European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 17, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3work is done for Workhorse unit by Dave Melancon staff writer bad Hersfeldt Germany the Workhorse Squadron closed its Home of 21 years monday. About 100 civilian employees and neighbors of Mcpheeters Barracks joined the last 12 soldiers of the 3rd so 11th army Cav regt under drizzly skies for the ceremonial sheathing of the unit s Flag. It Quot my compliments to you for completing a very distasteful Mission with Pride and dignity and with everybody leaving bad Hersfeldt with their Heads held High Quot 0 1. William s. Wallace regiment commander said during the half hour ceremony outside the emptied Headquarters building. Quot we would not be doing this had we not been successful in our Border operations. Your Success is Why we Are Here today and Why we have the luxury of leaving Germany with our Heads held  the squadrons Hilltop Home was built in 1936 and originally housed a German transportation battalion said it. Col. Roger Jones Squadron commander. After world War ii the Cavern was named to Honor it. Col. John Mcpeet Era who died in Battle in Italy. In 1950, the 3rd so 14th cavalry regt was assigned to the Cavern. In 1972, the unit was designated the 3rd so 11th army Cav regt. \ the Squadron a nicknamed the Workhorse a patrolled the Intra German Border manned observation posts conducted reconnaissance patrols and provided Security for the area Jones said. The Squadron s Job ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he said. Quot our Mission was Complete thanks to the vigilance of our soldiers and the citizens of bad Hersfeldt and the other cities which s surround this area Quot Jones said. Quot together we have stood and together we rejoice in our Victory which was won without firing a  the squadrons exit from bad Hersfeldt also marked its last Day As a unit he said. The Squadron was created in 1901 and saw combat in the Philippines Mexico world War ii and Vietnam. The squadrons Parent unit will inactivate in 19#4. After toasts to the Squadron the regiment and the City the units colors were covered in a Olive drab Case. A color guard lowered the . Flag and Jones handed it to the City a mayor Harald Weiss As a Token of Friendship. Regimental soldiers and military police will guard their former Home until mid december when it will be turned Over to German authorities said 1st it. John Sietsema a Squadron spokesman. A we got a lot of Calls from germans saying a we Are going to miss you a a he said. A the civil affairs Section got a lot of Calls from people saying  gets 2 planes Raf Lakenheath England a amps the first two aircraft that will be assigned to the 493rd fighter so when it is reactivated in january arrived monday at Raf Lakenheath. An f-15c one seater fighter plane and an f-16d two seater plane arrived from Eglin fab Fla. The two aircraft will be used primarily for training. About 19 other f-15c aircraft will begin arriving from Eglin in january a spokesman for Lakenheath said. The reactivated Soe Sterber Germany _ operations in 1994. Many of the 493rd�?Ts maintenance technicians also will come from the two bases the spokesman said. The 493rd, which will become the third fighter Squadron at Lakenheath will become operational in july. The reactivated Squadron will include about 650 personnel to support the squadrons 21 planes the spokesman said. Lakenheath is Home to the 492nd and 494th fighter squadrons. The 493rd was inactivated in december 1992 when the base stopped flying Al 11s. And the remaining two fighter squadrons began flying f-15es, which Are primarily ground attack aircraft. The f-15gi Are designed for air to air  band member pronounced dead at clinic Naples Italy a amps a an Allied forces Southern Europe band member was pronounced dead at a medical clinic saturday after attempts to revive him failed. Petty officer 2nd Gass Gary Alston 42, was pronounced dead at the pin Tamare clinic at 11 17 . According to the commander of Alston a unit Alston a wife Karen Davis Moore discovered that her husband had stopped breathing saturday morning and called for help. An ambulance took Alston to the clinic about a half mile from his quarters but efforts by clinic personnel to revive him faded. Navy officials Are awaiting results of an autopsy before determining a cause of death. Alston a native of Alexandria va., is survived by his wife his son aryan 11 and his daughter Keisha 13. His family lived with him at their quarters. A memorial service for the former nato band member is scheduled at the Chapel on the naval support activity Naples on thursday at 3 . By Chuck Roberts staff writer Hanau Germany a a Hanau woman claims that military police used excessive Force to restrain her while they investigated a stolen car report. Jacqueline Eubanks said three maps in binding in Germany slammed her against the Hood of her car struck her in the