European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sims and stripes vol. 53, no. 137 500 thursday september 1,1994 d 8693 a 8 is enough of unitary chronic recruit _ ,. It .-.,.,. .,.,.-. F   Richard a. Serrano los Angeles times los Angeles first there was Walter Bank Beacham jr., and it was his real name. Then came Mark Richard Gerardi the first of Many aliases followed by Cedrick Houston and Chris Villanueva and Zachary Pitt and George Perez four times he served in the Navy. Four times he served in the army. And then he was court Martiale. For More than a dozen years he managed to foil recruiters by using fictitious names and fictitious credentials. And after serving just Long enough to receive his signing Bonus he would hop a Fence or Hail a taxi and then slip unnoticed Back into civilian life., a y/.look at the things i be seen and done he said the other Day. My life is a  but perhaps his greatest accomplishment was beating the largest and most Complex organization in the United states the armed forces. And he did it at a time when the military has Bee letting fewer people in the Pentagon is downsizing and closing bases and the army and Navy have ,. Offered Early retirements and buyouts in order to get people out / it s amazing. I m Imri Gued. I m appalled said Kathleen m. Gilberd a paralegal Counselor who specializes in military administrative matters in san Diego where Beacham went through several of his Navy Boot Camps eight is a hell of a lot of enlistments and i m a Little puzzled because you d think the background see recruit on Page 4 russian troops end 49-year German stay Yeltsin Kohl attend somber Send off by Terrence Petty the associated press Berlin Russia on wednesday officially ended nearly a half Century of military presence in former East Ger Many and the Baltic the last european bastions for former red army forces of the cold War Era. Gen. Marvel Burlakov commander of the West group a Force that one numbered More than half a million surren dered his command to russian presi Dent Boris Yeltsin on a Cobblestone Square in front of the opulent Schau Spiel aus theater. Standing before Yeltsin and Germa Chancellor Helmut Kohl Burlakov cocked his Arm in Salute and announce that the West group had completed its final Mission. Later in the Day 1,000 russian troop Sand 600 German soldiers stood at Atten Tion opposite each other at a Grassy me rerarmyaloksnwled1edvduring the last Days of world War ii in 1945. A pair of Goose stepping russian soldiers and two German soldiers carried two wreaths Down the length of the vast russian memorial followed by Yeltsin and Kohl. A russian Mili tary band played a funeral Mach. At one end of the grounds is an foot-High statue of a woman representing Mother rus russian soldiers carry their nation s Flag As they eave Berlin s treptow Park on wednesday to officially end their presence in Eastern Germany. Sia mourning her dead sons. At the other end is a huge mausoleum an atop that a 40-foot-High Bronze statue of a russian Soldier with a crushed Swastika at his feet and a German child in his arms. The four soldiers brought the wreaths see troops on Page 2 russian president Boris Yeltsin left and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl walk past the statue of the unknown russian Soldier during a Mili tary Farewell ceremony in Berlin s treptow Park on wednesday. Ira Calls cease fire stirring Hopesy doubts Northern Ireland this struggles into a new phase.garry Adams sirm of to in Kent j Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland a the Irish re publican army declared  wednesday Rais ing Hopes of peace after 25 years of violence but leaving Many people wondering whether it would last. This struggle is not Over. This struggle is into a new phase sinn fein president Gerry Adams told a cheering crowd that spread across Falls Road outside the party s Headquarters. Adams Leader of the Ira s political party ally called the cease fire historic and urged Britain not to squander this Opportunity for bringing peace to Northern Ireland. The announcement of a cease fire beginning at mid night wednesday was the first step toward sinn fein s being allowed to participate in elks on the future of the British province where More than 3,100 people have died in 1 Quarter Century of violence. But Many roadblocks to peace remain from the ancient antagonisms Between a protestant majority that wants to retain Union with Britain and a roman Catho Lic minority that regards itself As Irish. One protestant based paramilitary group threatened civil War if Britain settled the conflict on the Ira Sterms. And Many protestant unionists anxiously noted the Ira did not say anything about the cease fire being permanent. British rime minister John major and Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds had demanded a permanent end to Ira violence As the Price for joining negotiations. Britain offered to talk with leaders of sinn fein within three months of a permanent halt in Ira Vio  believe it meets the requirements of our govern ment that there is a Complete  military operations Irish foreign minister Dick Spring said in Dublin. Major said he was greatly encouraged by the Ira statement but we need to be Clear that this is indeed see Ira on Page 2