European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday j  e 25, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 m a a. A amps Michael Abrams it. Gen. Jerry k. Rutherford v corps commander applauds the returning , Peac keepers. A a is amps Michael Abrams staff sgt. Waddell Yva staff left gets a kiss from his fifty la Tanya As her daughters await their turn. A a a a a a. A. A amps Michael Abrams it. Col. Carter Ham left and Brig. Gen. George ii. Harmeyer Case the . Flag at a ceremony in Vil seek. Vil seek gis Back Irmand Ted it of Marlene Romero Alamosa col Elrado mom my. A amps Michael Abrams a Banner welcomes Home pfc. Donald Romero after duty in Macedonia. By Ron Jensen Nurnberg Bureau Vilseck Germany a Home again and aglow in the slanting Light of a Clear bavarian evening task Force 1-6 cast a Long Shadow. Six months ago the soldiers of the 3rd inf dives 1st by 6th inf regt exchanged their Kevlar helmets for the Blue cloth berets of the United nations and headed South to the macedonian Border with Serbia. Peacekeepers they became observing activities along the thin Frontier that separates Macedonia from Serbia a major Force in the 2-Ycar-old War Between serbs croats and muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Mission ended thursday and the 547 soldiers returned to Vil seek and to families and friends. But first they stood straight and still on a motor Pool lot during a Brief Welcome ceremony. A your nation called you to do a Mission and you did it flawlessly a said it. Gen. Jerry r. Rutherford commander of v corps and one of the people to Welcome the task Force. The Vil seek soldiers were the second contingent of . Troops to perform the Mission. Soldiers from the Berlin brigade had the first shift one year ago. The Mission is now in the hands of the 1st brigade 3rd inf div from Schweinfurt. When they arrived in Macedonia from Vil seek in january the soldiers of what was known As task Force 1-6 manned three observation posts along the Border. That increased to nine posts in March. A you soldiers greatly impressed the world with your performance in Macedonia a said Brig. Gen. George h. Harmeyer the 3rd inf dives assistant commander for operations. And the task Force commander it. Col. Carter Ham told them a there Are people along the Border Between Serbia and Macedonia who Are better off because you were there a after the ceremony soldiers were released to the arms of their families. Some such As spec. Rodney Kincade met loved ones for the first time. His son Sharod was born in May and father and son met thursday evening. A a a he Sall right a the smiling father said. Spec. Chad prevailed six month Mission equated half of his songs life. A when i left he was just barely crawling a the Soldier said of his year old son Christian. A when i came Back he was running All Over the  a a it a great having him Home a said pre Vattes wife Tina. In an interview Ham said the Border area patrolled by . Troops is peaceful. A i think the situation along the Border is relatively Calm a he said. Quot i think it s Calm because the United nations has a peacekeeping Force in  he said he was pleased with the performance of his soldiers especially the Young sergeants who carried More responsibility than usual at the Remote outposts. But he said there were some lessons Learned for the future. A it took us a Long time to fully understand and operate within the United nations system a he said. Plus he said his soldiers should have participated in More joint patrols with the nordic in soldiers who also Are part of the . Force. Mam agreed that the future of the . Army will include More and More missions similar to the one that he and his soldiers have just completed. And he said to prepare for those missions along with the Standard army Mission is challenging. A it is much More difficult to be prepared for both War fighting and peacekeeping a he said. A they can do it but its  he said his soldiers would have a period of adjustment in returning to their Bradley fighting vehicles and their Normal training. A a a a a pc just got to get Back to the fundamentals a he said. Ham was referring to this when he told his soldiers during the ceremony a put your Blue berets away. Get your Kevlar out. Monday morning its time to hit the ground  m Elte is a. Ild americans advised to avoid Frankfurt protest Frankfurt Germany a amps . Military officials in Europe Are advising americans to avoid a demonstration by kurdish nationals scheduled for today in Frankfurt. The demonstration will be held Between 11 . And 4 . In the Rebstock Gallu Viertel Bockenheim and Hausen areas of Frankfurt. Organizers say the event May draw 100,000 participants according to a . Army Europe statement released Friday. Bockenheim and Hausen Are located less than two Miles from the Frankfurt military Community a platen housing area. The statement said there is no threat to . Facilities or personnel. A the demonstrations could run into the night a re Nate Frost a Frankfurt resident said by Telephone Friday. A a a police will be blocking off the autobahn and slopping traffic going to the Rebstock Schrimm bad swimming Pool searching the cars and passengers for weapons like guns and  if the number of demonstrators exceeds 67,000, German police will keep them in Rebstock said William Hall director of plans operations and Security for Frankfurt a 41 St base support in. A Community awareness notice distributed at nearby Rhein main a by the air Force office of special investigations warns a while the event is expected to remain peaceful the number of expected attendants will make it difficult to control crowd actions. . Personnel should avoid the area for the entire