European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 18, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 winds from Page 1 dangerous for a jump by five veterans and 150 Active duty soldiers from the fort Bragg 82nd airborne div. The Blades of a Windmill at the end of the 1,100-Yard drop zone turned quickly in the wind. A brain we can take but its the wind that will do us in a said division Veteran Elmo Jones 72. Jones also was supposed to jump during the commemoration of the Allied Landing in Normandy France in june. But he was disappointed then too when a traffic Jam kept him from reaching the departure Point. The Low Cloud cover added to the weather problems in the Netherlands. The professionals proved to the vets How difficult conditions were. Maj. Gen. John m. Keane commander of the 101st airborne div from fort Campbell ky., apparently broke his Arm saturday during a jump Over the son drop zone that was used by his division 50 years ago. Keane was taken to a Hospital in Eindhoven for treatment of a suspected fracture to the left Arm said a spokesman for the jump organizers. And 21 of the 720 British american polish and jordanian parachutists who jumped from a Fleet or c-130 Hercules transport planes saturday near arnhem a watched by Britain a Prince Charles a were reported to have minor injuries. A dozen veterans of the 82nd airborne and 13 from the 101st had trained for months to jump once More at the zones where about 17,000 americans were dropped in late september 1944. Despite disappointment for the veterans the Mission was going Well for several dozen 21st theater army area come soldiers said maj. Shirley Walker officer in charge of the Europe based soldiers caring for the paratroops. Their task has been to transport feed and House american paratroops and veterans for Many of this weekends commemorative was the first time that Many of the Europe based soldiers had participated a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a is amps Vongeorge dutch paratroops jump saturday at the Klein America drop zone in the Netherlands to commemorate world War is operation Market Garden. Bad weather forced cancellation of other jumps planned later in the Day in a real life Mission with an elite combat group such As the 82nd, Walker said. They were excited because they were a having their ice Cream and cake too she said. Operation Market Garden was a partially successful but costly Allied plan to Cut More than 50 Miles into enemy territory and seize a series of Bridges from Eindhoven to arnhem spanning several Riv ers and canals the operation which was the brainchild of British Field marshal Bernard l. Montgomery was memorialized in the Book and movie a Bridge too far. On saturday at Groesbeek British Veteran Tim Owens of Essex said that despite missing Parachute jumps his return to the Nijm Egen Battle Sites was not a loss. At 19, he spent six months a bogged Down there with the 490th West Riding inf div. His trip he said honoured British troops who avenged the Market Garden commandos when the allies liberated the area in april 1945, near the end of the War. At a torchlight procession Friday night he had to wipe away tears. A dutch woman grasped his hand and told him a thank you thank you so much a fighting he said a it Hasni to been in vain when you get someone who shakes your hand like the last major event saturday was a Parade along the Banks of the Rhine River in Groesbeek that featured veterans Active duty and authentic world War ii vehicles. Contributing to this report the associated press Britain a Prince Charles left has a laugh with an unidentified Soldier As parachutists from several nations land nearby at a drop zone near arnhem on saturday. A amps Kon Georgs disappointed spectators make their Way Home saturday in Groesbeek during Rainy Windy weather that cancelled Many events to commemorate operation Market Garden
