European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The andvstripesissab�53r vol. 53, no. 164 500 wednesday september 28,1994 d 8693 a first . Soldier killed -. ". .-.,"  " " ". " in Haiti peace Mission lust reacted i in. Kill zone says Marine by Richard a. Serrano los Angeles times Cap Iuit Ien Haiti his name is Virge. He is 24 and married and will be a father any Day now. He loves foot Bai and he loves the marines and he has a wide smile and eyes As Glne Greet As the Caribbean he is also the Marine who fired first and gave the order for his men to fire too on a group of haitian police officers saturday night in the first violent encounter involving . Forces since the military landed a weak ago. The clash left 10 haitian police officers dead. The actions of it. Virgil Palumbo attached to co a 2nd in 2nd Marine regt in front of the crowded police Headquarters in Haiti s second largest City heightened the debate Over the proper role of . Forces in the country. Palumbo and his men in a series of interview monday in Cap haitian insisted that they were being set up for an ambush by the haitian police saturday night and they believe they did what was right to protect themselves and a crowd of bystanders and indeed the Honor of the United states. This is going to sound corny and All but you know what Palumbo said i love my  this Northern City s seaport and Airfield monday other marines were preparing to go Home. By tuesday most of the 1,600 marines Here were expected to be gone replaced by 3,000 fresh soldiers \ family photo shows it. Virgil Palumbo of Windber pa., the Marine see Marine on Page 4 who opened fire on haitian police in a shootout that left 10 dead. Back Home they Call Virge a Fop Windber a. A just about everybody in town seems to be calling the Home of the family of a Youn Marine who led . Service members in a firefight with haitian police that left 10 haitians dead. Old football buddies. Relatives. A world War ii Veteran from Church. Bernadette Palumbo the Marine s wife just wishes her husband would Call. It s hard to wait she said monday. The family Learned along with the rest of the nation from news reports that it. Virgil Palumbo was the platoon Leader who opened fire saturday on armed haitian police officers. One american was slightly wounded in the shootout that killed 10 of the other Side. See Virge on Page 4 says Sylici a possibility port a Prince Haiti a . Army Soldier was found shot dead tuesday while assisting in preparation for the return of haitian lawmakers and . Forces took control of the parliament and Gity Hall. Pentagon officials in Washington said the death appeared to be a  conflicted with an developments . Swaps guns for Money $35,000 in food stolen concern mounts Over Mission earlier statement by a . Embassy spokesman i Haiti who said suicide appeared unlikely. It was the first death among american Force since the United states intervene sept. 19 to restore Haiti s elected  Soldier was not immediately identified. A Pentagon spokesman Dennis Foxx said the male Soldier who was part of the 10th inf Mountain div from for drum n.y., died of an apparent  he called the death Aira  ent suicide and said it was being investigated As such. Boxx said he could not discuss Why Mil itary officials came to that conclusion. However a senior Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity said indications were that the Soldier sown weapon was fired and that the wound appeared to be self inflicted. The officials said the Soldier was known to have been upset recently for  the . Embassy spokesman Stanle Schrager said the death occurred at Villa d acc Eil a Hillside government Villa . Soldiers were preparing to House haitian parliament members. They found him dead Schrager  Don t know if this was a sniper or see suicide on Page 4 inside president Clinton and russian president Boris Yeltsin meet As partners civilian Job applications blocked till monday sequestration like a Snake pit says Ione by Effie Bathen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany thou Sands of people have been waiting for up to six months to hear about jobs wholesome . Army civilian personnel offices try to catch up on a backlog. Officials have temporarily stopped accepting general announcement applications through the rest of the month but will resume  or delays in the application process such As the suspension can mean frustration for Job applicants. It hits at the heart of most people because it s about employment and the pocket Book said Brenda Richie chief of the Heidelberg civilian personnel service Center. The suspension of applications for open continuous positions which began sept. 15, comes during the realignment of civilian personnel offices that is driven by the . Military draw Down in Europe officials said. The suspension mostly affected Job Hunters in the Heidelberg bad Kreuz Nach and Stuttgart military communities said Jim Boyle an army in Europe spokesman in Heidelberg. This includes the 26th, 53rd and 6th area support groups where personnel offices have changed Over to a new More centralized Personne system that will be linked with see Job on Page 2