European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday december 30,1994 Pilot buried with View he desired by James Wallace Seattle Post intelligencer gig Harbor Wash. During a simple military service that included a 15-Rifle Salute army helicopter Pilot David Hilemon was buried Here wednesday the latest casualty of a still simmering cold War far fro Home. ,.,/ " ,. The final resting place for the 29-year-old aviator whose helicopter was shot Down when it strayed into North Korea two weeks ago was a Grassy Knoll Over looking puget sound and mount Rainier. It was the kind of View Hilemon wanted. During a visit to his sister Here shortly before he left for the persian Gulf War Hilemon told her if anything happened to him he wanted to be buried with a View of the Mountain. / even though the Sun shone Over rest Haven memo rial Park the 14,410-foot Mountain was hidden by thick Clouds. Not until an hour after the service did the Clouds lift to reveal the Snow covered Peak. Wednesday during his burial service the army posthumously awarded Hilemon the purple heart and meritorious service medal which were presented this widow Berit. Two butlers from fort Lewis played taps the Mournful notes carried along by a cold wind that blew across the Hilltop cemetery chilling mourners and scattering fallen leaves. Hilemon s widow placed a red Rose on the Cherry Wood casket As the afternoon service ended. The family had requested a private funeral and declined to be interviewed or make a statement. Report ers and photographers were allowed to watch the 15 minute service from about 75 Yards away. Because the family has not wanted to talk it has been difficult to get biographical information about i Lemon. ,./ " ,. was born in Columbus Ohio army spokes Man capt Bill costello said wednesday after review ing Hilemon s service record for reporters. Hilemon lived for a while with his family in the Tacoma Wash., area when he was Young and he and his wife later lived there for about a year before he entered the National guard in 1986, costello said. The Rev. Patrick Godley who knew Hilemon when he was an altar boy at his Tacoma Parish years ago of Cia from Page 1 have their own ideas on making the Cia More account Able to the Public Trust. I m coming at this from a different perspective said rep. Larry Combest a Texas who will head the House select committee on intelligence. I m going to come Attis from a standpoint of How much do we need. I want to define the need for intelligence before i define its there s no Blank Check on this Arlen Specter r-pa., who will head the Senate Intelli gence panel promised to be equally vigilant. One of his great concerns is whether the Ames spy scandal and the allegations of sexual harassment Are an aberration or part of deep structural failings inside an Agency in serious need of rehabilitation. It s a real dangerous thing As to whether this is systemic Specter said. I am prepared to say it s a real the Clinton administration has designs of its own on reshaping the intelligence apparatus in Washington. A special presidential commission has been established and under the auspices of former defense Secretary Les Arnn will meet Over the next year to draw up recommendations for improving both the civilian and military Intelli gence networks. / former Cia directors such As Robert Gates and Wil Liam h. Webster credit Woolsey with taking the first Steps toward reforming the Agency. But they see More that needs to be accomplished before real improvements will come about. Gates for instance has made a series of speeches out lining a 10-Point plan that ranges from creating a separate director of military intelligence to halting the Large amount of duplication by various government agencies in compiling intelligence data. I would consider these to be a menu of changes that would be fairly dramatic taken together Gates said in an interview. And it would enable the government to do alot of Webster while not As specific in his Reform proposals a military Honor guard moves David Hilemon s casket to a graveside ceremony. Fici ated at the service along with the Rev. Michael Payne. A -. Payne is at chaplain at fort Campbell ky., where i Lemon was stationed before he left for Korea in no vember. ". \. " a. An hour Long private memorial in the cemetery Chapel preceded the burial. During the Chapel service a vocalist Sang on Eagle s wings funeral director George Nelson said. Afterwards Hilemon s body was carried by Hearse several Hundred Yards to the burial site As about 50 family members friends and soldiers walked behind. Seven army aviators from Hilemon s unit at for Campbell served As pallbearers. A five Man Honor guard from nearby fort Lewis fired a 15-Rifle Salute before taps was played and the american Flag that had draped the coffin was handed to Hilemon s widow. When the service ended mourners covered the cof Fin with Flowers. Costello said family members present included Hile Mon s Mother three Sisters an aunt and his grand Mother. He did not know their names or hometowns. Woolsey Ames Gates Specter said the Woolsey changes and other recommendations he has made should be continued. Jim has moved Well Down the Road in terms of Down sizing Webster said. There s nothing magic about the shape of the Agency As Long As it s relevant to its indeed Woolsey seemed intent on rehabilitating the Agency. In the 10 Short weeks Between Ames arrest and his sen tence to life in prison Woolsey and his subordinates held a total of 242 meetings with members of Congress an their staffs in formal committee sessions in Small groups and in individual discussions. During that same period intelligence experts advise the White House on such issues As North Korea Russia Iraq and International organized crime. In March the gave More than 1,300 intelligence briefings to government officials Here and abroad As part of an array of Steps a hoped would increase effectiveness at Cia Headquarters in Langley va., Woolsey has implemented mandatory training for counterintelligence and new procedures for coordinating Cia and Fri operations appointing a special assistant for counterintelligence reporting directly to the head of the drafted new guidelines for Cia managers and Cre ated the office of personnel Security to Monitor employee performance. Brought new changes to the Agency s bread and butter directorate of operations deluding new employee evaluations and an overhaul of its training pro Gram. Or but even As Woolsey was remodelling his Organiza Tion Many of his detractors said he was not acting fast enough. One constant critic sen. Dennis ,d-ariz., the outgoing chairman of the Senate commit tee persistently questioned Woolsey s leadership at tacking everything from the size of the budgets he sought to his handling of the Ames Case. Others in Congress were upset that Woolsey s har Shest punishments in the Ames matter were reprimands for some of Ames supervisors. Rather they Felt Slitter penalties were in order if the Agency expected to cleanse itself from within. They were curious that Clin ton and other administration officials never spoke out publicly about the moves Woolsey made after theames affair. He moved because events forced him to move said rep. Dan Hckman d-kan., outgoing chairman of the House committee. But when Woolsey meted out the punishment i did not see the National Security coun cil As an Active
