European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Stats and the of s Gron be Stone links vets in 68 deed of heroism by Janet Romaker Toledo Blade Toledo Ohio on a search and destroy mis Sion in Vietnam on  12, 1968, Donald Johnson and Tim Peterson were caught in an ambush. A Bullet ripped through Johnson severing arteries. You la have to crawl out Peterson a squad ser Geant yelled to the wounded Soldier. But Johnson could barely move. I decided i would t let one of my men die said Peterson who crawled through thick Jungle vegetation to help. I whispered Johnson you be got to help me get you out of Here i grabbed him and started to drag him. The enemy started to shoot. I got Back to my Rifle and threw Johnson into a Hole and fired into the  a colonel circling overhead in a helicopter found out Johnson needed immediate medical attention. The medic helicopter was 13 minutes away. When the colonel s chopper landed Peterson pitched Johnson like a sack of potatoes into the helicopter. That s the last he saw of him for 25 years. On monday Johnson and Peterson were slated to go to Monroe Mich where a Granite Stone inscribed with the Date of the ambush was to be installed in a sidewalk at the Monroe county Vietnam veterans memorial. One Soldier to another and the two men s names also Are inscribed on the tone. I would t to on of a Catto 1968 ambush a Vietnam Johnson a retired postal cd tic from Alma ga., and his wife Lawanda Are spending about 10 Days with Peterson a Toledo businessman and his wife Carol. Peterson formerly lived in Monroe county. Some men can t overcome the fear of bullets to try to save someone else. Pete had no attachments to me. He came in and risked his life. He did t even know me said Johnson wiping away a tear. Johnson 48, who was told he came within minutes of bleeding to death has had nine operations and spent a total of about three years in hospitals. For More than 20 years Johnson said he prayed for the Man who saved his life. I knew if i did not see him on Earth i would see him in heaven Johnson said. A Friend of Johnson s managed to track Down Pete from Ohio this year and just Days before the Petersons were to leave Toledo to vacation in Florida in february a Telephone Call linked the two men. Ten or 12 Days later i was in Don s living room in  a id Peterson 46. Both men particularly Johnson. Ai of they suffer from stress caused by the trauma of serving m Viet Nam. The reunion has helped them come to grips with their past but they Are still troubled by what they de scribe As injustices such As Johnson s receiving his purple heart in the mail not from an army representative. The purple heart was destroyed in a fire. The biggest injustice was this Man risked his life and he got no recognition. He could have been killed not once but 50 or 100 times Johnson said. Said his Friend my recognition is getting together with Don. This whole thing with us that s what s important the Johnsons were honoured Over the weekend at the Lewis Avenue Baptist Church where Peter soil a member shared his Story of that Day in 1968, the men plan to see each other at least once a year. They have Given each other gifts and have Hon ored each other in their communities now they plan to spend time building their Friendship. Johnson gave his buddy a Book to heal a nation about the Vietnam veterans memorial in washing ton. Names on the Wall Are listed in the Book. Johnson wrote inside the Book s Coyer were it not for god and a Brave Man by the name of Tim Peterson my name would be listed in this Book. Thank  distributed by scrupps Howard news sort co. Lockheed subsidiary won t hire smokers from wire reports Marietta a Lockheed aeronautical systems co. Will join a Small group of companies that refuse to hire smokers. Smokers Cost More on a Long term basis said Doug Oliver a spokesman for the Marietta subsidiary of Lockheed corp. This will help Cut our health care costs and make us More  the policy effective in july also bans smoking in All buildings at Lockheed aeronautical which employs about 10,000 people in Marietta. It does not affect the Parent Lockheed corp., based in Calabasas . Mail bomb kills 1 Colorado Springs Colo. A mailed package bomb exploded As a Man opened it standing in his driveway killing him and injuring his wife authorities said. The woman 34, was being treated sunday for head injuries and a broken  explosion saturday sprayed shrapnel into the Street of the  Hills neighbourhood in suburban Colorado Springs said sgt. Dean Kelsey of the Elpaso county sheriffs office. The couple s four children were in the Home and not  would not release the. Victims names. The woman is in the army stationed at nearby fort Carson. The Man 35, also had sewed in the army. Former Mascot sued Hackensack n j. The former Mascot for the new Jersey devils has been slapped with a lawsuit accusing him of fondling a woman at a hockey game last year. The Belle Mead woman who was not identified and her husband filed the lawsuit Friday in Superior court in Hackensack against Brad Patrick Ebben the devils and Meadow Landers inc. Richmond a. A Timothy Spencer s killing spree two months in which he broke into the Homes of four women and raped and killed them made him notorious As the City s South Side  but it was Spencer s prosecution not his crimes that logged him a spot in criminal history. In 1988, he was the country s first Capi Tal murder suspect prosecuted using in evidence on wednesday barring last minute delays Spencer will be the first to be put to death based on that genetic link. There is absolutely no doubt As to Spencer s guilt said state prosecutor Donald d. Curry. After his arrest three criminal laboratories tested semen found at the Rich mond crime scenes and All concluded that it came from Spencer. Scientists said the Chance the semen could match someone else is one in 705 million. There Are Only 10 million adult Black men in North America. So when you say that you Are saying he s the one " Curry said. Spencer is scheduled to die in the state s electric chair for the murder of Debbie Dudley Davis the first of three women from the South Section of Rich mond murdered in a chilling string of break ins in september and october 1987. .-.-. All the women were bound with Avail Able clothing and household items then raped and strangled or hanged. 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