European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A no Academy graduates last class at bad Tolz Page 2 a Trinidad rebels facing charges. Page 3 a Bush backs 25 per cent Cut for military report says Page 4 a Pentagon criticized for Severance plan Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 111 iraqi Friday August 3, 1990 a a into 25 do ily and Sundy d 8693 a appeals for . Aid Kuwait apr iraqis powerful army invaded this Small Oil Rich kingdom Early thursday. Tank led troops quickly seized the rulers Palace and government buildings and the Emir. saudi Arabia kuwaiti officials said. Kuwait a . Ambassador said the iraqis occupied All government buildings in the capital and were moving South toward the county soil facilities. He appealed for . Military intervention. A Pentagon source said . Navy ships were diverted to the Region. President Bush on thursday called for Iraq to withdraw its invading armies from Kuwait and said he would not Rule out . Military intervention. A the iraqis have occupied All of Kuwait Quot a kuwaiti government official shouted into the Telephone. Diplomatic sources in the persian Gulf estimated More than 200 kuwaitis were killed or wounded. The iraqi government of president Saddam Hussein claimed it invaded at the request of revolutionaries who had already staged a coup and established a the provisional government of free Kuwait and . Diplomats labelled the coup report a farce. The assault followed two weeks of tension after Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing Oil from its territory. Saddam also accused Kuwait of exceeding open production quotas thus driving Down the Price of Oil a major iraqi Revenue source. In recent Days diplomats said Iraq had massed More than 100,000 troops at the Border. Kuwait a entire armed forces have 20,300 soldiers. Kuwait a . Ambassador Sheik Saud Nasir Al Sabah told reporters in Washington Quot we arc desperate for any help we can get a a and he appealed specifically for american intervention. Iraq threatened to turn Kuwait into a a graveyard Quot if anyone intervened. A Pentagon source said the aircraft Carrier Independence escorted by a six ship Battle group was diverted from exercises in the Indian Ocean toward the Gulf where other . Ships were already patrolling. In other developments a Oil prices soared in frenzied trading because of fears the invasion would disrupt supplies. The spot Price of North sea Brent blend the most widely traded International crude Oil jumped to $23.62 a barrel from wednesday s close of $20.40. A the soviet Union suspended arms sales to Iraq and demanded Iraq withdraws amps Susan Ham Siah its troops from Kuwait a the . Security Council voted 14-0 to denounce the invasion and demanded immediate withdrawal of iraqi troops. A Bush signed an order freezing control of iraqi assets in the United states see Kuwait on Back Page old foes bring peace Friendship to memorial by Ron Jensen staff writer fr1edlos, West Germany a in a spontaneous gesture former foes who 46 years ago had done their Best to kill each other held clasped hands aloft in a show of peace reconciliation and Friendship. It was the most touching moment in a ceremony that pulled tears from Tough old men. A the fellas 1 was with were the Best Guys i Ever. 1 still think about them quite a bit a said Frank t. Plesa too emotional to finish his first thought. Some of the fellas Plesa remembers Are listed on a memorial that was the purpose of the gathering of 500 people in these quiet Woods wednesday evening. Those honoured Are among the 1 18 american and 18 German fliers who died in an air Battle Over the area on sept. 27, 1944. It is believed to be the Only War memorial anywhere that lists the victims from opposing sides. And it is designed to soothe any remaining bitterness. Gerhard Keidel of Fried los was 8 years old when the sky above his Honic a an Shook with the sound of combat. A if it makes friends out of former enemies then the memorial has Lufti led us purpose a he said. That was the theme throughout the hour Long ceremony. In his welcoming remarks Masor wilted Blum said. This of a american and German veterans of the w urls a ii air Battle raise their clasped hands wednesday during the menu rial s dedication in Fried los West Germany. Memorial is not meant to glorify War or violence. It is supposed to be a warning for generations to come so that something like this never occurs Herbert Thomas of the German association of fighter pilots said the memorial fulfils the legacy of the men whose names appear on it. A we became friends a he said in a speech. A what sense would their deaths have made if reconciliation had not taken the place of hatred and hostility he also asked during his remarks that this ceremony be proof that Europe need not fear a United Germany. A please a he said to the americans a Tell your compatriots what we fell and. Experienced together at this memorial. Tell them that we prayed together for the memorial came about because of the efforts of Walter Hassenpllug the director of the Taw and order department in Neiby bad Klersfeld. As a Young boy he watched the Battle and helped capture an american airman whose plane had been shot Down. In 1986, while researching lie Battle Hassenpllug again met that fallen flier Frank Bertram whom he first spotted hiding in the Brush near a Creek. 1 rom their relationship grew plans for this Day. Before the ceremony Bertram Fiad to endure the jokes olins former colleagues. A we re Only Here bet a use Franks lug continued on pane 9
