European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday monday january 1/2,1995 Brooksville Fla. A army helicopter Pilot Bobby Hail returned Home Early saturday after 13 Days of Captivity in North Korea reunited with his wife and friends in a Homecoming haunted by memories of his slain Copilot. A Bobby in be been hit a recounted Hall his voice choking As he quoted the last words of David Hilemon a chief warrant officer. Hall talked publicly for the first time about some details of the helicopter crash in a Brief emotional statement after arriving late Friday at Macdill fab in Tampa. Then after slipping past reporters and glaring news Media lights to Duck into his Home through a Back Way Hall kid wife Donna stepped out onto a from porch decorated with a Welcome Home Bobby banners and balloons to wave to dozens of neighbors arid Well wishers who stayed up for his arrival. Smiling and wearing army fatigues Hall expressed thanks to his family and. All those who have supported him. A i really appreciate it a Hall said at the modest House one of several owned by his family on their private dirt Road called Hall drive. Army officials said Hall a 28-year-old chief warrant officer was tired and wanted to spend at least the next two Days privately with his family. At Macdill Halls wife two sons and parents boarded his plane to Greet him before he emerged on the Tarmac to face the cheering Flag waving crowd. Hall read a Sta Ternent in which lie extended his sympathy to the family of Hilemon and said he did no to know How the aircraft ended up across the Border a if i knew that we would t have been a there. A it a i really thought we were flying Well South of the Doz demilitarized zone. The first time i knew something was wrong was when i heard a loud explosion and the Windshield in front of us caved Back in on us a Hall said. A the aircraft lost Power and started going Down. Dave turned to me and the last thing i remember him saying is a Bobby i be been  a a  a a he said Hilemon died at the site. Hal took no questions from reporters saying he was looking Forward to quiet time after a Long trip. A it s great to be Back Home. In a looking Forward to some family Lime and Hope to get Back to my unit and Back to flying a a he said tears filling his eyes. Among the Well wishers at Macdill were several Hundred veterans and More army Pilot Bobby Hall and his wife Donna make a Brief appearance on the porch of their Home in Brooksville Fla., Early saturday. Atlantic Ocean s4s a. A Webern than two dozen korean  in the korean american heart is a special place for american soldiers who served in Korea a said Dae Yong Shin. A they Are the ones who defended us when we were weak and helpless arid they Are still there a Hall captured dec. 17, was freed thursday after the . Government expressed regret for what it called a navigational error a not a spy Mission As claimed by North Korea. Hall said he landed his helicopter under a reasonable control without crashing after his engine quit. He said in his military debriefing that the helicopter was hit by North korean air defences while still in the air. Fatal error . Military officials maintain that bad Luck and inexperience a not espionage a took two Young pilots into North Korea where their plane was downed dec. 17. What happened on the doomed flight 110 02 . Oh-58a Kiowa helicopter All times local a Pyongyang North x Korea All times local aircraft leaves Camp Page 2 3 10 20 . Radio frequency change to flight control a Lee Quot 10 26 . Radar Contact lost quota military demarcation line Mil demilitarized zone Doz 4 10 36-10 37 am. Momentary radar Contact at checkpoint 84 510 38 . Air it. Yellow sea Seoul 1 tactical 34 zone 2 1 3s3 parallel sea of Japan a 20 Miles 20 pm South Korea aircraft flies North 610 40 . Aircraft crosses Mil 710 43 . Crew reports q 10 48 . From checkpoint 84. Q they should not have passed the checkpoint. Aircraft Down tactical zone restricted flight area. The army routinely flies there. Demilitarized zone a four to 10-Mila area where military action is  from Page 1 Lissie artillery or missile explosion or from those injuries combined with a Ford Landing. A senior Militare finer commenting in a Pentagon briefing said separately that Hall did., sign the statement that the North koreans have characterized As a a a confessions about his flight. Hall called the statement Quot an accurate depiction of the events and said he had resisted korean efforts for him to make a stronger denunciation the Pentagon of Ficor said. In the statement released by North Korea Hall wrote that a the helicopter was shot it caught fire and crashed into a Steep Mountain a and that Hilemon a was thrown from the aircraft and died on the  the army helicopter went Down in North Korea on dec 17, i Femons a remains were returned to the United states dec. 22. Hall was released by North Korea last thursday night after Washington expressed regret that its airspace had been violated. . Officials have said the incursion was accidental. R Hall underwent additional questioning by . Officials on the flight Home from the korean Peninsula and the Pentagon was undertaking a detailed investigation officials said. Prominent members of Congress expressed Relief at Halls release but cautioned that .-North korean relations had been damaged by the incident. A the North koreans must understand that the Resolution of this episode does no to Lessen the need for Congress to closely examine the agreed framework on nuclear weapons a Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said. O he was referring to an october Accord in which the North koreans pledged to abandon their nuclear program in Exchange for $4 billion in modern Power Gen crating reactors the state department said however the nuclear agreement a will go Forward As  t Hall told . Officials in South Korea that he had not realized he had entered North korean airspace while on a routine orientation flight and that he saw no tracer rounds from anti aircraft guns or other warnings to turn Back. A the confirms that he was lost a said the senior Pentagon officer who. Briefed reporters on condition that he not be identified. V Hall reported that he was Well fed and allowed plenty of rest during his 13 Days in Captivity the officer said. He said Hall was not under any physical duress to sign the North korean statement which described the incursion As a a criminal action and a a grave challenges to the korean Peoples army. The officer said that Hall negotiated with the North koreans Over some of the wording and that the koreans had wanted him to make an even stronger denunciation of his actions. A the says its an accurate depiction of the flight which the . Government has firmly maintained was designed Only to familiarize Hilemon with the area near the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea. The North koreans have insisted that i Lemon and Hall were on an espionage Mission. The Pentagon officer said he would not describe the Landing As a crash although he said the crafts engine had quit and there was a Windshield damage that he did not further describe