European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 51 50c tuesday june 7,1994 d 8693 a world recalls How Gallant they were. A amp amps Kano Eorge world War o Veteran Michael Suty Denches his fist and says Quot go get pm a As american soldiers Anarch past during ceremonies monday at Omaha Beach Clinton stands by Vietnam protest by Kevin Dougherty Normandy Bureau Coleville sur Mer France president Clinton concluded mondays commemorative ceremonies held along the beaches and Bluffs of the Normandy coast by paying tribute to . Service members a living and dead a who As Young men a saved the world.�?�. The final leg of Clinton a tour of a Day 50th anniversary Sites took him to Normandy american cemetery situated above Omaha Beach. The president spoke to a crowd estimated at More than 20,000, but he also addressed the 9,386 service members buried in this hallowed cemetery. In these past few Days ceremonies have evoked moving stories about the Allied invasion against nazi Germany he said. A then we come to this cemetery today that Speaks More than anything else in  the cemetery a Emerald Green Lawn turned from Shady to sunny As Clinton recalled How news of the invasion reached main Street America. A they were the fathers we never knew a he said. A the Uncle we never met. The Friend who never returned  but scores of a Day veterans did re turn monday. They came the veterans said not to bask in accolades but to pay homage to their fallen comrades. A the a Day vets were joined by world War ii veterans of other Days and other places As Well As by family members friends and strangers. The mood and atmosphere was genuine. The collective emotion was Heartfelt across the 172-acre cemetery located East of the town of . A i came Back for this a Marvin l. Snyder said As he set his left hand on the top of a White Marble Cross. Snyder was walking toward his tour bus after Clinton a speech and his selection of a Headstone was arbitrary. The name on the Tombstone read John j. Mchugh 1st. Sgt. 381 inf 83 div Pennsylvania july 16,1944. A a in a a Small potato to the rest of the Guys Here a said Snyder who came ashore at Utah Beach six Days after a Day. A Snyder 75, of Manchester Iowa was an army medic during the War. He Hopes that the publicity generated by the 50thanniversary of a Day will focus attention on disabled veterans. If this interview can be a stepping Stone to recognizing the wounded living mentally and physically i will have contributed More than 1 did t iving con to 11 months in combat a he said the monday afternoon ceremony was receded by More than an hour of music _ y army bands. And it concluded with a ceremonial flyover of four . Air Force f-16s, one c-i7 transport a b-1b bomber and four Navy a-6s, one of which per see world on Pago 2 i by the associated press president Clinton says he does no to regret protesting the Vietnam War but he often wishes be had received some military experience. In Europe to commemorate Allied invasions during world War ii Clinton was asked repeatedly by reporters about resentment harboured by some veterans toward his College age demonstrations and efforts to avoid the Vietnam War draft. A i done to regret the fact that i opposed the conflict in Vietnam and our policy there a Clinton told Abc. A i did what i could to a honorable a to bring it to an end. I still think i was right on that. A but there Are plenty of times when i wish id had the experience because i a after All a in a a child of world War ii. I grew up on the War movies a on John Wayne and John Hodiak and Robert Mitchum and All those War movies. I grew up with the memories of a father i never knew with a picture of his uniform on in world War ii a Clinton said. His father William Jefferson Blythe a served in Italy and died in a car crash three months before the future presidents birth in 1946. Clinton later took the name of his Stepfather William Clinton. The president was asked in an interview on Abc whether his avoidance of the draft during the Vietnam War cast doubts about his role As commander in chief. A we can to rewrite history a he said. A we can Only live in a time and place in which you arc and i am doing my Best to do a Good Job and be faithful to my duties As commander in  president Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Are joined at Omaha Beach by John Eisenhower left son of Dwight d. Eisenhower the supreme Allied commander and later president.  expanded coverage pages 3-12 View of Franco 1944 and ism pages 4 and 5 fallen friends -pagd3 Points do hoc a Omaha Beach Palau a Utah Beach Page 12