Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Palermo Denvered sicilian Hail a by to set Milton Usman 5 a it and Stripe staff writer Palermo Sicily july 23, who decided to take the Day off delayed a Palermo the capital to Aee the War. On the Road up to received us yesterday evening with Palermo through Hattte Vetrano Lemons plus sicilian cigarettes and which had been captured the Day the White lag. Sicilians lined the before we found nothing but we streets from Monreale the suburb come. And when we reached Mon perched on top of the last Hill All Reales where the last resistance the Way into the capital City it cracked we were invited to dinner self cheering the Advance units by the Side of the Road. On the Eastern route from Corle twelve members of a sicilian one the marching men of an in Farmer family surrounded our jeep Fantry division who were the first and brought us wine bread and to reach Palermo were receiving cheese. The neighbors joined in a similar Welcome. And we matched their excited ital everyone was waiting for us Ian with French Spanish and from the Farmers in Monreale to English in a session that must the businessmen in the capital have sent the Tower of Babel reel even general Molinari and his ing on its foundations staff stationed in Monreale were Fuu of Good will we then went waiting with their baggage packed through Monreale standing up in for the arrival of the americans our jeep waving at the mobs that outside the military hospitals in filled the streets shaking hands town the wounded waited and receiving Lemons plums and Bou cheered. Quets of Flowers. One delighted the Road leading into Palermo Mother held up her baby for me through Monreale winds through to kiss which i did shaking Hills that Are More lugged than hands with three other citizens at Many that stalled the Allied and the same time. I Don t know the Vanee in Tunisia. One lieutenant proper words for such occasions in a Deconna Taanoa platoon boast but one time i bellowed Quot Viva de that he could hold this same Sicilia Quot in answer to Quot Viva Amor ground with a regiment. Practice Icay the cheers became deafening ally every strip of Road into town As far As the sicilians Are Oon is surrounded by defense positions corned the War is Over and for guns in these Hills could Knock them the Only regret is that it Ever out columns of Tan for men be began. Until the rpm comm a Low As it they of play pm Jubbs is cleaned up on the Island their and one Ger pro did manage to soldiers will follow commands at hold up  for nearly an their leaders but the name of hour their big Leader a due a is now hearing that Palermo wac due being scrubbed off the Walls of the yest my i Rode up from Gela buildings. And the ii Diana whose we Herb Stafford red Cross Field heart was never in the War Are writer from Greensburg pa., and now finding new heart in the capt. Chad Dunstan of Honolulu peace. In Elnecki 4� fore Well. Concert