European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday may5, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3no one knew Joe was that torn up by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Miessau Germany a Ever since he and his wife separated a month Quot ago All staff sgt. Joe Melvin wanted was to get his sweetheart Back friends said. He spoke about changing his ways and re dedicating himself to his wife and their 2-year-Otd marriage. All sgt. Cynthia Melvin wanted friends say was time and distance. A a a Joe Melvin had trouble accepting that. A the first thing out of his Mouth was a i want my wife Back. 1 want my wife Back a a said army sgt. James Clark one of Joe Melvin a Best friends a but nobody knew he would take it to this  on Friday at dusk 27-year-old Joe Melvin barged into his wife a apartment in the German town of Sie Gelbach and brandished his .380-caliber automatic pistol. As a male Friend of. Cynthia Melvin a left the apartment through a second floor bathroom window Joe Melvin shot his wife in the stomach. He then placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger for the last a time. A a a a a a. A a. A a nobody knew he was torn up that bad a Clark said. Despite losing a kidney can Melvin Thia Melvin is expected to make a full recovery said Clarks wife army sgt. 1st class Angel Clark who along with her husband was a close Friend of the melvins. Cynthia Melvin was listed  condition tuesday at Landsi Uhl army regional medical Center according to Barbara Slifer a spokeswoman for the 7th medical come. A the 23year-old army sergeant from Houston is assigned to a Fate Warrior preparation Center at Ein sied werhof air station Germany. Army officials have declined to discuss the incident. German police Are also part of the inquiry. But while officials were close mouthed colleagues and friends of Joe Melvin a did talk. / a a it a hard to get used to the fact that he is no longer with us a said sgt. 1st class John Johnson who worked with Melvin at he co 191st Ord in in Miessau. Johnson described Melvin As a Soldier a who took charge of matters. Melvin a native of Clinton n.c., was responsible for keeping track of the battalions  Clark a colleague of Melvin sat Miessau remembered How the sergeant always showed up for work looking Sharp. His boots were polished his uniform pressed. A the was a Leader not a Follower a she said. And that leadership Quality extended into his personal life As Well. Johnson and Angel Clark said Melvin was the Type of person who seemed to know everybody. A the Wasny to a shy person so he Drew a lot of people to him and made a lot of friends a she said. James Clark believes the couple s troubles stemmed from Joe Melvin a night life. He liked to go to clubs drink and listen to music. Joe Melvin enjoyed a changing with his friends and having fun a James Clark said. The melvins went their separate ways when they moved out of Vogel Weh housing in Kaiserslautern on april 1. Joe Melvin rented an apartment in Weijer Bach. His wife moved into a Small apartment on Sonn a amps John Bomor tragedy Lay behind this neat front door of sgt. Cynthia Melvin s apartment in Sie Gelbach Germany. Tag Strasse in Sie Gelbach. A i asked her where she was coming from and she said Vogel Weh housing Quot said her Landlady Margot Lorenz. A she said she was separated from her husband. For us she was a  person friendly.�?�. For the month they were separated Joe Melvin could not leave his wife alone frequently calling her at work., a a a a a a a a a a fall Cynthia Melvin wanted was her space to think and sort things out a James Clark said. On april 17, Melvin visited his wife a apartment Sev Era times but she Wasny to Home Lorenz said. He eventually knocked on Lorenzo a door and asked for a key to the apartment. A \. -. A Lorenz told him she did no to have one. When Melvin a wife returned Home that Day she apologized to Lorenz and told her she would take Steps to bar him from harassing her. The following weekend Lorenz talked with Cynthia Melvin in the Yard As her tenant potted plants. They discussed Flowers and plants and then Joe Melvin a you see a Lorenz remembered the estranged wife As saying a the does no to come Here  on april 29, the night of the shooting Cynthia Melvin had a 19-year-old male Friend Over to the House. The identity and occupation of the Man Are unknown to the Clarks and police have not released any information about him. A from talking to her it was just a Friend a Angel. A a a a a a a s4s Joh Bohmer. Sgt. James Clark looks at photographs of staff sgt. Joe Melvin who had been one of his close friends. Clark said. A they were Over there eating  at about 8 30 p.m., Joe Melvin parked his Blue Volkswagen Jetta a couple of blocks Down from his wife a apartment. Lorenz was in her living room watching television. Her husband Werner was at a local swimming Pool. Lorenz said she never saw Joe Melvin enter the Yard and walk past her House to Cynthia Melvin a apart Merit which is attached to the rear of the Home. Moments later Lorenz heard a thump but at first thought it was the television. She soon got up from her chair and stepped outside to hear her next door neighbor s cries. Lorenz walked up to Cynthia Melvin a closed door and heard her gasping for air and asking for an ambulance. Police found the melvins on the first floor. Cynthia Melvin a Friend had dashed upstairs and into a Bath room. From there the Man opened the window stepped onto the Balcony and jumped to the ground injuring a foot according to a German newspaper die Rhei Pfalz. He fled the area and was later questioned by police. A we a did no to have an indication that Joe Melvin would do something like that a Johnson said. A you never know what kept him from talking to anyone about his troubles. A memorial service for Melvin is scheduled for 10 . Friday at Chapel 1, Ramstein a. Spielberg film draws Dod tribute by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a Academy award Winner Steven Spielberg was honoured tuesday by department of defense officials for his film Schindler a list. The standing room Only ceremony was held in the Pentagon shall of heroes which honors those who have received the medal of Honor. Spielberg was praised by defense Sec Ted at the exit of the Camp in Auschwitz that says a those who done to learn from history Are destined to repeat  a by remembering and reflecting on the horrors of world War ii we May prevent repeating that history a Perry said. Also present at the ceremony were Murray Pantirer and Abraham Zucker Man who were a  on Oskar Schindler a list As Well As Bill Gay who helped liberate the concentration a teary William Perry for a harnessing the Camp at Dachau Germany with the 4th Hgt wer of motion pictures to show us a inf div and Lucille pole an army nurse Ime that we must never never  who also went into Dachau after its Hber Schindler a list is an account of the action. War years of Oskar Schindler a German army Secretary Togo West said the citizen credited with saving the lives of an a presence of these survivors and Liber Sci 1 200 jews held at the Ausch sips Are especially meaningful because f z Iraln Camp in Poland Dur they remind us of the lessons we must Ine world War ii. Learn from history. Perry said he remembers the sign pos Spielberg said that he came to the cer Emony a armed with jokes and humorous stories Quot but that the Impact of standing in the Hall of heroes with people who lived through that time is too solemn a moment for funny stories a most of the time the messenger is the one who is shot Quot Spielberg said. Quot with this film i am the messenger but i Haven to been shot. Instead in be been honoured. It feels wonderful but everyone needs to know that the film  have been made without the help of those who Are still alive who went through it and without the memories of those who  during the ceremony Spielberg was presented the department of defense 50th anniversary of world War ii commemoration certificate of appreciation and the world War 11 commemoration Flag. Macedonia bound copter damaged Heidelberg Germany a amps a helicopter that the army was preparing to Send to Macedonia was damaged during weighing tuesday night at Rhein main a so it won t leave Germany immediately. The Accident damaged the uh-60 Black Hawk s Tail wheel strut and Tail Boom according to . Army Europe Headquarters. The damage estimate exceeds $10,000, spokesman Jim Boyle said. Two other uh-60s were to be transported to the former yugoslav Republic wednesday evening. The aircraft will join operation Able sentry a . Observer Mission along the Border with Yugoslavia