European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday september 7,1990crisis in the Gulf go where crisis caught no by Surprise by Vince Crawley staff writer in the Central arabian desert a staff sgt. Gary Morgan was on leave at Louisiana a Toledo Bend Reservoir when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. So the 26-year-old air Force Crew chief was a Little puzzled when he came off leave walked into his duty Section and was asked a Are you on the list to go a a to go where a Morgan asked. A the list to go came the response. A list to go where a a saudi  Morgan assigned to the 75th aircraft Maint unit at England fab near Alexandria la., was indeed on the list. As of last weekend he a serving time on a desert Airstrip As part of the International Effort in the persian Gulf. A i knew there was something happening in the Middle East that Iraq was mad at Kuwait Quot Morgan said. A but i had no idea they a  he was on standby status for two weeks before he got what he called a the dreaded phone Calls and shipped out to saudi Arabia. A they called about 8 . And said a bring your bags and be ready to get on the plane a a Morgan recalled. He got to the base at 1 30 ., and the plane left about five hours later. He a spent the last week getting a-10 Thunderbolt aircraft into the sky for training flights Over the Flat desolate Sand. Farther Down the flight line most of the ground Crews in a sister outfit a the 76th Maint unit a were wearing those floppy shapeless desert hats. But tech. Sgt. Rick Morrison was wearing his Kevlar helmet and wearing it proudly. On the helmets Sand coloured cloth cover someone had written a desert shield 90,�?� a get Back Iraq and a Ranger  two of his daughters had also written Farewell Mes army sets up hot line for Stop loss actions Schwet Zingen West Germany a the 1st personnel come has set up a hot line to answer questions about recently ordered Stop loss actions that Are preventing some service members from being discharged during operation desert shield. Soldiers can Call the hot line at ets 379-6046, 6059, 6065, or 6066 Between 7 30  And 4 30 ., monday through Friday. The numbers can be reached on German civilian lines by dealing 06202-80 and the four digit Extension. After duty hours soldiers can Call the 6046 or 6059 extensions and leave their name Grade unit and ets phone number on an answering machine. Personnel command staffers will Contact the caller the following Day. The staff will try to answer All questions within 48 hours. They ask however that soldiers use their Chain of command before calling the hot line.7th medical come sends More units to saudi Arabia Stuttgart West Germany a the 7th medical come is deploying additional units to saudi Arabia for operation desert shield the . European come announced thursday. Elements of the 483rd medical det which handles veterinarian services and the 655th medical co a blood Bank Are preparing for departure to the Gulf Region a medical command spokeswoman said. Saddam s a like a burglar a Quayle tells students Dallas apr vice president Dan Quayle likened iraqis Saddam Hussein to a thief in the night wednesday when he explained the massive . Military buildup in the Middle East to elementary school students a Saddam Hussein is like a burglar a Quayle told 485 students at Merriman Park elementary school describing the iraqi invasion of Oil Rich Kuwait. A the is a person just like a burglar who comes into a House. But this time he stays in the House. A what president Bush and the rest of the world Are trying to do is to get him out a he said of operation desert shield. Sages on the helmet. A dad i love you a said one greeting in schoolgirl script. A and i Hope you come Home soon. Rebecca. Age 7  shed also drawn a heart. Morrison a younger daughter had written a i love you very much daddy. Heather. Age 5vi.�?� she too had drawn a heart but shed written the five backward. A before i left she told me a i love you very much daddy. Done to get  a i Tell you that broke me up a Morrison said. His Job As a weapons loader is dangerous. If fighting starts iraqis will want to bomb the Airfield. Also the weapons loaders and mechanics act As guards around their part of the Airstrip. Morrison said that the Job is thankless but vital. He and the other loaders provide the a Teeth for that Tiger out there a he said pointing to a 23rd tac fighter Wing Jet. They All have grimacing Teeth painted on their cowls. The technical sergeant is 32. He originally came from Fox ark., which he described As a wide place in the Road in Stone county. He Calls himself an Arkansas hillbilly. A i even play the