European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday August 29,1990 crisis in the hmm f Ulf briefs letter writing drive started for . Troops Washington apr the group no greater love announced monday it is organizing a Campaign for people to write letters to . Troops in the persian Gulf Region. A the Campaign called operation Brave heart is designed to offer emotional support to the troops and to boost their morale. No greater love a non political support group for families of . Hostages invited americans of All Ages to participate in the letter writing Campaign. The Campaign also is open to be opt of other countries who have sent their own troops to the Gulf the group said. It said the salutation for the letters should be a dear Brave heart a letters sent to the army air Force and Marine corps in saudi Arabia should be addressed operation Brave heart co operation desert shield Apo new York 098484 006. Those to the Navy and marines on Board ships should be sent to operation Brave heart do operation desert shield Fpo new York 09866-0006. The postal service announced Iasi week that Only letters weighing 12 ounces or less could be sent through Apo or Fpo addresses to personnel in operation desert shield. Also monday us sprint communications said it is offering . Military personnel in the Gulf free Calls Home if they Are wounded expecting the birth of a child or facing other emergency situations. The Calls would be relayed by shortwave radio to Ham radio operators in the United states and from there into sprints Telephone network a spokesman to be in the mail. Laughl1n, Nev. Apr five casinos plan to Airlift 10,000 decks or playing cards to troops in Saud i Arabi a by this weekend. Joe Mattes director of sales and promotions at Laughlings Colorado Belle said the cards will be sent through Norton fab in san Bernardino Calif. Joining Belle in the donations arc Edge water Casino in Laughlin and circus circus Silver City and slots a fun in Las vegas. A a it a our Way of telling the men and women crying overseas How much we appreciate their work in keeping our country Safe Quot Mattes said. A we Hope the cards will help pass the hours they spend thousands of Miles from Volunteer to fight Stockholm Sweden apr swedes angered Over the iraqi invasion of Kuwait Are phoning the . Embassy offering to sign up with the american forces being sent to the persian Gulf. A a we get phone Calls from people willing to fight right away. We thank them for the offer but we do not recruit foreigners Quot embassy spokeswoman Beatrice Camp said. Iraq has prevented several dozen swedes from leaving its territory after promising that citizens of Neutral countries such As Sweden would be allowed to evacuate. Students in Money Pinch Atlanta apr students from Iraq and Kuwait attending american colleges on scholarships from their governments Are facing financial problems because of the Middle East conflict. More than 1,000 students have had Money troubles since the United states froze the assets of both countries after Iraq invaded Kuwait. . Officials have freed some kuwaiti Money to allow students to receive tuition payments and living expenses. Iraq jams radio Waves Washington apr Iraq has jammed the voice of americans arabic language broadcasts since the persian Gulf crisis began but the radio programs still can be heard. In a message sent to . Embassies in the Region last week the Agency said it was possible to overcome the iraqi jamming. Listeners who did not hear the Voa broadcasts on the usual frequency were urged to tune around in the same shortwave band because the frequency might have been changed to avoid jamming. Sen. Nunn tells Gulf droops that a you re not Here alone saudi Arabia apr eight . Senators visited monday with . Troops in saudi Arabia and said support for their deployment remains Strong Back Home. A a you re not Here alone. This is an International Effort Quot Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn told a handful of marines. A this is the world against Saddam later Nunn told reporters that a briefing the senators received from . And saudi military command cars convinced him that a sufficient Force was in place to deter an iraqi attack on saudi Arabia. Quot an iraqi attack on saudi Arabia would be National suicide Quot said Nunn a a. