European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and june 2007 Bush visit to Italy to draw protests stars and stripes Navy and embassy officials on Friday warned service members and families to avoid certain areas of Italy due to demonstrations planned this weekend to protest president Bush Bush was expected to land late Friday in his first official trip to Italy in three he is slated to meet with prime minis Ter Romano Prodi and Pope Bene dict Bush was travelling to Rome after attending the group of eight Summit in demonstrations Are scheduled for saturday in several areas of including Piazza Del Popolo and through much of Romes a protest beginning at 3 in Piazza Della Republica will travel along via Dei fori Imperiali to Piazza Venezia and end in Piazza according to a posting on the embassy web other spontaneous demonstrations could occur near the embassy in Rome at consulate build Ings in and Naples and at military bases and commercial enter according to an email Mes Sage sent Friday by Navy last Day of class Gene of Dodds with the upcoming closure of the military Giessen elementary school celebrated the final class Day for its children on thursday by releasing Mark and stripes Amanda of the Wiir Burg american High school Junior Roth color hands the Wurzburg american Middle school Flag to Joe director of the department of defense education after lowering it for the final time during a ceremony on Leighton Barracks Wiir Burg Middle school closes after 17 years by Mark stars and stripes Germany the red and Black banners swayed in the and a Silver Knight stood gleaming in the afternoon for faculty and friends of the Wurzburg Ameri can Middle fridays Clos ing ceremony was the last time the school colors and Mascot would be on less than 100 students were on a far cry from the More than fifth through eight Grad ers who graced the Halls when the school opened in had from 130 staff 17 years ago to 28 one of several faculty and military speakers was eight grader Shaun who said that the school was a welcoming place to that All the students there knew what it was to be the new and be cause of Good friends were easy to one science and social studies Bill who taught at the school since it opened its said Many of the remaining students will attend classes at Wurzburg elementary next albeit in their own alone among the Kowalski will be moving with the some of the younger students will be returning to their old school building after just one we dont want the kids to feel like they were just turning around and going Back to Elemen tary we want them to be True Middle Kowalski Bavaria District superintendent Mike who spoke at the said the closure leaves four pure Middle schools and two schools in his we really thought the school would shut Down last Thompson but there was a Rumor that a unit might be mov ing no new units and with the dwindling population and announced base closure of Leighton Barracks in september Thompson said the remaining High and elementary schools will close after the next school Thomp son also mentioned that with schools restructuring and combining faculty More opportunities will arise for the visiting from Washington to de liver the High school commence ment address in Ger was Joe director of the department of defense Edu cation Tafoya received the school Flag after it was Low ered by the Wurzburg High school Junior Roth color email Mark Stclair  uss Oak Hill makes Turkey port Call the Dock Landing ship uss Oak Hill is again in 6th Fleet Waters after completing a tour in the Middle according to a Navy news the ship made a port visit to tur on the first port Call in the 6th Fleet area since stopping in Augusta in late the mar Maris visit gives sailors a and serves a larger role of what the Navy Calls Mari time Security and safety missions this time focusing on areas in the Mediterranean and Black the 6th Fleet news release the ship is part of the Bataan expeditionary strike which deployed from Norfolk on it recently had served in the 5th Fleet area patrolling Waters in the Middle memorial service planned for Soldier Italy a memorial service will be held 10 monday at the base Chapel on Caserma Ederle for a Soldier from the 1st 503rd in Fantry regiment who died june 2 in Jacob promoted was a member of the battalions company he was killed when his Convoy was ambushed near the City of Lowell is the first Soldier from the 173rd airborne brigade to die since the unit recently deployed for its second tour of Afghanistan in three study vet injury compensation old Washington the department of veterans affairs should overhaul its outdated system of compensating former military personnel for disabling injuries they suffered during their the Institute of Medicine recommended the current system in to the world War ii it is out of step with modern medical advances in understanding and treating conditions such As traumatic brain the Institute said in a report requested by the Federal Veter ans disability benefits the Institute is a Branch of the National facade an organization chartered by Congress to advise the government on scientific and technical is the disability benefits created by Congress in 2003 to study the a compensation is expected to Issue a report later this from staff and wire services graduation congratulations Al Cushi Iti talc ii c Uil i roil Tinl in love dad Adjanay