European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday june 6,1994 French recall Why we Are free today by Craig Martin Normandy Bureau , France the French people who filled the streets of this famed Market town sunday remember vividly what took place Here 50 years ago. A this is very emotional a said 79-year-old Yves Malecot of Paris about the mood in . A we have made a fest of this Day but we remember those who died Here. A we need to remember people who disappeared fighting the germans. We need to let the Rench people know it was a very important Effort for the Allied  Malecot who was a resistance fighter during the War said some French people Are just now realizing what happened during the occupation a Many of the French people did no to until now realize How important it was for very Young american soldiers to fight Here and for the British who had lost a lot a Malecot said. A we Admire the vets who Are jumping a said Michael Femino 66, of Signy sur Mer. A for the first War we always talked about Verdun vet unfazed by Little scrape by Kevin Dougherty Normandy Bureau Umfreville France a mud and blood covered part of Elsworth Hargers Khaki uniform. He and 40 other world War ii vets had just parachuted into the Normandy Countryside and were enjoying the spoils of being american liberators again. Draped around Hargers neck was a bloodstained White handkerchief. He was Cut on the left Temple by the Parachute risers when his Chute opened. A it scraped up my face a he said. A a in be had worse cuts  a i just Felt i ought to be part of the ceremony a Harger said. A the offer was made by the French government and i thought i should jump at the  Harger was one of several colourful vets. During the time that Harger walked from the drop zone to the ceremonial platform he wore a special Skull Cap. The plastic Cap or helmet was Black and featured a strip of Bear hair Down the Center of it. Harger a resident of the upper Peninsula of Michigan said he killed the Bear which once possessed the hide. A i just wanted to dress it up a Little extra a he said. A i m not Bald underneath. This is my frat hat but i put the Bear hide on  Jack Dunn another Veteran who jumped also attracted attention. Periodically Dunn would pump up his bagpipe and begin to play scottish ballads. A Friend brought them to the drop zone for him. A i love the sound of them a said Dunn who has been playing the bagpipes for 13 years. A i was the proudest Guy in the world to be a part of this thing a Dunn said. Quot in a Way it kind of licks me off a Dunn 69, said in reference to people being surprised he would jump again. �?�1 realize the time is going by and it is a Little difficult to do some things but that does t mean that life Lias to Stop a Dunn is from Brookfield wis. Dunn was one of the world War ii paratroop ets who did not jump and for this War it is Omaha Utah and  Auguste do hos Tingue 73, of Albi echoed be Minone a sentiments about the veterans adding a because of them we Are free today. It was the Start of a great adventure for  do hos Tingue was in  the night of june 5-6, 1944, when american paratroops came into town. He met soldiers from the 101st airborne div. A everyday i am thinking about those people and the Day they  the Frenchman who now lives in the South of France returned to  for the anniversary. On saturday he met an american Veteran he first encountered 50 years ago. A it was quite emotional a he said. A the had his wife with him  for schoolchildren in France the lessons of world War ii come Early. They learn about a like Patton and Montgomery a said Henri Clement 15, of Grenoble. Femino said its important to relive the history of French liberation a to keep this in the memory of our Young  8&s Dave Casey Julie Monthel Anil year old French schoolgirl gets a firsthand history lesson from a . Vet an american Veteran of world w a ii jumps from a Vintage c-47 into the Normandy Countryside. On a Day. Dunn went into combat later in 19-14, when he parachuted into Holland. Prior to sunday s jump each Veteran selected the name of a paratrooper who was killed in Normandy As they jumped from the plane sunday. Each Man shouted lire name of the paratrooper who had died. Each Man kept the entire list in his right breast pocket. The experience coming out of the plane and memories of the War made things difficult for Harger. _ he said a a it a very Tough to talk about it and if i am not careful i am going to crack