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas asked if he came away from the briefings convinced # Suc i client military Force was in place to defeat iraqi too put to the North said a i think so. If not its get Trig real Nunn said the senators would discuss the need for a bigger multinational Force in saudi Arabia with arabs on the front lines but did not answer directly when asked whether he thought Egypt should Send More troops. Of an bigger Arab role on the front line Nunn said a i think that a important militarily but also More importantly politically and several of the senators acknowledged that the presence of american hostages in Iraq complicated efforts to resolve the nearly month old Middle East standoff. But they said the hostage situation alone could not be the Force behind . Policy. A you can to run foreign policy on hostages Quot said sen. Jake Gam a Utah. A if you did no american would be Safe anywhere in the the senators visited troops at an air base in Northeast saudi Arabia shaking hands and asking about the desert conditions. A a what a your biggest problem Over Here a Nunn asked several members of a Marine tight helicopter division and the army a 82nd airborne div. A no mail sir Quot was the most common answer. Others in the group said they were impressed with troop morale in the harsh desert conditions. A the morale Here is just unbelievable a sen. John Warner of Virginia the ranking Republican on the armed services committee said after an paratrooper recounted an exercise in 140-degree heat. A the people Back Home Are with you Quot Warner said. In a Brief interview Warner said he was confident the american Public could support the deployment even if it dragged on. A a a the weak link in this dilemma Isnit the people Back Home a Warner said. Asked if he expected other nations to eventually loosen their enforcement of sanctions against Iraq Warner said a i done to think so. I certainly Hope other senators on the trip were republicans Don Nickles of Oklahoma Steve Symms of Idaho Alfonse do Amato of new York and Connie Mack of Florida. A ah-64 Apache helicopters like these from the 101st airborne div on patrol in the saudi desert employ rockets missiles and sophisticated computer technology to seek out and destroy tanks. Apaches kept a loaded ready As equalizer against iraqi tanks saudi Arabia apr frequent iraqi troop movements keep tank killing american Apache helicopters a locked and loaded and ready Quot in the air near the saudi Kuwait Border army officers say. The iraqis one officer said a move around so much you can to always be sure right away what they re up to so you stay ready a even though an invasion of saudi Arabia is not considered imminent. A Small group of reporters visited the aviation brigade of the 101st airborne div an air assault unit at its base in the saudi desert. It was the first time reporters had been allowed into the base Camp within Range of iraqi forces just Over the kuwaiti Border. Several ah-64 Apache pilots and co pilots interviewed recently said they had been on missions to the Border area to familiarize themselves with flying conditions and the terrain. The apaches with hellfire missiles and multiple rocket pods Are the military a main weapon against iraqi tanks. The helicopters Are designed for both night and Day combat. A we can take out 200 tanks easy in about two hours Quot said it. Col. Dick Cody commanding an Apache unit. A a it a a tactical fighters dream out air defense systems were installed in the apaches before they were sent to saudi Arabia and even More advanced systems designed to detect and defend against enemy tire arc expected to be brought into saudi Arabia for front line units the officers said. A they were upgraded to match what they be iraqi forces got a one Pilot said. The Camp which would be used As a staging area for repair and refuelling in the event of combat is expanding each Day As More men equipment and supplies arrive. Ground rules for the Pentagon Pool operation prohibit the disclosure of its location. Most details of the Apache defense systems Are classified but they Are designed to destroy approaching enemy fire or to confuse guidance systems. During a display for the journalists two apaches flew North Over the saudi desert hugging the ground and sometimes hiding behind Sand dunes. The reporters watched from a Black Hawk helicopter. Col. Tom Garrett the brigade commander said the division receives constant updates on iraqi troop and tank movements and could quickly respond to an incursion into saudi Arabia. 1. A a we re not worried about it a he said of the iraqi tank threat. A we Are locked and loaded and ready to the apaches because of the anti tank capabilities were among the earliest arrivals in saudi Arabia. 1 heir engines Are being flushed daily because of Sand a. Garrett and several pilots said they had experienc. A few weather related problems. _ Quot we be got two enemies out Here Quot Garrett a Quot one is inc environment. The other is the iraqis. T b to a to ii w n e Clit Al cd la i or pc to Filce Gilt sit de a in it que an Tio Tea in in get Zer fac ant t just to pc vie Tim a f s am crack the can Wivi Lowi u Sault tack sort that a Cha Miet a i at to Sergt Cupy visit you to Porti Iron Ami prow Sadd Pioh non 1
