European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a reporters notebook so far it s mainly a War of words stars and stripes reporter Ron Jensen returned recently from a month s assignment covering operation desert shield. The following capsules Are excerpts from the dozen or so notebooks he filled along the Way. The photos Are by stripes Nurnberg Bureau chief Vince Crawley who is still in saudi Arabia with the troops. By Ron Jensen staff writer sometimes those who Are trained for combat Are asked to do the impossible answer stupid questions asked by journalists. A television Anchorman from Atlanta asked capt. Jay b. Yakeley Iii who commands the 70 aircraft aboard the aircraft Carrier Independence How Many tanks he could kill in one Day. Yakeley looked stunned for a Brief moment and then answered Quot i personally like five or six myself. There Are other Guys who like eight or  the Veteran of More than 1,000 Carrier landings then explained that it was an impossible question to answer because of the number of possible variables a alignment of tanks Type of weapon used Etc., Etc. Quot if their tanks keep on rolling South we have weapons we can put on and kill tanks Quot he said. Quot tanks Are very vulnerable to Airpower if we own the skies above. They o Quot r. O i in. V Quot of x \ a a Quot. Quot "0s-it a a. A a .1.sit. X is it t fwl., ,.,s x Quot a Quot 4 s v s5? of v v 4 \ v it a a a a ass s a a \ s s Quot a xy&Quot"5&Quot 1y v k 4 y o a tech. Sgt. Rick Morrison of Fox ark., has messages from his daughters written on his helmet. Morrison is in saudi Arabia with the 76th aircraft malt unit from England fab in Alexandria la. Would suffer tremendous  it is a strange environment for War. Husbands and wives Are Here. Capt. Kara Murray a nurse with the 5th Mobile army surgical Hospital arrived after her husband chief warrant officer 2 Keith Kettell of the 82nd airborne div. Before she arrived she had the Power of attorney he entrusted to her switched to a relative. Quot i could t do anything if i was going to be Here Quot she said. Some of the wives fear that if War starts they will be shipped Home to prevent spouses from being in a theater of War simultaneously. Quot id want to stay. This is my Job too Quot said Murray. Capt. Cathy Navarro also a nurse with the Hospital said she wants to stay if the shooting starts. Her husband capt. Lloyd Navarro of the 82nd airborne div can go Home. Quot id rather him go Home. He a closer to the danger Quot she said. Murray has one fear that she keeps inside most of the continued on Page 15 wednesday october 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13