European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 52, no. 246 50c monday december 20,1993a searing photo grief and an unknown go editors note who was he this modern Day unknown Soldier the Stark shocking picture of a dead american his near naked body mutilated and mocked by a Gleeful somalian mob was beamed around the world in october without a name. At the end of the Long pain til Road to his identity were five mourned men five grieving families and a military unable a or unwilling a to provide an answer. By Arlene Levinson. The associated press Popeye Field watched the news that Day both fearful and transfixed As a . Soldier was shown dragged like a dead dog through the dust of Mogadishu by jubilant somalis. Was that Tom his Tom a i can Tell my songs face and his arms a said Field his voice still thick with Heartbreak since the death of the 25-year-old army sergeant from Lisbon  related Story on Page 5 a my two sons and myself was All looking. Right now 1  Tell you for  on oct. 3, Tom Field was among the . Army rangers Hunting the underlings of Mohamed Farran aided when the rangers were plunged into a bloody Urban Battle that left Lac ., dead 78see go on Page 2 report doubts go suicides Philadelphia a military investigators concluded that the deaths of 40 soldiers at bases around the world were suicides despite evidence suggesting some of them were killed the Philadelphia inquirer reported sunday. The investigators misquoted witnesses failed to perform routine forensic tests and lost or destroyed other evidence in reaching their conclusions the inquirer said. The newspaper said it checked documents in the 40 cases after being contacted by the soldiers families. Nineteen of the cases also were reviewed by four retired military investigators who said the evidence did not support suicide rulings the newspaper said. The military frequently uses suicide rulings to Clear the record quickly said Ronald f. Decker a former air Force criminal investigator. A they want these cases closed a Dick see report on Page 2another perspective a British Soldier in Belfast Northern Ireland allows a girl wearing a Santa Claus hat ?. Hij 5 is conc sight of i Rille sunday during a search operation talks continued in an Effort to bring peace to the province and Irish Albert Reynolds warned that he will order tougher measures against the Ira if the group rejects a British Irish plan. See Story on Page 4.visits troops in Somalia Mogadishu Somalia a Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff arrived sunday to meet with american troops and review plans for withdrawing All . Forces by president a intone a March 31 deadline. Shalikashvil spent the Day in briefings with . And . Officials and was to spend the night on an american ship anchored just off the Horn of Africa nation said George Bennett acting . Spokesman in Somalia. He was reported to have met with defense minister Fabio Fabbri of Italy which italian television said is Inow pressing for a .-led peace initiative aimed at avoiding new civil Wai Afier . Peacekeepers pull out. / Italy would like to see feuding somalian factions brought together under the auspices of the United nations. Fabbri a like Shalikashvil on a tour to Greet his country a peacekeeping soldiers for the holidays a confirmed that see Somalia on Page 2nco Academy makes Grade for final time by Jon Connor staff writer Baum older Germany it started out like any other class but in the end class 94-02 made its Mark Friday. In part it left an impression because it was the last primary leadership development course class to graduate from the 1st army div noncommissioned officers Academy in Baum older. But other distinguishing Marks also set this class apart. Students were allowed to sing at their graduation. Inclement weather forced them out of a Field exercise before it was scheduled to end. And a super tight race for the Honor of making distinguished graduate of the last class wrapped up the package. A i realize that its the end of a Long tradition a spec. Sandra Wes see Academy on Page 3 4. A people a sick of being perfect1 Are fueling a resurgence in smoking among americans a see Page 8 Santa a helpers americans deliver toys to Croatia see pages 26-27