European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday april 28,1994clinton leads rites for copter dead relatives friends mourn victims of mistake that killed 26 in Iraq fort myer a. Apr with weeping families and friends filling a tiny a military Chapel president Clinton paid homage monday to soldiers killed when . Warplanes mistakenly fired on two helicopters Over a Iraq. A a a. . �,.� a a a a a a a a a a a a a no ones words can wipe away the grief the pain the questions a Clinton said. The Downing claimed 26 lives including those of 15 americans three turkish officers two British officers one French officer and five kurd. Two air Force f-15c fighter planes shot Down the army Black Hawk helicopters after mistaking them for iraqi Hind copters. The jets were enforcing a no Fly zone established in Northern Iraq after the persian Gulf War to protect the kurd. The helicopters were carrying a . Relief Mission team. The american victims were a state department foreign service officer an air Force first lieutenant an Birthplace of Nixon 13 army service members. The ceremony was attended by three dozen relatives representing six of the americans killed in the april 14 shooting. The relatives included parents husbands wives and children of the victims. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. John m. Shalikashvil and defense Secretary William Perry joined Clinton in expressing sorrow Over the shooting. But they said soldiers take great risks and Perry promised to conduct an investigation that will achieve a a full accountability of what  a their lives were suddenly taken from their beloved families and from our nation a Clinton said. A it is our duty first to continue the Mission for which they gave their lives. Second to find the answers which the families rightfully seek. And third to Pray together that they will find the strength As the Days go Forward to ease their grief and lean on their Faith. Clinton told the mourners that the Bible says a things will happen that we can never fully  he added later a none of us Are immune from error a from tragic  without directly placing blame Perry acknowledged the difficulty of flying in the Mission. A i have some understanding of the strains and the fast Pace of events but we Are deeply committed to ensuring our men and women in uniform can meet this Challenge safely by providing the Best the most challenging and the most effective training  Shalikashvil called the shooting a a most terrible  but he said service members know they arc in a dangerous business. A although they Seldom talk about it openly a he said a they know All too Well that dangers Are forever present and tragedy can strike at any  representatives of Turkey France Britain and the kurd were on hand. Gets ready for tumult Yorba Linda Calif. A residents of this quiet suburb Are preparing for the multitude of mourners who will come to pay last respects to native son Richard m. Nixon. A i think the City is going to stand still for two Days a mayor Barbara Kiley said sunday. A a it a just going to be locked  thousands Are expected for the Public viewing of Nixon a closed casket today and wednesday. A a much smaller group of dignitaries friends family and news Media from around the world was invited to wednesdays funeral. Police will work overtime patrolling the Community of 56,000. The City about 35 Miles Southeast of los Angeles boasts Orange a in Tyr a la West mme a a stores will be closed As will streets surrounding the Richard Nixon Library amp Birthplace. Nixon will be buried on Library grounds next to his wife Pat who a ied4ast-year. People line up sunday outside the Richard Nixon Library amp Birthplace in Yorba Linda Calif., to pay respects to the former president. A now the Circle is Complete a Kiley said. A we were proud of him while he was president. We celebrated the Day the Library opened. Now we tend to his memory. Now it becomes our  president Clinton and the four former . Presidents will attend As will Many foreign dignitaries. Television news producers expect to Park at least 50 satellite trucks near the Library. Nixon who died Friday in new York four Days after suffering a stroke was born Jan. 9,1913, in a Wood Frame House his father Francis built from a kit on a nine acre Citrus ranch alongside Yorba Linda Boulevard. The family struggled to make Lemon Trees grow in the poor soil and sold the will americans in Europe get Day off Well. By the stars  president Clinton has declared wednesday a National Day of mourning for former president Nixon but the Impact on . Service members and civilian workers in Europe remained unclear late monday. Although Clinton issued an executive order that All Federal offices be closed wednesday the Day of Nixon a funeral in California the Headquarters of the . European come in Stuttgart Germany had no instructions to release on the subject. A command spokeswoman maj. Debra Pressley referred inquiries to the Pentagon. No hints were available there either. A at this particular time we done to have anything from the office of personnel management and they re the ones who decide that sort of thing a said maj. Bob Potter a defense department spokesman. The Pentagon has asked the office about the matter several times he said. The army said troops in Europe were officially notified of Nixon a death while in formation at 10 . Monday. Flags will Fly at half staff through May 22, the . Army Europe said in a statement. On monday the army fired one gun every half hour during the duty Day the statement said. A 21-gun Salute with guns fired at one minute intervals will commence at noon wednesday the Day of Nixon a burial. Except for flying the Flag at half Mast the Navy in Europe has no special commemoration activities planned this week said Petty officer 1st class Steven Mavica spokesman for Navy Headquarters in Europe. Any other memorial actions will be left to the discretion of local commanders he said. Farm at a loss in 1922, moving to nearby Whittier. There they operated a grocery store and Gas station. Nixon graduated from californians Whittier College and then got a scholarship to Duke University Law school in Durham n.c., partly on the recommendation of the colleges president Walter f. Dexter. �?o1 believe he will become one of americans important if not great leaders a Dexter wrote. Despite the 37th presidents Rocky career Yorba Linda residents hold a special place for him in their hearts and see the funeral As a historic Day for the City of tract Homes minimally condominiums and horse trails. Hundreds Olp eople streamed to the Library sunday leaving carnations roses and lilies. Flags flew at half staff As workers completed bleachers in the parking lot. Dedicated july 19, 1990, the $37 million Nixon Library operates on souvenir sales ticket fees and donations. The restored White clapboard House where Nixon was born sits next to it. Down the Street the congregation at the United methodist Church was led in a prayer for the Nixon family by the Rev. Todd Ehrenberg. Hotels in nearby Fullerton and Brea were Selling out their rooms. Florists received orders from across the nation. A a it a like a Holiday a said Linda Johnson 28, at Yorba Linda Flowers. A a we be had to order a lot More