European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday May 14, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3help soil i aval la ble for ailing vet sin by Effie Bathen staff writer Hanau Germany a former military members who served in operations desert storm and desert shield and who suffer from ailments like chronic fatigue or soreness May still have their names added to the persian Gulf War veterans health registry an of Ficia says. Quot a a a a a that group also includes those who May not have had any symptoms when they completed their separation physicals said Jaryc Mountcastle a representative of the department of veterans affairs in Europe. The a will notify people on the registry of developments in research on what has been dubbed persian Gulf syndrome officials said. The question of eligibility is Ope of those most often raised said representatives who have set up temporary. Offices in the United kingdom Germany and Italy to serve the largest deluge of people leaving the service since Vietnam. Oyer the past year the a reps have Given some 1,000 briefings and talked to More than 24,000 people leaving the service. An estimated 20 percent Are a ctr ans who choose to live overseas they said. Those who attend the briefings and suspect that they May have a service connected illness Are urged to Contact veterans affairs representatives about the possibility of being put on the registry. Mountcastle said in Hanau that those who want to be added to the persian Gulf registry should write a Brief letter to the veterans affairs regional office 941 n. Capitol St. N.e., Washington d.c.2d421. Including a certified copy of the official discharge form dd-214 will facilitate the request she added. The vans medical Center will Send directions to the service member. Most Mountcastle. Likely he or she will be instructed to go to a private medical facility at . Government expense mount Castle said. / Active duty service members can Contact their local medical Center. Veterans living in Europe May be Able to claim medical expenses for further treatment if the illness is rated As service connected said Morgan Ruph he is the Washington coordinator of the vans military i in Europe who has been travelling Here this weel the greatest frustration for veterans living overseas is the distance that separates them from permanent stateside a offices and the time it takes to process requests Ruph said. The distance limits their Access to assistance in a number of areas. The a docs not have a toll free Telephone number that can be called from Europe and it docs not have permanent offices Here. Because of budget cuts the a will reduce its temporary overseas staff next year now that the military draw Down is coming to a close he said. Meanwhile a typical claim by Tetter from vets overseas May take two months to be answered. A it can take up to a year or better before that filing is adjudicated a he said. Even when approved it May take a month before a Check is in the mad he said. L v a a a a a a a a. A a. For overseas veterans with medical questions that May mean even More frustration., a this is a cold thing to say a Ruph said a but it was their Choice to remain in the european theater. This voluntarily deprives them of a system of support and a for appointments or a schedule of a Community briefings Call the following Telephone . V. Hanau Germany 06181-88-8300 or Dan 322-8308. Kaiserslautern Germany 067b3-6-6621 or Dan 4b5-6621 Nurnberg Germany 0911 -700-7202 or Dan 460-7202 Asa Naples. Italy 081-724-4700 or Dan 625-4700 Raf Lakon Hoath United kingdom 0639-52-3847 or Dan 226-3047 the country code for Germany la 49, Italy 39 and United kingdom 44. When calling from outside the country drop the initial Zoro on civilian numbers Bias from Page 1 semitic anti american right Wing russian Bonderenko belongs to the political party led by russian Ultra nationalist Vladimir a Mirinovsky. Upon returning to Moscow Bonderinko wrote an article for a right Wing newspaper that reportedly said that the a opposition at the american spy Center in Garmisch had arranged for him to speak there. The same newspaper published a poem that a appears to be anti semitic a written by a Marshall Center faculty member the team said. Bernstein told the team that slip such As the Bonderenko invitation would not happen again because the Center now requires a fully documented summary of personal history and professional qualifications for All guest while nationalism is a rapidly growing attitude in Russia and our Mission requires that we prepare our officers for it we understand that there exists a very Fine line Between the obligation that our Mission requires and the moral imperative that must deny presenting such ideas in a Way that appears to legitimate them Bernstein told the investigators. A . Federal judge ruled in december that army officers at the Institute displayed a anti semitic Ana anti russian Bias when they fired instructors Irene and lev Yudovich in january 1991. The Institute then called the . Army russian Institute or Sari was incorporated into the Marshall Center in 1993 under the name foreign area officer and language training Institute. The Yudovishes both russian born jews who worked for Sari for 13 years Are seeking lost wages and reinstatement with a lawsuit in Federal court. Although the judge ruled in favor of the couple the you do Viches monetary compensation has not yet been decided. In addition two other teachers at the school recently filed formal equal employment Opportunity complaints alleging anti jewish attitudes. Or. Jacob Hen Tov alleged that the schools administration refused to recognize him As the army a jewish Lay Leader in Garmisch although he has documents showing he has served in that capacity for at least 10 years. Lopez the Marshall Center spokesman said an Leo investigation found that Hen Tov had neither been discriminated against nor had he faced any repro. A when Tov May Appeal that finding but i have not heard what his plans Are a Lopez said. Another teacher Steven Hassman filed grievances late last year and Early this year stemming from his refusal to include the name of an army officer then maj. John Carlson on the credits of a course development project. Army defense attorneys in the Yudovich civil trial conceded that Carlson had demonstrated anti semitic behaviour at the Institute. A the Center came to a negotiated settlement with. A a. V. Quot a 843 Edre Avit Michael Wolf left Jill Kahn Meltzer and Jess hordes from the anti defamation league of by Nai by Rith recently visited the George c. Marshall european Center for Security studies in Garmisch Parton Kirchon Germany Hassman in february a Lopez said this week. The terms of the settlement included a clause saying neither Side of the dispute would discuss it publicly. Hordes said the anti defamation league team focused on the Post Yudovich situation at the Center. Team members were surprised that the army had not reprimanded Carlson and another former Sari officer after the army see investigation and the inspector general both found the Bias complaints to have Merit. The in report found Carlson to be a discriminatory in his actions and prejudiced in his beliefs a yet he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and transferred to the Pentagon. Another officer col. Richard Kosevich former Sari commander unquestioningly backed Carlson and a lied to the inspector general a a Federal judge said in december. Kosevich now retired was awarded the legion of Merit. Hordes denied that the . European Comdr see program was not working As it Shoula. A on the contrary a added Meltzer a the very fact that we be been invited into the Center Means the internal system is working. Or. Bernstein has shown his commitment by asking us in. We have worked at a number of institutions and this kind of response is very positive. A your work differs from equal Opportunity Quot Meltzer said. A we look at the entire picture the culture the understanding at an institution. That a not an Leo the team plans to Issue a report to Bernstein detailing its conclusions and recommendations hordes said