Back and pushed her face into the Hood As they handcuffed her thursday morning at Armstrong Barracks. Police on the other hand contend that she did no to cooperate with their questioning and turned belligerent and combative. The 34-year-old woman has been charged with civilian misconduct assault and with illegally transporting a firearm in a vehicle. The charges Stem from police reports that she kicked and hit them As Well As from their disco cry of a .357 magnum handgun kept in a locked Box in the family car. The Case will be turned Over to the civilian misconduct actions authority said a spokesman for the 104th area support group in Hanau. Quot i have been embarrassed humiliated and Hurt and treated less than a human being a said the accused an audiovisual assistant at the Campo Pond training site. Quot we used the minimal amount of Force necessary to control the situation Quot said capt. Dave Dunn Provost marshal for the 414th base support in in Hanau. The incident began about 4 . Thursday when Eubanks was unable to sleep she said. She decided to drive from Pioneer housing in Hanau to the Post office at Armstrong Barracks in binding in to pick up her mail. A the family car was parked at a nearby Barracks where Eubanks husband sgt. 1st class Earl Eubanks is living during a temporary marital separation. The husband said he happened to Wake up and look out the window As his wife drove the car away. He said he feared the 1987 red Nissan Maxima was being stolen. He called the military police and reported a possible stolen car. A military policeman stopped Jacqueline Eubanks As she was leaving Armstrong Barracks. Accounts differ Between her and the police As to the sequence of events that followed involving requests for identification but they agree that she did not turn Over her purse and keys when initially asked. They also agree that the dispute became loud unfriendly and physical when police handcuffed her. Dunn said Eubanks refusal to identify herself when the two maps arrived prompted police to arrest and handcuff her to find out her identity. During the arrest. She became combative Dunn said and elbowed and kicked a policewoman who was placing Handcuffs on Jacqueline Eubanks a amps Oava by her. Eubanks also tried to kick another my Dunn said. Next police searched the car. The accused said she told them that her husbands gun might be in the car but that she did not know where. Police then called her husband who informed them that his .357-caliber magnum was locked in a Box to which his wife did not have the key. The key had been shipped along with their household goods to Earl Eubanks new assignment at fort Stewart a. Police later opened the Box and confiscated the registered gun and Holster. Jacqueline Eubanks was taken to the my station and then released after she requested a lawyer when being read her rights Dunn said. She also requested medical attention and was escorted to a local German Hospital. Again accounts vary about what followed there. A after she arrived Home she said her husband drove her to the army Hospital in Frankfurt where she was seen in the emergency room at 10 13 . A medical examination form reported that Jacqueline Eubanks had three bruises on Ner upper  and tenderness on her wrists arms Elbow shoulder and lower Back. The arrested woman who is scheduled to return to the states late this month said she is outraged at the treatment she received and has filed complaints with the local inspector general her congressman sen. Sam Nunn a a. And the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Jacqueline Eubanks is Black and the three maps Are White. Quot stuff like this does no to need to be happening a she said. Quot Peoples rights Are being violated and if you done to stand up for your rights you wont have  teen Ager charged in death of girl 13 hargeshe1m, Germany a amps at 18-year-old German male has been charged in connection with the death of Carolin Zapp a 1st army div spokeswoman said tuesday. The 13-year-old German girls decomposing body was found in Bushes nov. 7 near a sport Field a half mile from her Home in Hargesheim about one mile Northwest of bad Kyeu Zach. The girl had been missing 31 Days after she was last seen by some friends at the towns Square. German authorities had asked for americans help in finding her. The suspect who was 17 during the time of Zappa a death was apprehended nov. 10 Ana is being treated As a minor said the spokeswoman Christel Borris. He is being held in a juvenile confinement facility in Schif Ferstadt about 10 Miles West of Heidelberg. Officials believe that Carolin and the suspect were involved in a romantic Fela a o Tio ship Borris said. The two apparently were arguing when Carolin fell. She suffered a blow to her head but officials believe the girl was strangled Borris said. Zapp was found wearing the same outfit she had on when she disappeared. There was no indication of sexual abuse Borris said