmond Wash. Gretchen Sexton worked for the office of the Deputy chief of staff for intelligence. She is survived by her parents Leslie g. And Lorraine Backstrom of Shelley Idaho. A memorial mass for Michael Sexton is scheduled for 10 . Wednesday at the Mark Twain Village Chapel in Heidelberg. A service for Gretchen Sexton is set for 2 . At the same palestinians fast to conserve food Marj Al Zohoury Lebanon apr palestinian deportees fasted to save food monday and Lebanon urged islamic nations to consider the plight of the 415 men stranded in a freezing no Many a land Between lebanese and israeli troops. The deportees spokesman Gaza physician Abdul Aziz Rantisi said he does not expect . Undersecretary general James Jonah to achieve major Progress in his Effort to end the plight of the men expelled by Israel on dec. 17. Jonah conferred in Jerusalem on monday with a Broad based palestinian delegation consisting of supporters of the Mideast peace process As Well As Muslim fundamentalist opponents. Later he was to meet with israelis whose relatives were victims of Arab terrorism. The palestinians were deported from the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza to just outside israelis a Security zone in Southern Lebanon on charges of supporting Muslim fundamentalist groups. The group Hamas claimed responsibility for the killings of four israeli troops and Israel blamed Hamas and islamic jihad Tor the killings of two others. Lebanon has refused to accept the deportees saying it does not want to become a a dumping ground for palestinians deported by Israel. Israel has refused to take them Back. Both Lebanon and Israel have prevented humanitarian organizations from providing the men with supplies but smugglers have brought in goods. Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres told Jonah in Jerusalem on sunday that . Security Council Resolution 799, which condemns israeli deportation of the palestinians and Calls for their return was a one sided in that it. Did not mention the both Lebanon and Israel have said they will not allow Jonah to visit the deportees Camp through territory they control. Meanwhile the lebanese foreign ministry said it was consulting the 51-member organization of the islamic conference on ways to pressure Israel into end inti the plight of the depot tees. A Deportee removes Snow from his tent after the 415 palestinians expelled by Israel on dec. 17 spent another night in the freezing Hills of South Lebanon. The Pic is a political umbrella Lor the worlds estimated 1 billion muslims. The deportees piled stones on tent poles to prevent tents from flapping in the Strong wind and others gathered around Small Camp fires melting ice gathered in huge pots to use As drinking and cooking water. Physician Omar Fara Neh said a sever Al Quot deportees suffered from stomach diseases caused by drinking contaminated water. Hanan Ashrafi spokeswoman for the palestinian delegation to the Middle East peace talks told reporters after meeting with Jonah that the Fate of the deportees had become a an Issue of immediate human urgency and concern. Because of the tragic circumstances under which they Are the deportees she said Quot should not be made pawns in a political Ashrafi said the palestinians demanded that the deportees be returned immediately in line with the . Security Council Resolution condemning the expulsion
