European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday july 22,1694 Vietnam vets suicide rate linked to combat wounds from staf tand wire reports Washington a getting serious or multiple combat wounds seems to increase the risk of committing suicide later two veterans affairs researchers have found. The researchers followed 34,534 male army Vietnam veterans who were wounded in combat and compared their suicide rate to no veterans in the same age Range. The results showed that As the severity and number of wounds increased so did the suicide rate. The study contradicts previous reports that Vietnam veterans do not commit suicide at significantly higher rates than the Overall population. A officials said the difference is that this study isolated those who had received numerous or traumatic wounds is. Studying veterans in general. A the a has already Learned much about Post traumatic stress disorder and other depressive disorders in wounded veterans a a Secretary Jesse Brown said. A this latest study underscored the importance of psychosocial service to help identify hidden emotional wounds and thus Stop preventable  sex finance no charged. Aviano a Italy a an air Force master sergeant previously assigned to the finance office at san Vito Dei Normanna air station will be court Martiale aug 18 on charges of stealing More than $500,000 in . Currency from that office. Master sgt. Nancy c. Townsend forr Nerly  of paying and collecting at san Vito s accounting and finance office also is charged with conspiracy and with being absent without leave june 1-14,1993.Townsend presently assigned to a temporary Job a in dormitory management at Sari Vito originally was charged with stealing $279,700 from the finance office but was later charged with stealing another $256,623, for a total of $536,323, said staff sgt. Sandy Elijah a spokeswoman for 16th air Force Headquarters at Aviano a. Elijah said thursday that Townsend a general court martial will be held at Aviano because of san. Vito a impending closure. The a r Force alleges that on or about feb. 3, 1992, and again on or about Jan. 27,1993, Townsend stole the More than half million dollars in . Currency from san Vito a finance office Townsend who has been in the air Force since 1977, has been assigned to san Vito since july 1991. . Troops Hurt in Brawl Zagreb Croatia a four British  soldiers were injured in a bar Brawl in the coastal town of Troger officials said tuesday. The overnight incident involved 10 British soldiers of the . Protection Force who a got caught in the Middle of a fight Between two groups of local civilians in Troger a . Spokesman said. The town is nine Miles West of the base of the British battalion deployed in the port of split. French firm to renovate . Vets site in Paris by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a the run Down and nearly forgotten Pershing Hall a .-owned memorial building in Paris has received a new lease on life with a contract Between the department of veterans. Affairs and a French hotel corporation. This agreement will give  veterans organizations a Low Cost option for functions or reunions a officials said the a which has controlled the building since 1991, has leased it for 99 years to immobile Here hot la a Rich. In return in will finance redevelopment of the site. The building will be renovated to include a hotel conference rooms and a memorial to Gen. John a a blackjacks Pershing and the american expeditionary forces in world War i. The memorial will be designed and maintained by the american Battle monuments commission. A a a. Terms of the agreement say the hotel corporation has to give free use of the conference facilities to chartered veterans organizations for eight Days a year. A officials said career airman the facilities will be free for an additional two Days per month on a space available basis. After an initial payment of about $1.3 million from the in the a will continue to receive at least $250,000 a year As lease payments. The yearly payments Are set to be that amount or 12 percent of the Gross  signing the agreement earlier this month Deputy a Secretary Hershel Gober said it a Means that Pershing Hal will be re established As a valuable asset of the . And restored to its intended purpose. In addition the future financial support for the memorial is provided  a the american legion acquired the five Story building near the champs fetus pcs in 1928 to establish a Pershing memorial. The . Government bought the building from the american legion in 1935, but no Federal Agency was Given the authority to watch Over it. But an informal agreement said the american legion a had operation and control for the use and Benefit of Wei veterans a the legion severed its ties with Pershing Hall in 1982, for nine years the building languished with no Federal oversight or control. 