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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 r the stars and stripes saturday september 17,1994 a at a glance Chester Szuber a Michigan Man who received the heart of his daughter Patti in a transplant says he a a can to remember feeling this  Sec Story on Page 8. Suicide televised a Louisiana Deputy sheriff who killed his wife shot himself to death As a television station broadcast it live. A pages bomb speculation investigators have no evidence to. Support published reports speculating that a bomb May have been planted on us air flight 427 because a passenger was a possible drug witness authorities say. A Page 6 Somalia role ended the last american diplomats in Somalia have Given up and left the violent East african country. A Page 9 firsthand knowledge the Rev. David Dye of Atlanta is a Catholic priest who knows All about. Being married. I. A Page 10 Lennon tape sold the earliest known recording of John Lennon in performance has been sold for a record $122,500. A Page 20 l Index ram Stem other facilities Honor pow Mia sacrifices by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau a Ramstein a Germany a because americans place such a High value on lives lost in combat the United states will forever remember service members who never came Home and whose Fate remains a mystery an air Force general said at a ceremony Friday marking National pow Mia Day. Speaking to about 80 people at a pow Mia memorial at Ramstein a maj. Gen. Richard n. Goddard spoke about a Roommate of his who was shot Down Over Laos during the Vietnam War. The director for readiness and support for . Air forces in Europe remembered the Day he packed up it. Vince Willetts belongings and How he thought about his roommates wife who was on the receiving end of the package. A a it a hard not to think of them individually because each one has a separate Story a said Goddard who also lost a Squadron commander in the War. The Ramstein ceremony was similar to others held Friday at . Military installations around the world. The ceremonies were intended to pay tribute to american service members listed As prisoners of War or miss Fig in action. Between world War ii the korean War and Vietnam there Are about 90,000 americans whose fates Are unknown Goddard said. Its important for service members to remember pos and mias because they May some Day face a similar Fate Goddard said after the ceremony. He also believes its important to keep the Mem orcs alive for the families who wonder to this Day what happened. A i definitely think they should be re a a \. For a amps Mike Alley . Army it. Col. Bruce Koedding Deputy commander of the 6th area support group Center left helps German army it. Col. Helmut Schu Necke Deputy commander of the 51st defense area come carry a Wreath in Honor of pos and mias on Friday at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart Germany. Mem ered for their dedication perseverance and for giving the ultimate sacrifice a said 1st it. Tom Pritchard a c-21 Pilot who helped coordinate the Ramstein ceremony. Dan Boone the Deputy base Engineer at Ramstein also attended the 20-minute ceremony which included a 21-gun Salute and a flyby of f-16 fighting Falcons in a missing Man formation. Boone served in Vietnam in 1968 As a 39-year-old master sergeant. He used the words a a Honor and a a respect when he spoke about the need to remember. A a it san individual thing a he said in reference to his decision to take time out of his Day to pay tribute to pos and mias. A a it a hard to  a was an american a the 65-year-old Veteran added a i done to want to  Haiti from Page 1 shores it affects our National interests a he said. Clinton signalled that an invasion could come at any time and has authorized the Call up of 1,600 reservists to support the 20,000-Strong invasion Force. One High ranking official said however that an invasion was not Likely before monday and Secretary of state Warren Christopher told Abc on Friday a a it a a matter of Days. Its a very Short  in another sign of impending action Clinton on Friday cancelled a sunday political trip to California that would have kept him out of town until Dawn monday. Christopher also suggested that Aris. Tide would not return to Haiti immediately. A it would be a Short time. I would say a week or two. It depends Ori these purity situation there a Christopher said. Defense Secretary William Perry interviewed by Abc said the . Invasion would be overwhelming and fast. A the military aspect of this would be Over in a matter or hours at most a Day or two a he said adding that . Soldiers would stay longer a a restoring order and establishing Security on the  Perry also suggested the invasion would not turn into a manhunt for haitian it. Gen. Raoul Cedras and the other i military leaders As happened in Panama when Manuel Noriega was taken prisoner after he disappeared for several Days and then holed up in a Church residence surrounded by . Soldiers. A your military task is simply to separate the leadership from the military forces. We do not have any orders or directions to track Down those leaders a Perry said. A if in the course of our military operations we come across Tjem we will arrest them a he added. Even As two . Aircraft carriers moved to join 20. Warships off Haiti a shores c6dras stood firm. In a lbs interview after Clinton a speech Cidras said he was a prepared to fight with my  Quot Abby Anri Landers 21 classifieds. 22-26 comics. 18-19,21 commentary it n a a a a a a i a crossword. 21 faces a no places 20 focus .15-17 Horoscope. 25 a a a a a a it v Jumble. 25 letters. 12 a a a a a a i to it Money matters. 14 religion. 10 sports. 28-32 to listings. .31 weather 11 test from Page 1 dependent and vied for a a piece of the action a Skelton said. A a that a not the Case now. We re finding for the first time army helicopters aboard aircraft  that a not to say everybody likes the unconventional idea of lashing army combat helicopters to the heaving deck of the aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower one of the two aircraft carriers steaming South As part of a potential Haiti Mission. Air assault troops from the xviii airborne corps Are expected to launch from a second Carrier the America. A it s a floating Lily pad a griped one officer complaining that the huge warships have been stripped of their protective cover of airborne combat jets to make Way for the choppers. Another worry is that the carriers powerful radar can cause the helicopters weaponry and other electronics systems to malfunction. But senior Pentagon officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the bugs Are being worked out and the choppers from the 10th inf Mountain div of fort drum n.y., on Board the Eisenhower will be Able to perform should they be deployed. Pentagon plans envision a Quick strike nighttime thrust designed to gain control within 24 hours paving the Way for follow on troops brought in from the United states the officials said. Television spotlights will not be Able to capture the sweep of the action the officials say because unlike the Beach in Somalia . Forces wont be entering Haiti mostly at a single site. Deploy from Page 1 assigned to v corps in Frankfurt has been called upon to deploy to Haiti a source who requested anonymity said by Telephone thursday. The Soldier a noncommissioned officer and a native of Haiti a capital port a Prince was called upon because he is fluent in Creole the source said. . Air forces in Europe was asked to identify its Creole linguists a said Doug Moore a Safe spokesman. A there Are approximately 10 in the command. None of them have deployed anywhere. However they remain ready to do so if called  contributing to this report Wayne v. Hall in Darmstadt Germany  
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