European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From the cover Gonna have gridlock Here like you can t  with less than a year to go before the Golden an Ersary Murphy s prediction of gridlock is no exam geration.1 for a Day 50 planners it s a reality As they work on a package of commemoration events that Are expected to be attended by an army of veterans tourists the press and maybe even eight Heads of state to include president Clinton British prime minister John major French president Francois Mitterrand and polish president Lech Walesa. When Heads of state gather anywhere Security is tightened. That Security net will restrict people from attending official ceremonies without a pass during the week of june 6, said Joseph Rivers superintendent of the Normandy american cemetery and me Morial that overlooks Omaha Beach. Even veterans groups according to Gene Cook a a Day Veteran from the american 101st airborne. Division will be restricted in where they can go. I m going to come Back for the 50th anniversary he said during a 49th anniversary ceremony at Ste Mere eglise but it s not going to be too Good a time. Too Many people will be Here. We re Only Al Lowed to go to one ceremony just because of All the  x because 1994 is also the 50th anniversary of other epic turning Point world War ii Battles such As operation Market Garden popularized in the movie a Bridge too far and the Battle of the bulge Cook said veterans who get shut out of a Day activities will be Able to make up for it by visiting battlefields in the Netherlands and Belgium. To the Veteran or tourist determined to be a part of a Day 50, just finding a place to sleep during the invasion week will be a historic venture in itself. Hotels in the area have been booked solid during the week of june 6,1994, for at least three years prompting tour groups to advise customers to avoid that week altogether. Even camping grounds Are expected to be full. Despite the anticipated congestion and the flu tuition of plans As desires fall Short of reality a Day 50 planners such As col. Don Workman chief of the world War ii commemoration division for the . European come seem to have a handle on this potential monster. About 21 events from june to August to include official ceremonies in the american British and Ca Nadian Landing sectors Are being planned for next year s a Day observances in Europe Workman said. More than 1,000 . Service members from the european come 850 soldiers from . Army Europe alone arc expected to support these events in France and the United kingdom. According to Workman and others involved in planning the 50th, the following a Day so events Are planned in Normandy and the United states a mass Parachute jump of 600 soldiers mostly from the 82nd airborne div is scheduled for june 5 near Ste Mere eglise. According to Marc Jacquinot the curator at the Pegasus Bridge museum at bin Orville 500 British and Canadian airborne soldiers will Parachute near the towns of Ranville and Vara Villa on june 5. He also said an old Dakota aircraft from world War ii is being refitted to transport troops for the airborne drop.  ceremonies will take place june 4 in England. On june 6, the grand International ceremony will hit France. At the moment plans Call for this ceremony to be held on Omaha Beach. Dignitaries from eight nations have been invited. A ceremony on june 6 at Pointe do hoc. The american 75th Ranger regt headquartered at fort Benning ga., May Send 100 rangers to Normandy to scale the 100-foot Cliffs leading up to the Monument and the German fortifications at Pointe do hoc according to Walter Sokalski jr., a spokesman for the . Army special operations come at fort Nigg . If the climb re creating the assault of 1944 happens  expect it to he separate from the ceremony sometime Between june 6. In conjunction with the British a flotilla of ships will recreate an Allied Convoy crossing of the English Channel on june 5. The ships will Anchor 10 i lome is Dave Case Yso called first House liberated in France now a restaurant near Pegasus Bridge in Ouist Cham. Ters offshore at Omaha and Utah beaches in time for the ceremonies of june 6. Events to commemorated Day 50 Are also scheduled for the United states. A package of events is planned May 14-16 for new Orleans to include concerts military equipment displays and a Uso show. A re enactment Landing is planned june 4 for Chicago. Also on the boards is a Wreath laying at Arlington National cemetery in Virginia. Driving Back in time normally amid the pomp and ceremony of a Day commemorations a few military re in actors and col lectors Are seen driving Vintage world War ii Allied jeeps and trucks wearing uniforms and sporting authentic equipment. During the week of june 6,1994, France May be invaded by history buffs in uniform. Anywhere from 5,000 to 10.doo military re Enactor from the United states France England and other nations will swamp the 50th anniversary events according to Jim Osborne. Osborne is a judge and military re Enactor from Vincennes ind., who has dressed up in historical world War ii gear for the past 15 years. He is also the director of the Indiana military museum in Vin Cennes. He and his buddy Tom Hare who runs an army surplus store in Evansville ind., were at Ste Mere eglise this past june 5, dressed As genuine world War ii infantrymen. For this their second trip to Normandy they witnessed the airborne drop of 60 soldiers from the 3rd in 325th inf airborne in combat team in Vicenza Italy. V next year Well make the Channel crossing from England with British re Enactor and stay with some French friends during the 50th anniversary activities Osborne said. .-,.-. For the French Many of the activities surrounding a Day 50 will be coordinated by the French Mission said Christine Bejou a spokesperson for the memo rial museum at Caen. The French Mission consists of representatives from All the French government ministries who along with the 50th anniversary of d Day Are commemorating other key events that Ted to the liberation of France. At the memorial museum plans include the completion of a . Armed forces memorial Garden planted with stones and shrubs from each of the 50 states representing the cities and towns of american service members a Freedom tour consisting of a Multi Media display that focuses on the history of world War ii will tour 80 cities in the United states during 1994 to commemorate the a Day anniversary and a ceremony to inaugurate the first Stone made for the Wall of Liberty. Taking a Page from the Vietnam memorial in. Washington the Wall of Liberty Hopes to eventually have the names of the 5 million american world War ii service members who fought in Europe living or dead inscribed on the Wall. Under the umbrella of the american led Battle of Normandy foundation Pierre Salinger an Abc foreign correspondent and president Kennedy s press Secretary is Busy drumming up publicity for the project. For a $40 fee the foundation will Register a Veteran s name for inscription on the Wall. The americans arc the first and right now the Only nation to begin this Bejou said of the Wall scheduled for completion in 1995. The Wall will be built next to the memorial museum. Is Howard manoian who jumped into the thick of Normandy on l Day poses on the 49th anniversary of the invasion with soldiers of combat support co 3rd in 325th airborne inf combat team from Vicenza Italy. Page sunday Augusi 1, 1s j3