fiddle a he said. A and in a teaching my daughters to play. We be been playing fiddle generation after generation All the Way Back to Scotland. Traditional values. Old  Morrison a single Parent said Farewell to his daughters saturday and left them in Alexandria with his a wife Kris. A actually i said goodbye to them when this first started a he explained. Morrison found a Globe and showed his children where he was going and measured off the Miles from Louisiana to the saudi desert. More than 6,000. A the people i feel sorry for a Morrison said a Are the people who done to have somebody Back Home to hold them  by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer few travellers in West Germany have cancelled trips and sought tour refunds because of duties associated with operation desert shield a random sampling of Sato offices indicates. A since this whole thing started we be Only done four a said Beth Konkus Lead agent at the Frankfurt shopping Center Branch of the scheduled airline ticket office. Konkus said the shopping Center office is a the main Leisure travel office in  across town at satos office on Hans Allee 142, manager Joyce Wade said there had been a absolutely no tour  Wade said her office handles mainly official travel. Evylyn Winkler Sato manager in Kaiserslautern said the number of people asking for refunds in her area a seems to be very  Washington up a the Navy lifted the suspension wednesday on the firing of the 16-Inch bombardment guns on the battleship Wisconsin which is operating in the persian Gulf As part of operation desert shield. The suspension on firing the guns on the nations four battleships was imposed last May 24 when powder bags used in the 16-Inch guns ignited during testing at the naval weapons station in Dahlgren a. The tests were part of the Navy a reopened investigation into the april 1989 explosion in a 16-Inch gun Turret aboard the battleship Iowa that killed 47 sailors. The Navy a original investigation concluded that the blast on the Iowa was deliberately set most Likely by gunners mate Clayton Hartwig who was killed in the explosion. But the Navy was forced to reopen its investigation when Sandia National laboratories conducting an Independent investigation for Congress determined that the blast could have been accidental and could have occurred if the powder bags were rammed too far and too fast into the guns Breech. The Navy then obtained an unexplained ignition of powder bags during its own subsequent tests and its amps Vince Crawley tech. Sgt. Rick Morrison in his autographed helmet. Andrea Tantillo manager of four Sato offices a in Darmstadt Babenhausen Gellhausen and Hanau a estimated that a four or five people in Darmstadt had asked for refunds and in Hanau there were a around 25.�?� most of the cancellations have been for Tours. The Type of refund depends on How the customer paid for the reservation. A we can hand out Cash if they paid Cash a Tantillo said. If payment was by Check the refund is made by Check in about 10 Days. Usa eur announced last week that servicemen Bers would get full refunds if they were forced to cancel trips because of duty commitments related to the persian Gulf crisis. The refund policy applies to trip reservations made prior to aug. 24. Tim Moore Sato managing director said he did not know the total number of cancellations at All 67 Sato offices or the amount of Money refunded. Moore said it Wou id take a a couple of weeks to compile the information. Ordered the suspension. Navy spokesman it. Mark Walker said wednesdays lifting of the suspension on the firing of the Wisconsin a 16-Inch guns did not mean the Navy had closed its investigation into the Iowa explosion. Walker said the Navy authorized the Wisconsin to resume live firing of its 16-Inch guns following completion of a testing period in which there were safety inspections ordnance certification and on Board powder verification. A the naval sea systems command has now determined that the guns May fire certain lots of propellant a he said adding that powder bags not in these specific lots have been removed from service. Walker also said the battleship Missouri will be authorized to resume firing of its 16-Inch guns upon completion of a period of training inspection and inboard powder verification. The nine 16-Inch guns on battleships can fire 2,700-Pound, Armor piercing shells up to a distance of 24 Miles. At 2,000 Yards the shells can perforate a Concrete Wall 36 feet thick the Navy said. Ulf briefs Sato finds few travellers cancelling trips because of Gulf related duties Navy lifts suspension on firing of battleship Wisconsin a guns