European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse To. 53, no. 44 500 Miff in Flag amp v tuesday May 31,1994 r a a a a a a \ d 8693 a t l a. A a a a a a. A. ,.�� a a a a .-.�. A a a a. A a a. A a v. A a a a. A s&9 Ken George French children huddle with their Pigeon boxes before grave markers at the Brittany american cemetery and memorial on monday. A time for tears a song of Joy by Vince Crawley Normandy Bureau , France Bill Clark a world War ii machine gunner wept As hundreds of French children Sang the ode to Joy on monday afternoon at the Brittany american cemetery and memorial. A i guess i wept for the Guys who did no to have the Opportunity to live the full life that we lived a said Clark from Duluth minn., who attended the cemetery a memorial Day commemoration. Clark was 20 when he was wounded fighting in Germany a Harz mountains he Snow 69, with 15 grandchildren. This was his first trip to Europe in 50 years. A. A i think its going to be the Best one Jill see a his buddy William Butler said of the memorial Day commemoration with the crowds expected at next Mon Days 50th anniversary of the a Day landings at Omaha Beach they Aren t sure whether they will make it inside the Normandy american cemetery next week. A a. A a a a v. Except for a handful of american veterans and about two dozen Active duty service members the memorial Day event at the Brittany cemetery which despite its name is in Normandy was at Quot see time on Page 5 guard Liberty Clinton urges Arlington a. A presi tent Clinton preparing for his european trip to commemorated Day praised the a can do confidences of world War ii soldiers and warned americans on memorial Day to keep their guard up. A we must be the guardians of the Freedom that was delivered to us a the president said monday. In two speeches honouring the nations fallen fighters Clinton also stressed a Days role in preserving democracy worldwide and urged parents to teach their children about world War ii. A to Honor we must remember a he said at the Arlington National cemetery after placing a Wreath at the Tomb of the unknowns. His remarks were interrupted by a protester who shouted a go Back to Oxford you traitor draft dodger a Clinton who avoided the Vietnam Ward Day countdown begins Lor events a Pago 5 draft As a College student in England was heckled More harshly last memorial Day at the Vietnam veterans memorial with a crowd of 4,000 gathered in a White Marble Amphitheater overlooking the Graves of nearly 250,000 soldiers Cunt on said a there at Arlington Row after Row of headstones aligned in silent formation reminds us see Clinton on Page 5,., and that s final on women Pope says Pope John Paul ii gave his definitive a a not monday to. Whether women could Ever become roman Catholic priests. A see Story on Page s gunman wounds sex aide to Farrakhan Riverside Calif. A former nation of islam spokesman Khalid Abdul Muhammad was shot at close Range in an attack that also left three other people wounded. Police identified the suspect As a disaffected minister of the organization. A. A a. A v a. Muhammad 43, was wounded in the legs sunday after he stepped away from body guards and police to talk with people gathered outside an auditorium at the University of California Riverside where he had just Given a speech said University spokesman Jack Chappell. The attacker identified by police As 49-year-old James Edward Bess is a former member of the nation of islam. He was beaten bloody by the crowd before police officers dragged him away. Muhammad was suspended from his duties As senior aide to nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan after a november speech in which he called jews a the bloodsuckers of the Black Community and said the Pope was a Quot no Good Muhammad also urged Blacks to Kilt see aide on Page 2 inside today Rush Limbaugh marries a woman he met via computer a see Page 20 life with the troops patrolling the macedonian Border a seepage 15-17 coming tomorrow class of �?T94 interviews and photos of graduating Dodds High school seniors including class valedictorians and salutatorian
