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                  HQ U.S. ARMY EUROPE & 7TH ARMY
                       Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
                                 Unit 29351 APO AE 09014
         Postfach 10 43 21  69033 Heidelberg
         DSN 370-8934/6647  Tel.: 06221-57-8934/6647
Website:  http://www.hqusareur.army.mil
 
 
Sept. 11, 2000
WWII Veterans Return to Germany
 
HEIDELBERG, GE – Some 25 80th Infantry Division veterans and their family 
members will come from locations across the U.S. to present a plaque to the city 
of Weimar on Oct. 7, 2000, in commemoration of the peaceful surrender of the 
city. 
The U.S. Army, Europe Band will perform at the event, and Brig. Gen. Lloyd T. 
Waterman, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics for the Army headquarters in 
Heidelberg, will be one of the guest speakers.  The ceremony in Weimar on the 
7th will be the focal point for a week of visits in the area with local 
officials and citizens.
  The trip follows upon the group’s invitation last year from the city to be 
present for the 54th Anniversary celebration of the camp’s liberation.
     Weimar organizers Bernd Schmidt and Hans Stadelmann were instrumental in 
developing the relationship.  "Last year’s visit was the culmination of a lot of 
research into the 80th ID’s role in the area at the end of the war.  Their visit 
was a tremendous experience for the local citizens, as well as the veterans 
themselves,” explained Schmidt.
     80th Infantry Division veteran Albert Haley made the trip last year and 
will be leading the veterans’ group again this year as they come to make their 
own presentation. “It’s important to us to erect a memorial ourselves to help 
keep the memory of those who fought for freedom alive in Weimar and the area,” 
Haley noted.  “For some of the group, the trip last year was the first time back 
since the war, and so it was a wonderful opportunity the city offered us.  Our 
trip this year -- and the plaque we’ll dedicate -- will continue our joint 
efforts to pay tribute to those who fell in harm’s way.”
 [Media interested in covering the 80th ID veterans’ Visit to Weimar and the 
area should contact Elke Herberger at HQ U.S. Army, Europe Public Affairs at DSN 
370-6647 or 8934 or commercial (49) 6221-57-6647 or 8934.] 
 
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