European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars an vol. 51, no. 313 35 Friday february 26,1993 b d 8693 a Clinton orders Airdrop Washington a president Clinton ending More than a week of consultation and speculation about the scope of the Mission announced thursday that the . Military will Airdrop Relief supplies to bos Nian War victims to supplement ground convoys that Cari tall get through to All areas of the War torn Region. An administration source said the White House still hoped to get other countries involved in the Airdrop. We have not closed on the idea said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Consultations Are still going on with the United nations and its operation. These Airdrop Are being carried out strictly for humanitarian purposes. No combat aircraft will be used Inthis operation Clinton said in a statement. Clinton made no mention of any other countries joining in the operation which he said would be coordinated with existing . Relief efforts. The timing of the Airdrop was to be determined bythe defense department in cooperation with the United nations he said. The War that has raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina Over the past year has taken a staggering toll thou Sands have been killed or imprisoned thousands More Are at tisk due to hunger and exposure and Over two million people have been forced from their Homes spoils of War Young somalis pick through the burned out remains of . Ifune that was stolen and set ablaze during riots wednesday night in Mogadishu fighting continue thursday As . Marines and nigerian soldiers fired machine guns and grenades at snipers in the Center of the somalian capital. One somali was killed and four service members three of them marines were work in the City was halted by the violence. Clinton said he said the need for food and Medicine was greatest in Eastern Bosnia and that the Airdrop would be made without regard to ethnic or religious Clinton acknowledged that ground convoys Are Thebes Way to deliver Aid but said the Airdrop were a temporary measure designed to address the immediate needs of isolated areas that cannot be reached at this time by Clinton said wednesday he had. Instructed l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to design an operation that would protect . Pilots see Clinton on Page 2 services set today for copter victims Pilot out of Hospital by Craig Marti staff writer the Pilot of the uh-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed tuesday at Wiesbaden a Germany was re leased thursday from the army Hospital in Frankfurt Germany. Chief warrant officer 3 Michael p. Coker 40, was among four injured when the aircraft which was equipped with exterior fuel tanks crashed and burst into flames while Landing at 7 35 . At the air base 25 Miles West of Frankfurt. He had Ocen treated for Mil Burns at the Wiesbaden City Hospital and was transferred to the Frankfurt Hospital on other injured arc expected to be transferred to an army Hospital that specializes in fiery crash killed maj. Sch. Jarrett j. Robertson v corps Deputy commander. Col. William j. v corps assistant chief of staff for operations. Col. Robert j. Kelly v corps assistant chief of staff for intelligence. Spec. Gay l. Rhodes jr., a Crew chief with co c7th in 158th aviation regt in Wiesbaden. A memorial service for the victims will be held at 2p.m. Today at the Central Chapel at Frankfurt s Abrams Complex said it. Col. Dick Bridges v corps spokes Man. This is a change from previously announced times for the service. V corps Headquarters is in television linkup will be provided in the nearby see services on Page 2 trip Home for mom was death sentence for baby Byron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Furth Germany when pfc. Cas Sie r. Byrd locked her government quarters apartment in Ansbach Germany for a three week leave in the United state last june she was the Only one who knew her healthy 4-week-Oid daughter was lying alone in the dark closet of the Mas Ter bedroom. Her knowledge that such neglect would cause the death of Acilien r. Byrd was enough to result in % charge of pre meditated murder which the Soldier admitted to thursday in a court martial inf Iirth before military judge it. Col. Charles e. Trant. The Soldier from the 603rd aviation support in at Katterbach Germany is to be sentenced at 9 . March 16. The charge carries a minimum sen tence of life in prison. However a pretrial agreement includes a sentence that cannot be exceeded by Trant. Contents of the agreement Are unknown to Tran until after the sentencing. Evidence was admitted in the court room on William o. Darby Cavern As questions from Trant while he sought tonsure that Byrd understood the consequences of her guilty plea. He later read a 22-paragraph stipulation of fact and asked Byrd after each paragraph if it was True. The stipulation is a summary of the crime Ana subsequent investigations. Dabbing her eyes with a White tissue the 21-year-old Soldier answered most questions from Trant in the judge Only proceeding with a simple and soft yes she was often reassured and encouraged by her attorney capt. Mary Linn. Hal who sat close to and often gently touched Byrd. At one Point Hall asked the judge to allow her shaken client moment to compose herself. The questions and answers were enough to draw a picture of wilful omis Sion of a Mother s Legal duty to provide the Basic necessities of life to her neglect of such duties Trant told Byrd constitutes a desire to kill. Do you understand he asked. Yes sir answered the Soldier fro Albany a. Byrd said she had already packed som of the baby s clothes on the morning of june 18 when the idea to kill the baby came to her. Her parents had never been told of their daughter s pregnancy or of their granddaughter s birth. Before friends came to give Byrd a ride see baby on Page 2
