European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 16 2007 stars and stripes Page 3 must Surv by Charlie Coon stars and stripes Echt Erdmen Germany Benjamin Gelhorn had two parents five Sib Lings and Many rela Tives but most died in the holocaust Only three family members survived the imprison ments and killings More than 60 years later gel Horn aka 142906 the number burned onto his forearm helped some of the victims receive a proper funeral they we rent his actual family members but they were close enough the lord gave me the Power to be Here in 2007 Gelhorn said and to make a Kaddish prayer for these people in re ally Happy in alive Gelhorn 86 was one of about 200 people who gathered Sun Day at Stuttgart army Airfield to Mark the placing of gravestones for 34 holocaust victims the victims remains mostly Bones were found in september 2005 near the main Security Gate at the Airfield after the remains were exhumed and after months of negotiation the Bod ies were reburied in december 2005 the gravestones were placed earlier this month sunday was holocaust remembrance Day or yom has Hoah a jewish Holiday Mark ing the killing of 6 million people under the nazi regime before and during world War in Gelhorn of Munich said he was imprisoned in seven nazi labor and concentration Camps he got his Tattoo at the aus the lord gave me the Power to be Here in 2007 and to make a Kaddish prayer for these people in really Happy in Al Veip Benjamin Gelhorn holocaust survivor no 142906 Schwitz Camp in Poland he was joined at the ceremony by his Cousin Anette Ruetter and re tiers 11yearold daughter Lea part of a family tree that had to grow fresh roots i think if s very bad and cant imagine How human beings can do something like that Lea said normally i Only know about this from books now i got in real Contact with it the spectators gathered in a semicircle around the 34 rectangular Black Granite gravestones placed in rows where the bodies had been found the gravestones were sur rounded by a Garden of White pebbles which was encircled by Green grass and a Metal Fence Tseven people spoke or said prayers during the hour Long cer Emony including Brig Gen will Iam c May Effle of the stut tar based us european com Mand the bodies were found 17 the King is in the House months earlier by contractors who were excavating near the airfields main Security Gate As part of a drainage project German police were required to treat the scene As a mass Mur Der and exhume the bodies to Check for evidence and possibly identify the remains using Dan analysis but jewish custom required the bodies be Undis Turbed officials determined the Bod ies were of holocaust victims by their age and the bodies Loca Tion at a known Force labor Camp the bodies were transported and stored at Robert Bosch hos Pital in Stuttgart before being re interred at the Airfield nearly three months later we had very Little to do with it except for giving assistance to both sides said Stephen co Chrane us forces Liaison officer for Baden Wurtemburg the German state of which Stuttgart is the capital Lea Ruetters Mother Anette Reutter of Karlsruhe when asked if remembering the Holo Caust was important pointed to the recent Eulogy Given by Guen ther Oettinger the governor of Baden Wurtemburg who called a former nazi judge an opponent of the nazi regime Many people want to forget Anette Ruetter said for jews if s very important not to forget because you see forgetting starts again critics said Oettinger was try ing to rewrite history he later called his statement a misunderstanding email Charlie Coon at Charlie and stripes mourners place stones on the gravestones on sunday at Stuttgart army Airfield in Germany where the remains of 34 holocaust victims were found in september 2005 the stones Are symbolic of helping to participate in the placing of grave markers Devin l of the us air Force boxing promoter Don King signs autographs at the Patch gym last week in Stuttgart Germany he provided More than 500 tickets to the world boxing association heavyweight championship bout at the porsche Arena in Stuttgart held on saturday us military overcomes logistical obstacles for african lion exercise by Charlie Coon stars and stripes Stuttgart Germany us forces have begun arriving in Morocco which has recently been plagued by terrorist attacks for the annual exercise african lion about 300 troops marines and sailors from weapons company 2nd battalion 23rd Marine regiment based in port hueneme Calif and detach ments from 4th Marine logistics group and 4th medical battalion will train with their moroccan counterparts moroccan and us officers Are scheduled to plan a practice attack exercise while their troops will train on infantry tactics such As the firing of Small weapons and mortars at the same time members of the us air Force Reserve command and Utah army and air National guard will work in local communities giving medi Cal checkups and dental exams and filling prescriptions and fitting residents for eyeglasses the exercise will be held in and around the Camp Draa training area near Tantan in the Southern part of the country and is scheduled to end about april 30 african lion is being coordinated by the stut tar based us Marine corps forces Europe the staff there has been working to get people and equip ment to the various Sites the fact that we can get troops on the ground is not an easy thing to do said gunnery sgt Donald Preston a Marine spokesman to carry it out meet All the requirements logistically to coordinate with the different agencies the moroccan embassy and ministry of Vali dates that we can move forces into a foreign country and successfully conduct a Mission terrorist activity has recently flared in Morocco the site of five suicide bombings in May 2003 twice in the past week bombers have struck in the North Ern port City of Casablanca on saturday two suicide bombers blew them selves up near us diplomatic buildings killing themselves and wounding one woman on tuesday three bombers detonated bombs As police closed in on them killing one police officer and injuring 21 people a fourth suspect was shot and killed by police while fumbling with his explosives officials said also on wednesday in neighbouring Algeria two suicide bombers killed 33 people in the capital of Al Giers email Charlie Coon at the associated press contributed to this report