European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 4, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 p crisis in the Gulf americans in embassy drinking Pool water rummaging for food Washington apr americans in the . Embassy in Kuwait Are breaking up furniture for firewood and boiling water from the swimming Pool to drink a photographer who accompanied Jesse Jackson to the Middle East said sunday. D. Michael cheers a free Lance photojournalist who also has worked As a consultant to the american civil rights Leader said the streets of Kuwait City outside the embassy Are a a deserted except for heavy iraqi troop patrols. Iraq invaded the Oil Rich emirate on aug. 2. Cheers said he heard no shots fired in the streets although Bonnie Anderton an american woman among the hostages returning with Jackson said the sound of gunfire was frequent. Noting that iraqi officials had described american and other foreign hostages As guests Anderton said a it is the Only hotel i have Ever been a guest in that i done to intend to leave a  a we were sleeping on the floor there was no water and no Power and we were being eaten alive by bugs a she said. Anderton and Lloyd Sutherland 76, both told of eating a diet heavy on Frozen Turkey found in the embassy. A i have never eaten so much Turkey in my life a said Sutherland. Cheers said Edward Johnson 62, an american businessman who took Refuge in the embassy while in Kuwait City told him the embassy was without outside Power and was operating its generators Only part of the time. Cheers said the hostages were eating canned goods especially tuna. A they Are boiling water from the Pool and breaking up furniture from the compound to use to Cook in the Wood stoves a said the photographer who took pictures inside the embassy compound for the associated press. Outside he said a the streets As Well As the highways Are just littered with burned out cars and cars that have been abandoned the tires taken off of  a we went to this Beach front not far from the embassy compound and it was just littered with spent shells a cheers said. The streets were virtually deserted a an unidentified Man at the . Embassy in Kuwait City swims in the Pool. Those remaining at the compound have resorted to boiling water from the Pool to drink. Both on their first visit on Friday a moslem holy Day and again when they visited on saturday cheers added. The photographer said the scene in Baghdad the capital of Iraq stood in Sharp contrast to that in Kuwait City. A you done to see the tanks in the Street and the sandbags a he said. A people Are going about their Ordinary  Jackson flew monday to the jordanian capital of Amman to Baghdad on wednesday and to Kuwait City on Friday. On that trip he went to the . Embassy but did not get past the Entrance. After flying to Baghdad again and meeting with iraqi president Saddam Hussein Jackson returned to Kuwait to pick up the hostages. Jackson flew Back to the United states on sunday with 47 freed american hostages after he met for six hours with  facing reality of chemical warfare editors note a the 265th quartermaster det of the South Carolina National guard is one of the Reserve units called up for duty in saudi Arabia. Asso cited press National writer Fred Bayles is following this Small unit of 14 guardsmen As they prepare for deployment overseas by Fred Bayles fort Stewart a. Apr when nine seconds were up at least five men of the 265th quartermaster det were a dead a a fact that did not please some of the casualties. A i was not dead a said a petulant sgt. Ronnie Jackson Leader of a 14-member National guard unit preparing for deployment to the Mideast. But the sergeant instructing the unit in Abc a nuclear biological chemical warfare a explained patiently that Jackson a Gas mask straps were still tangled nine seconds after she shouted go. If this had been a nerve Gas attack he still  be struggling to get the mask on or have any breath left to argue. Ernie Deloach the Stocky corrections guard who is another of the units sergeants took the Side of the instructor. A if you Start twitching ill have to shoot you and take command a he told Jackson. Muffled laughter came from the Circle of hooded guardsmen standing in the Light Georgia rain. Thunder from the storm boomed in the distance. Chemical warfare exercises Are not new to the 265th, a water purification unit activated for duty in the persian Gulf. Many of the men have two decades in the South Carolina National guard. They trained yearly with Gas masks and Bulky chemical suits. But never before has this practice had such a Sharp Edge of reality. The men Are Likely to go to a place where chemical warfare is no Drill. A no one took this stuff seriously before now. Now everyone is scared a said sgt. Iris Craig the units instructor. The sergeant is an intense teacher who rewards students with a withering stare when they give an out of the Ballpark answer to her questions. A you need to Wake up people a she said at one slow Point in class. A if you could not effectively identify a chemical agent you could become a  but there is a lot to remember or a compute a As Craig keeps saying. Its hard to keep it All straight. There sex Gage go blood agents Blister agents \ s \ a ill Quot its is a Quot a s a ? it a Quot is v a a Quot is St.,1 St.  it Lillif members of the 265th quartermaster det put on chemical weapons gear in a race against the clock. A persistent and non persistent gases. Is it a that has a fruity odor and a that smells like bitter almonds or is it the other Way around it is a Challenge with your head pounding inside the Gas mask to follow the 14 Steps on your Index card size m256 Detector kit and chose Between the pastel blues and purples of the color Chart to see if you be been exposed to Mustard or phosgene. A a there a no Way we re going to remember it All a said spec. Willie Badger a 34-year-old electrician. A a in a just trying to remember the important  a member of the 265th for nine years Badger is affectionately known As Bonehead to other unit members after his shining Pate. Badger shaves his head each time he goes off on National guard deployment. His friends also tease him about his snoring wondering out loud if his wife finally is getting a Good nights sleep now that he has been called up. A we mess around a lot but when it comes to doing the Job we re All business a he said. Badger spends his time in line outside the mess Hall Reading his pocket Bible. He comes from a devout family his Mother wanted him to be a preacher. But Badger confesses he is considered the backslider of the family because he drinks and smokes. Done to worry Calls one his buddies alcohol Isnit allowed in saudi Arabia. A my mom said she Hopes when i come Back ill try preaching but i done to think so a he said with a Grin