European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cove Story sgt. Gene Costanzo and Little Noelle in the Middle of game in St Briar sir Mer France. Ton Vaccaro ton Vaccaro. Ton Vaccaro pfc. Jack Rose takes fatal hit at Gen. George Patton at the awards stand during a military track Battle of the bulge in january is. Meet in Niernberg Germany after the War in August 1945. Continued from Page 4 some of the War s fiercest Battles including the Hurtgen Forest the Christmas time Battle of the bulge and the Battle of the Rhine. What he photographed there can still Send chills through you. In the Hurtgen Forest lies a dead nazi the blood Frozen to his Young face a profiteering i has proceeded the photographer and rifled through the Soldier s Wallet Accarp shows us the dead Man on the cold Earth his family snapshots strewn beside him like his last thoughts. In the Battle of the bulge Vaccaro is with a group of men crossing a narrow Lane somewhere in the ardennes. They draw fire dashing for the ditch on the other Side of the Road. Vaccaro reaches it turns without focusing and captures on film the moment an enemy gunner kills pfc. Jack Rose of Bronxville .  \ .,."". An Allied p-47 fighter plane hits a nazi tank whose Pilot bails out soaked with gasoline his j clothes on fire. He Dies in flames his Corpse Smol Dering in the German springtime mud. In fighting near the Elbe River just before the end of the War a dazed and wounded i staggers Down a Muddy Road to an Aid station held up in the arms of a fellow Soldier and in one of Vaccaro s quietest but Saddest photographs a Young Soldier stands beside his com manding officer. At the moment neither is speaking in their eyes is a look of grim exhaustion and rueful despair. The Soldier has turned Over three German prisoners to his co., and delivered the bitter news sir lieutenant Wallace just got  i remember it very clearly says Vaccaro. The look in these men s eyes he explains is a look one sees Only on the front lines. Soldiers have an expression in their face. The  Vaccaro spent a lot of time at the front some times even volunteering for missions he did t have to go on. Because i wanted to be in Good standing with the gis i had to show them i was not a Coward. That meant i had to go on the front lines with them. If i had stayed behind he explains they would have hated  so that the record would be Complete Vaccaro s picture taking extended beyond combat. When the americans liberated the Brittany Village of St. Briar sur Mer he recorded the Celebration that filled the streets and hearts of the town s citizens. After Ger Many surrendered and the War was Over by raid -1945, he captured the tense boredom of the now Idle . Troops waiting to hear if they d be sent to the Pacific. He documented the destruction of Berlin which by then was held by the newly hostile red army and photographed a German Veteran in anguish returning to his Hometown of  had a Mission of what i wanted to accomplish says Vaccaro. I wanted to gather evidence against warfare the useless Riess the waste. I wanted to v make the strongest possible statement against War. Until this year though few people had seen vac Carp s War photographs. Though he went on to be come an accomplished photojournalist working first for the stars and stripes and eventually for look his first great project was largely neglected. The continued on Page 8 Page 6 _ sunday novembers 1994