European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday february 22, 1986 Pentagon and the press built in differences by Richard Halloran new York times w Hen the defens department prevented the press from covering the first Days of the invasion of Grenada in october 1983. Editors erupted in anger asserting that the people s right to know had been violated. Equally angry military officers contended that the press could not be trusted to preserve Security in the course of military operations. After the dust settled journalists and officers began talking about improving relations. A special commission of military officers and former journalists recommended greater Access by the military and greater restraint by journalists. Seminars have been held giving each Side a Chance to present its views to the other face to face. Today with two years of discussion behind them the soldiers and the scribes have declared a truce at least on the surface. But underneath Many of the old animosities seem to remain. Some argue that these animosities May get worse that the differences Between the press and the military Are at heart inherent to their conflicting roles in american society. Secretary of defense Caspar w. Weinberger in a recent speech applauded the principle of a free press and then came close to accusing the press of treason. Sometimes there seems to be Little or no thought Given to whether publication of facts will harm the National Security whether it will give Aid and Comfort to our enemies whether it will complicate the conduct of our foreign policy or most important whether it will endanger american  i think the most you could say is that we understand each other better but no More than that nothing else has changed said Fred w. Friendly the former lbs news producer who now directs seminars on the press and society at Columbia University. Robert b. Simi a retired naval officer who is the Pentagon s chief spokesman contends that it has done its share to improve relations particularly by organizing a press Pool that might cover contingencies like Grenada As representative of the entire press corps. The Pool has been run through three practice drills. Sims is critical of younger reporters with no military experience saying Many do not understand How the military works. He says the defense department plans to invite some on trips to the Field to get a taste of military operations. On the press Side Charles Corddry of the Baltimore Sun the Dean of the Pentagon press corps sees Little change in the military s attitude toward the press. I Don t sense that things have improved although some of the things they re doing Are Good. Pools Are Good Tor the press who need educating and Good for the defense department he said. The Grenada invasion helped bring into the open antipathies rooted in the Vietnam Era says col. Harry g. Summers jr., a retired army officer who has written on the Lack of Public support for the War in Vietnam. Most military officers fell that press coverage of the War was unfair and Many journalists Felt that the military and other government spokesmen were less than honest in their reports to the press. Grenada was a Shock that scared everybody Summers said. I Don t think either Side realized the depth of the  Summers agrees with Sims that the animosities Are worse among military people who were too Young for Vietnam and among younger journalists who have up file Panlo 1to Detent Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Gen. John Seuey chairman of pcs at a Pentagon Preiti conference Otter . Invasion of Grenada in october 1983. Not been in military service. The follow on generation in the military believes All the myths about the Media losing the War in Vietnam said Summers now a military correspondent with . News & world report. And the follow on generation in journalism knows nothing about the  in the past two years scores of journalists have participated in seminars at the National defense University in Washington or at the top army Navy Marine corps and air Force schools around the nation. From the seminars \ -wdth6 one for ksh6tie Media Ohki. And that ones a keeping the Worp me for mow my. And ims has emerged a Clear conclusion that the Issue of operational Security the explanation Given by the Pentagon when coverage of Grenada was blocked has Little to do with the antipathy of the military toward the press. At the naval War College in Newport r.i., a retired Admiral went to the heart of the matter. Operational Security is not the problem said the Admiral who cannot be named under conference rules. The problem is that when you write about us you make us look  at Bottom Are Sharp differences in culture. The twentieth Century fund a research foundation in new York commissioned a study by journalists and military leaders last year that concluded the Divide Between the military and Media is in danger of  each tends to attract different personality types and to Foster different sets of values the study said. Of necessity military people Are schooled to respect tradition authority and leadership obedience is an inescapable part of military life. In contrast because journalists on occasion have the Job of challenging official Wisdom their ranks tend to be filled with those who Are More free Wheeling irreverent and sceptical of  Friendly agrees that there Are built in differences Between soldiers and journalists. The Soldier hides behind National Security he said and the journalist hides behind the first  with a touch of regret he concluded there s no real