European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday june 7,1994 it at a glance soldiers can Start Licking their chops. The military is cooking meals ready to eat that contain such delights As grilled Chicken breast fillets. Sec Story on Page 17. Faa criticized the Federal aviation administration was warned before two fatal accidents that turbulence caused by Boeing 757 jetliners would cause a major crash unless the Agency acted a newspaper reports. A Page 14 Strep strikes a virulent form of Strep Throat similar to the kind that killed 11 people in Britain this year has hospitalized two residents of Norwalk Conn. A Page 15 gunmen attack party two people opened fire sunday at a party celebrating the end of the school year in san Marino Calif killing two teen agers. A Page 16 spying continues foreign spies continue to be Active in Germany despite the collapse of the communist bloc experts say. A Page 18 Trade soaring in the three months after the North american free Trade agreement took effect Trade reached record Levels a newspaper Pago 24 c Index Abby Ann Landers. 25 classifieds .28-31 comics.25-27 commentary.23 computers .-19 crossword. 25 faces a no places.20 horoscope.30 jumble.30 letters.22 Money matters.24 sports. 32-40 to listings .39 weather .21 France s Atlantic Wall keeps veterans away from beaches. u., Fin in nor hat re licht Nurt it by Mark Kinkade Normandy Bureau Omaha Beach France the French police did monday what the German army in 1944 do they kept the americans off the Beach. For a while anyway. With at least a dozen Heads of state and Many High ranking officers running around the Normandy Region for the 50th anniversary of a Day the French police imposed blockades that kept motorists off the Road and veterans off the beaches. Barriers went at key intersections on each end of the nearly two mile Long Omaha Beach Between Wierville sur Mer and Coleville sur Mer at 7 . French police waved off the few veterans who braved the Chilly morning rain to walk the beaches where they landed 50 years before. A what the hell is this a shouted James Cooke at the gendarme who shooed him off Omaha. A we fought to give this place Back to you and you wont let on a the French police officer shrugged and waved his hands in front of him muttering a a Accuri a occur it Cooke a combat Engineer on a Day had a solution to the problem a i ought to get the fellas together and take the Damn thing Back a he growled As he walked off. A a Security was the word. At 6 , the police blocked off the French n-13 Highway the main traffic artery of the invasion coast area. American military officials at the joint information Bureau near the cemetery sunday advised All mediator travel on buses to various ceremony sights. Veterans were to be allowed near the sights on tour buses or with official passes. But the Security broke Down Early. By mid morning dozens of vehicles without official passes were moving on the roads including some world War ii Vintage pc hides driven by re enactment groups. Some veterans said they made it to the Omaha Beach ceremony in private autos by turning on i hair Hazard lights and following official motorcade. Those trapped in the Security zone without automobiles were forced to walk or ride bicycles. At some Sites reporters slept in heir cars overnight to avoid the French police. Shortly after the Omaha Beach ceremony at about 4 ., attention shifted to the cemetery above Omaha Beach where president Clinton was to preside Over the key american event of the commemoration weekend. Veterans had it better there. Tour buses delivered the veterans to the Entrance of the grounds. However some veterans complained that they had difficulty finding tour buses to take them to the cemetery. Back at Omaha Beach the French police dropped the barricades shortly after the Beac Side commemoration. By 5 Dozens of veterans were standing at the water s Edge. Its a Good thing. James Cooke was just starting to round his friends. World from Page 1 formed a missing Man Man Euver. Among the guest speakers were retired lbs newsman Walter Cronkite who had come ashore to cover the Allied invasion As a War correspondent. Cronkite recalled a Beach that a was once littered with death and the terror of a world War ii veterans Cronkite said seem almost too modest about their fight against the Axis Powers. And he told them a you arc heroes each and every one of Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a Day Veteran Joe Dawson followed Cronkite. Dawson a company commander led the first successful assault the Steep Bluffs of Omaha Beach. Dawson was Given the Honor 50 years later of leading the president of the United states to the podium to address veterans and visiting dignitaries. Before Clinton a arrival visitors mingled throughout the cemetery grounds. Vets met vets. Vets met vets who did no to come Back and were Laid to rest in the cemetery. And vets met Young soldiers who seemed in Awe of their predecessors. A they set the Standard from the first Days and we Are just trying to meet their Standard a army sgt Paul Newton 32, said of an 82nd airborne div Veteran. Newton is a current 82nd airborne member. A sometimes they go on and on but they have some Good stories. Its history said 1st. It. Rich Lampe 23, of fort Bragg n.c., another 82nd airborne member. _ there were plenty of average americans circulating about the crowd. A this was a once in a lifetime experience a said Ellen Sullivan 35, who travelled to Normandy from Seattle. A a in be always wanted to see this Sullivan a shirt socks and hair clip were All emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the Flag. A miniature american Flag Hung from her Fanny pack. Quot right Down to the underwear a she said a a in Mas red White and Blue As they in Row 218, seven rows from the rear of the general Spectator seating 68-year-old Bob Matson of Monmouth iu., sat with his wife and son and eyed the crowd and the surroundings before Clinton Sar s&5 Kan Geoy Thomas Bennett 81, who was an army Captain 58 years ago with the 1st inf Dir Steps As he observes the a Day ceremony at Omaha Beach on monday. Rival \ Quot i taught history for 41 years a Matson said. A a in be always wanted to come Here. But i never Ever Ever thought id get Matson who served in the Pacific the Ater from 1944-46, got Here thanks to his son Ted. The 35-year-old gave his father and Mother Melba this trip As their Christmas present. Matson was aboard a ship in the Pacific heading for the Marshall islands As part of an invasion Force when world War ii ended. Though he did no to fight in Europe he said he feels an inseparable Bond with european veterans and those buried in Normandy american cemetery. Asked Why he was silting so far Back when Many empty seats were available closer to the ceremony Matson said he preferred the serenity of the rear. A i was reflecting on the cemetery a he said. Ltd thinking How Short lived their lives were. How Gallant they were to come in Here. A Many of them thought they might die and Many did a he continued. Quot in a just saying thank you to every White Cross i Matson seemed to be talking directly to those interred in the cemetery. A i got a Chance to raise a family and teach for 41 years. You did no to get that Chance. You were deprived of life. You were one who gave everything everything for Alt the people in the general s condition stable after surgery Caen Frances amps a military officials reported monday that Brig. Gen. Joseph g. Garrett Iii commander of the 32nd army air defense come is to stable condition four Days after surgery in Normandy. Garrett underwent emergency Colon surgery at the Caen University Hospital thursday a military spokesman said earlier. A spokesman at the . Joint in formation Bureau at Coleville sur Mer said a general Garrett is in the fourth Day of his postoperative recovery. He remains in stable condition at the Caen University Garrett was taken to the Hospital thursday a French and american medical team performed the surgery. Garrett a command is one of those providing support for the a Day commemorative ceremonies in Normandy
