European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 4, 1994 the stars and stripes Page. 3. By Mark Kinkade Staft writer soldiers in Budinger Germany Are betting that Money not Only talks but also will Lead them to those responsible for. Racial incidents in the Community. Since late 1992, senior  and officers have been targeted with threatening Telephone Calls vandalism and racially offensive Graffiti. At one Point someone broke into an Armstrong Barracks orderly room and painted the word a a Nigger on a Wall. When an army Reward of $1,000 for information in the Case did no to catch the people responsible for the incidents soldiers from the 1st army dives 1st Cav so at Armstrong Barracks in Budinger chipped in and raised another $1,000, said a 1st army div spokesman. It. Col. Philip Coker 1st Cav commander said the soldiers Are offering the Reward to show support for the harassment victims. For Budinger victims a those who were not receiving harassing phone Calls wanted to do two positive things a Coker said. A one demonstrate that they fully supported those who were receiving the phone Calls and two demonstrate to the person or persons who Are making the phone Calls that they did not enjoy the Broad support of those in this  the idea of offering a Reward came during a meeting Between Coker and the Squadron during the Christmas holidays the 1st army div spokesman said. The soldiers quickly collected the $1,000. But rewards May not be enough to solve the Budinger Case despite , including two 15-6 investigations named after the army regulation that governs special investigation the army continues to search for the person or persons behind the incidents. Sources in Budinger said the army a criminal investigation come has discarded initial theories that a group of White supremacists was behind the attacks. The agents told some of the victims that the attacks Are not racially motivated the sources said. The investigators also told some victims that the attacks Are probably retribution for a crackdown by some Black noncommissioned officers from the Squadron on gambling at the Post the sources said. In May 1993, several Squadron officers were disciplined for gambling with soldiers from the squadrons troop e. The 1st army div took a administrative action against the officers although v corps  detail the extent of the punishment. Recently a House armed services committee fac finding team visited the Post to assess the racial climate v corps said. The team returned to Washington  and is expected to file a report to rep. Ron Del Luis d-calif., the committee s  into limelight a amps Morion Hamilton children of turkish military personnel based at Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples Italy dance in native costumes during the International tourism fair last month. The fair was organized by the Uso. Last of bosnian evacuees leave Lan Stuhl Center Lan Stuhl Germany a amps a the last of the bosnian patients who were evacuated from Sarajevo to . Medical facilities in Germany were released Over the weekend according to a statement by the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Two patients and seven family members were transferred to hospitals in the United states the statement said. Besides the United states several other countries including Canada Germany Denmark Ireland Britain Australia Finland and Hungary have taken patients wounded in the feb 5 attack. Katterbach Germany a amps three helicopters and 37 soldiers from Katterbach a 7th in 1st aviation regt will depart from Rhein main a tonight bound for Macedonia. The soldiers and aircraft uh-60 Black Hawks will become part of operation Able sentry a . Observer Mission along the Border with Yugoslavia. A a they re pretty confident and anxious a capt. Eric Craig the battalion adjutant said of the soldiers who will deploy. A this is something we be been watching pretty  Craig said the unit has met with family members to explain the Mission and ease worries. He said everyone involved is prepared. The aviation Crews will join about 490 soldiers from the 3rd inf div already in the Small Balkan country squeezed be unit Grafe Wohr Germany a amps unit Pride turned vicious saturday morning when a 1st Cav so Soldier stabbed and slashed another Soldier during a parking lot Brawl in Grafe Wohr. According to a 1st army div spokesman spec. Ellis Poloma of Budinger is suspected of stabbing staff sgt. Cory Allison in the thigh with a knife. He also is believed to have slashed Allison sear and Chest the spokesman said. Allison is assigned to 2nd in 67th army regt in Friedberg. The army is investigating the incident As an aggravated assault. Both 1st army div units Are in Grafe Wohr for Field training. The knifing occurred As the two men fought outside a Grafe Wohr club the spokesman said. The fight began when an unidentified Soldier shouted insults about the 1st Cav so to Poloma and a group of Budinger soldiers. Poloma and his fellow soldiers were in the club ordering pizza before the fight. Soldiers in rent to allowed to drink in the Grafe Wohr clubs during Field exercises but they can visit the facility the 1st army div spokesman said. Apparently none of the soldiers involved had been drinking the spokesman said. Allison was taken to a civilian Hospital in nearby Weiden and was released Over the weekend Poloma went to the Grafe Wohr clinic for minor cuts and abrasions and was released. Both the 1st Cav and the 2nd in 67th army regt have reviewed the circumstances behind the incident the spokesman said. C-141s to join Sarajevo Airlift Fleet Rhein main a Germany a amps a . Air Force c-141 Star lifter cargo planes from Charleston fab s.c., will soon augment the Fleet of aircraft flying humanitarian missions into the bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Five Star lifters and seven aircrews have been assigned to the 435th tac Airlift wings sad said capt. Stephanie Holcombe a spokeswoman for the air mobility come. The United states has been using smaller c-130 Hercules aircraft for the Mission so far no reason was Given for adding the planes. So d is a provisional unit that was activated Early this year to provide a command Structure for Crews supporting operation provide Promise on a temporary basis a  each c-141 aircrew contains three pilots a navigator two engineers and two Load masters Holcombe said. The first two c-141s arrived in Germany on monday and the remaining three were expected to arrive tuesday. Holcombe said the c-141s May Fly their first Mission by the end of the week. Other details Are still being planned Holcombe  to Pilot killed in f/a-18 crash identified Washington a amps Navy officials tuesday identified the Pilot killed thursday when his f/a-18 Hornet Jet fighter crashed into the Adriatic sea As it. Scott c. Bubeck 30, a native of Belmond Iowa. Bubeck a plane went Down soon after it was catapulted from the aircraft Carrie Saratoga which is operating in the Adriatic. The flight was part of operation deny flight the .-authorized Mission to enforce a no Fly zone Over the former yugoslav Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Accident is under investigation. Tween Greece and Yugoslavia. The Black Hawks will be used to transport supplies and troops Back and Forth from the 50-Mie stretch of Border patrolled by the task Force. The new arrivals will be deployed to Petrovec Airfield near macedonians capital Skopje As a response to a longstanding . Request for additional Heli copters to assist peacekeeping operations there. Operation Able sentry is designed to maintain a presence and continue observation across the Border to prevent a spillover of hostilities from the 2-year-old civil War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The . Troops Are in Macedonia at that country a request