9u of Gay sex acts at Ramstein a by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a an air Force master sergeant assigned to Ramstein a was found guilty at a general court martial thursday of committing sodomy and indecent acts with a fellow airman. The conviction of master sgt. Charles e. Jones or. Represents the eighth and presumably the last Case stemming from an investigation that began late last year in response to reports of suspicious activity. The air Force maintains the episodes arc not part of a ring but separate incidents. Twelve men including eight . Air Force person Nel were swept up in the investigation of reported criminal homosexual activity at Ramstein. Besides the air Force members three of the men Are . Civilians and one is an enlisted member of the British Royal air Force. The eight . Air Force personnel among them a colonel were found guilty of either some or All of the charges brought against them. In Jones Case col. Wade Morrison a military judge found the master sergeant guilty of committing sodomy and indecent acts with tech. Sgt. Jeffrey j. Farnham who stood trial earlier this year. Morrison sentenced Jones to 30 Days confinement a forfeiture of $1,000 and a reduction in Grade to technical sergeant. The charges against Jones who is assigned to the 86th civil engr so related to two encounters he had with Farnham last summer. In both instances Jones and Farnham coincidentally met in the menus Library restroom and masturbated in adjacent stalls. To though out the court trials the sexual activities of the airmen have occurred either in the Library restroom or the South Side gym Sauna room. On the second a Chance meeting Between Jones and Farnham Farnham testified thursday the two subsequently left the Library in Jones Van and drove off base to a secluded area where they engaged in Oral sex and masturbated. Although Jones later confessed to an air Force investigator that he engaged in Mutual masturbation with another service member he pleaded innocent to the charges. Jones civilian defense attorney Joel Cohen argued that the governments Case against his client concerning the indecent acts was not Strong enough because neither he nor Farnham could be seen or heard in the restroom stalls. Citing court precedent in civilian Law Cohen said a person has a a reasonable expectation of privacy Quot when entering a stall and Locking the door. Capt. J. Robert Cantrall the Lead prosecuting attorney took Issue with Cohen a argument. A the location of where they engaged in this act is important a Cantrall said. A a it a a Public  . Team at Nijm Egen forgoes Success to help ailing teammate by Doyle Tillman staff writer Nijm Egen Netherlands a the 28th trans in from Mannheim Germany gave up glory to help a fallen teammate during Day two of the 78th annual Nijm Egen marches. Marchers Complete the 100-Mtle journey today with a 25-mile hike. The transportation team was disqualified from receiving any individual or team medals after it failed to finish wednesdays March within the 11-hour daily time limit. The soldiers who 1st it. Doug Flowers stressed were truly a a team a lost two marchers wednesday because of medical problems. One Soldier s foot was blistered so badly he had to quit the March because of intense pain said Flowers who  officer in charge. The team continued on until another Soldier suffered a urinary tract infection a we came As a team and we were going to stay As a team regardless of the consequences a Flowers said. Initial reports wednesday afternoon indicated the team waited about three hours for the second Soldier before finally finishing the Days walk at 5 30 . A we were Hurt when they told us we were out of the team and individual Competition a said sgt. Anthony Austin a team member. Hurt maybe but Dpi out. On thursday morning the nine remaining 28th trans soldiers got up and marched hard a it was a grudge walk a Austin said. A morale is through the roof thursday a the lieutenant said. A especially after blasting by everybody today a the team will be allowed by . Army officials to March today a final leg of the 100-mile event which team members say is Fine with them a we came with the thought of walking 100 Miles a said Austin and teammate sgt Donald Williams. A so we re walking a. A a it Sall heart now a said Austin speaking for the team. And there is always next year at least for fac. Duane Burke who along with whatever members Are still assigned to the Mannheim unit plans to walk nijmegen�?T95. A new belgian Monarch salutes eur corps army Brussels Belgium apr Independence Day had a different look thursday with a new King overseeing festivities and foreign troops including soldiers from former enemy Germany marching in the military Parade. King Albert ii who became Monarch last August following the death of his brother Baudouin saluted the German French Spanish Luxembourg and belgian flags when he reviewed the eur corps Europe a new army in front of his Palace. In addition to some 200 soldiers from the eur corps the Parade included French armoured vehicles and jeeps and German tanks. The embryonic eur corps is headed by German it. Gen. Helmut Willmann. German soldiers belonging to the eur corps also marched in Paris during the july 14 French Bastille Day Parade. Apart from looking Forward the military Parade also commemorated Belgium a liberation ii a ,9erman nazi occupation at the end of world War ii 50 years ago. Belgium gained Independence from the Netherlands in 1831,