European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition pages memorial Day 2007 Veteran revisits site of gruesome attack but he wonders who will come when he is gone pictures from the past by Scott Schonauer stars and stripes Belgium Frank towers stands along the two Lane Road and stares at the Grassy his eyes begin to but he appears to catch himself be fore a single tear can drip Over onto his it has been 62 years since Tow ers stood at this spot in a Crossroads near Almedy and saw the Frozen bodies of sol Diers massacred by German troops during world War i can see the bodies lying out towers its hard to explain because As the bodies fell they May have been struggling to continue to and i can just see their arms or their legs in Vari Ous places and then they froze in those american soldiers found the bodies of 84 fellow servicemen killed in what is now known As the Almedy the incident is regarded As the worst atrocity against prisoners during the who turns 90 next has travelled to the site nearly every other year for the last 35 on he returned to give a tour to Mem Bers of a history group from Span Dahlem air base in Germany and three High school As grotesque As the massacre towers does not want to for get what he he is trying to keep the incident alive by talking about even though he believes interest in the War is just As Many of the veterans now in their 80s and 90s on after a lunch of Venison and White two local the students and members of the european history a preservation Organiza Tion of about 30 people from the Span Dahlem followed Tow ers to the Village is just outside towers who was a 27yearold army first lieutenant serving with the 30th infantry division As the regimental Liaison when the massacre began describing on an american Convoy of about 30 vehicles with Battery b of the 285th Field Artil Lery observation battalion approached a Crossroads soldiers called the five a regiment of the 1st is pan Zer division led by Jochen spotted Battery b and opened fire not far from the the carrying Only pistols and were outgunned and surrendered in the germans led More than 100 prisoners to the Field near cafe where peipers unit opened fire on the unarmed most of the prisoners were killed on the but some escaped to a nearby peipers men set the cafe on fire and killed left the bodies of prisoners lie where they fell after they were gunned Down by German troops during the Almedy massacre in right soldiers carry away one of the the incident is regarded As the worst atrocity against prisoners during the photos Courtesy of the government anyone who tried to some prisoners managed to escape and later told the Story of the the Story infuriated americans and outraged sol a month troops found the bodies buried in the deep As soon As towers heard about the he travelled to the we knew what had happened in that a Bunch of men out Here got towers but How did it happen it took weeks before we got All of the pieces of the Puzzle kind of Halfway put autopsies showed that most prisoners were shot in the head at close another 10 were beaten to death by Rifle in 73 German soldiers from peipers group were put on trial for the the court convicted the but problems with the trial would Lead to the sentences being the sad part is the Guys who Are responsible for this basically got off towers not to be forgotten that is Only part of towers frustration Over the see it online Pitburg High school juniors Aaron Justin Heller and Jordan Thomas put together a video on the Almedy it can be viewed at what upsets him the most today is Many people dont know about the and few seem inter ested in learning about other than War history he said fewer Ameri cans seem to he Doest get Many invitations to talk to schools near his Home in South Ern when he he said it Doest seem As though the Stu dents Are very interest three students from Pitburg High Are the sex they produced a video detailing the his tory of the massacre towers Many people in a country liberated by Allied forces during the feel the same and Are Quick to show their appreciation to american Veter ans who come to before the group headed to the Field and massacre a belgian woman gave a glimpse of that Adula after she finished her lunch and began to walk out of the restau she noticed Tow she walked tapped him on the Shoul Der and asked him in French when he was in that won the european regions National history Day Jordan was one of three students who came on wednesdays its exciting to be Here and actually have a Veteran Tell you where everything is and what Hap he Belgium during the towers replied in in she grasped his hand and gave him a kiss on the she said As she walked email Scott Schonauer at  military services we do what we say say what we do m from construction to maintenance from supplies to installation weve got it All located at Afghanistan Qatar Kuwait Iraq email us 1raq@wmgrqup.net