2 or 3 civilians who had been eating at the club made their way over the the Chapel across the Parade Grounds. George P. Sillia, deputy chief of public affairs, saw a "gigantic flash of light" just after arriving at his office in the headquarters building. Col. Ralph Wetzl, a senior base commander, told reporters that neither the type of explosive device used nor its exact location had been determined by investigators. 1985 $115.00 Seller: nanhofen (4,667) 100% Buy It Now +$18.00 shipping Sponsored Named Certificate (MR CLAUS ALT)-Hahn Air Base . I was a Firefighter Stationed at Rhein Main from 1975/1979. My dad was an officer in base engineering and moved us to Germany in 1975. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. We had 4 teams. When we got there it was still black and white. When the spokesman, Edward Djerejian, was asked whether the group could be identified, he said: ''We have no information on the group itself but it is well known that the Red Army Faction and other terrorist groups in Europe are closely coordinating with one another in targeting U.S. military bases. In 1972, four U.S. soldiers died in bomb attacks on a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt and U.S. Army headquarters in Heidelberg, for which the Red Army Faction claimed responsibility, saying it was protesting the war in Vietnam. Captured, he was released 4 March to the International Red Cross.He received the Air Force Cross, a Purple Heart, and the 1991 Jabara Award for Airmanship for his heroism. Aug. 8: Terrorists kill an American soldier in a bombing at the U.S. Rhein- Main Air Base near Frankfurt. BOMBS HIT U.S. BASES IN WEST GERMANY - The New York Times Because of the illustrious lineage of the 50th, the Air Force saved the designation and its lineage and honors by giving them to a Space Command unit in the US. Unfortunately, the jerseys we got looked like Steelers jerseys. It was my first indication that there were some Germans who didn't like us. The officers club, directly behind. All tactical Flying wings in USAFE completed reorganizing under the concept of three deputy commanders for operations, resources, and maintenance. Interior Ministry official, Carl-Dieter Spranger said recently that according to ministry information the 'Revolutionary Cells' group threatened widespread violence to coincide with the fall demonstrations.
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