European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                85 vol. 52, no. 208 Friday november 12,1993 key did their Mission Well and we Are proud of them president Clinton America grateful vets told Washington a on his first veterans Days commander in chief president Clinton paid homage to americans who served in the military and said grateful nation  in a solemn ceremony at Arlington National Ceme Tery Clinton placed a Wreath at the Tomb of the unknowns and saluted the unbelievable valor of army rangers who were involve Din the october firefight in Somalia in which 18 Ameri cans were killed. Seventeen other rangers from that fight were in the audience at the cemetery s Amphitheater and Clinton a9u\ Sas oat Casey Brig. In. Charles c. Cannonjr and veterans of foreign wars representative Dean White left photo Salute the colors at the Wreath laying ceremony for veterans Day at Wiesbaden a Germany. Both men spoke at the ceremony. A Vietnam Veteran right photo kneels at the Vietnam veterans memorial on thursday in Washington where a me mortal recognizing women who served and died in the War was dedicated. Ceremony hits Home of Wiesbaden a 0 women who served in the Uso in Vietnam hold their first reunion.3 armistice Day is commemorate from Australia to Europe. See Page 3 by Chuck Roberts staff writer Wiesbaden a Germany for Arthur Shet Leand Scott Powell the veterans Day Holiday has a Spe Cial Quality that Only a fellow Veteran can understand. I think the Day is very meaningful said Shettle a re tired army officer who directed a band during world War ii. It makes you conscious of your buddies who be fallen and you being Lucky enough to still be  pollutants cited As Likely cause of Gulf illness by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington the commander of Walter Reed army medical Center says he believes Industrial chemicals ultimately will turn out to be the cause of the medically mysterious Gulf War  i think we re dealing with a specific exposure of some kind of Industrial Chemi Cal or. Maj. Gen Ronald r. Blanck said wednesday. Blanck spoke at a news conference see Gulf on Page 2 for Powell thursday could have been a Day to Kickback and relax. But the army sergeant said he attended a ceremony at Wiesbaden about of respect for every one who s deployed to a different country and put their life in  standing in cold sunny weather with his 4-year-old son Michael sitting on his shoulders alongside about100 other attendees Powell said veterans Day has taken see ceremony on Page 2 asked them to stand. The braved hours and hours of the fiercest enemy fire the president said. They did their Mission Well and. We Are proud of  the president also presented a commemorative medal to Stanley Coolbaugh a world War i Veteran on behalf of the 30,000 living veterans of that War. In his remarks Clinton said the United states is at a turning Point after the end of the cold War. Let us today resolve we will not shrink from the responsibilities necessary to keep our nation secure and our people prosperous said Clinton. Our generation is being asked now to decide whether we will preserve Freedom s gains and learn Freedom s lessons. We Are being asked to decide whether we will maintain the High state of readiness that stood behind see vets on Page 2 okinawan seize Marine after Parachute Landing Tokyo a okinawan trying to Stop . Military Parachute practice near their Community mobbed a . Marine after his Landing and dragged him to a nearby Road a japanese de sense official said thursday. The Marine was not Hurt in the Inci Dent tuesday said the defense Agency official reached by Telephone in Naha the okinawan capital 950 Miles South West of Tokyo. The people of Romitan Village on Okinawa s Western coast have opposed Parachute exercises since 1965, when the marines accidentally dropped a trailer outside the target zone killing a fifth Grade girl the Pacific stars and stripes said. On thursday stars and stripes quoted a Marine spokeswoman As say ing sgt. William h. Madison touched Down within his assigned Landing zone at a military facility in Romitan. He was see Marine on Page 2 living legend no one sings the blues like . King see entertainment pages 20-21 inside today 4 1t a to raise question of seat belts on buses see Page 12 who s Barry Man Low the mtg crowd has no idea see Page 14