European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 21, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 Gulf briefs3 Reserve units put on annual training status Heidelberg Germany a amps a at least three army Reserve units in Germany will be put on annual training status to support units deploying to the desert. J Reserve support Center units in Frankfurt Ansbach and Stuttgart will go on Active duty for two week blocks to provide rear area support to 3rd army div 1st army div and Vii corps units during deployment. The reservists will support the units with which they normally train. Seventh army Reserve come spokesman Mai. Peter Pearse could not release the unit designations or say How Many reservists were involved. There Are 22 Reserve units in Europe 12 of which Are support Center units. More units May soon be put in training status to support the desert shield deployment of their affiliated units Pearse said. A the action should not be confused with mobilization Pearse said. A but that does no to mean it can to happen next express speeding deliveries Over the Sands in Eastern saudi Arabia a amps if operation desert shield needs something vital today Odds Are pretty Good it la arrive tomorrow. That a the Mission of the desert express a special air courier service designed exclusively for the . Military. The speedy Airlift system that began 2vz weeks ago and runs daily has been shuttling priority items As machinery and aircraft parts into saudi Arabia in record time. Capt. Bill Stoessel of the 17th military Airlift so at Charleston fab s.c., says he rarely knows what son Board when he lifts off just that its important. One Reserve and three Active duty squadrons Fly two c-141 Star lifter transports capable of handling 40,000 pounds of cargo. One plane is usually in route to saudi Arabia while the other is heading Back to the United states. Three pilots two engineers and two Load masters Are on each leg of the trip As it flies from Charleston to Spain and. On to two locations in saudi Arabia. The plane flies Back through Spain before returning to the states. On sunday two flying Crews nearly tripped Over each other As one arrived in saudi Arabia and the other prepared to leave. A just As they landed we were checking out of the hotel a Stoessel said. A we just handed them our keys and told them someone needed to change the sheets. A the bed was still warm a he said. A a that a the edition covers Mark Uso desert shield Washington a amps a seven special edition covers with american and saudi arabian postmarks Are now available through world wide classics to commemorate operation desert shield and the 50th anniversary of the Uso. Each stamp cover set costs $300, $100 of which will be donated to the Uso to provide services to those serving in the Gulf area. The covers or envelopes depict american service members performing live fire missions As Well As interacting with saudi civilians. Each photo envelope will be postmarked for nov. 11, veterans Day. It proceeds from the stamp cover sets which the Uso Hopes will be about $500,000, will be used for various activities in saudi Arabia. The Money will be placed in the Gulf crisis fund to help set up Mobile recreation vans with telephones that to Cut a american outposts said Amy Adler Uso spokeswoman. Other future plans include at least two celeb Juty visits each month distribution of gift packs clubbed Oasis packages and hot meals to troops on the front lines for Christmas Adler said. Couple does t let Saddam foul up their wedding plans by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Raqi strongman Saddam Hussein could f Carl Wlson and airman 1st class Leslie Andrews from exchanging wedding vows. Kwh were harried nov. 10 in a presbyterian in Rau an disclosed location in the Middle East where they Are deployed to operation desert c0auple was sent to the persian Gulf from Spang a Germany where Carl is assigned to the a Craft generation so and Leslie is assigned to the 81st tac fighter so. They met on a temporary duty assignment to Spain last March. W aging 0i? my finder sept. 1, and four Days later i left for operation desert shield a Leslie said in a kiss a it review monday a we had four Days of was sent to the Middle East two Days after his Fiancee 24, left. They had planned to marry in november before they Learned they would be shipped off to the Middle East. Alter they arrived at their temporary duty assignment Carl and Leslie opted to press ahead with their plans. Part of it was the imminent danger Here. We were both kind of scared. It was very important to us that we were married. And there were other things. We found out we could be married in a Church Here. In Germany you have to get married at a courthouse a said Leslie a native of Cincinnati. . Legal authorities in the Middle East helped Clear the path for their marriage. And the Union was officially blessed by it. Col. Randall Gelwix commander of the 52nd tac fighter Wing deployed whose approval was necessary for the marriage to go ahead. Then Leslie faced her toughest Challenge finding the right dress. A Friend at Span Dahlem absent her a dress but it never arrived. Fortunately a woman officer at the Middle East location gave the Bride a a Silky White dress. Her parents also came through sending her a new dress snoes a purse a and the whole nine Yards a she said. In addition they sent her something old a handkerchief that belonged to her grandmother. A i started crying when i saw it the handkerchief a Leslie said. A Friend who plays the piano provided the traditional wedding March for the ceremony. A deployed combat photographer took the pictures. Someone else videotaped the proceedings. The cake was created by the staff at the local country club where the wedding reception was held. And the clubs owners gave the couple a Llandro Statuette for a wedding gift. About 30 friends were Given time off and were bused in from the undisclosed base to attend the nuptials. A it was a real wedding a said Carl a native of Anderson ind. A some people had the impression we were going to be married in bus Battle dress uniforms and a for a honeymoon the Wilsons had three Days off and stayed at a Holiday inn then they returned to work a As Well As to separate quarters a necessity As Long As they Are deployed. A Carl walks me to my tent at night gives me a hug and a kiss says a i love you a and then goes Back to his tent and i go into mine a Leslie said. Honeymooners were getting cozy a then Gulf duty called by Ron Mckinney staff writer Mainz Germany a just when sgt. Billy Joe Walters and his German Bride Petra were getting warmed up during their honeymoon at Berchtesgaden the army cooled things off. The Walters were married nov. 9 and drove to the bavarian getaway for the weekend a Day later. That first night alone together Walters took a Telephone Call while his wife was getting ready to take a Shower. It was the German police saying he had to return to his unit immediately. It had gone on Alert in preparation for deployment in operation desert shield. A i thought it was a gag a said Walters an air defense systems Mechanic for b Btry 5th in 3rd air defense arty. But Walters 28, called his unit and his fears were confirmed. The unit had received orders to recall everyone whether they were on leave or at schools 1st sgt. David Shadbolt said. And that included honeymooners. A a it a part of being in the army a Shadbolt said. Walters who was on a two week leave wanted to spend a Day alone with his wife before returning to Mainz. A i said i was too tired from driving and i would return on sunday. You re supposed to think of safety first a he said. Still he did no to return to his unit until monday night. When asked about that he smiled and said a no the shortened honeymoon leaves the couple plenty of sights to see should they decide to return to Berchtesgaden on their first anniversary. A i did no to get to see the Salt mines a said mrs. Walters 27, a Secretary for the City of Mainz. A amps l. Emmett Lewis or. Sgt. Billy Joe and Petra Walters sadly insane took his daddy away Manchester . Apr an air Force sergeants 3 i year old son has unwittingly come up with a new nickname for iraqi president Saddam Hussein a Moniker that has the White House laughing. It took Pam Averill a minute to figure out what her son Kyle meant when he said a sadly insane took daddy Kyles father sgt. Kenneth Averill was shipped from Loring fab near Limestone Maine to an Island off the coast of saudi Arabia in August. A the has heard us talking and its hard for a Little kid to say a Saddam Hussein a a said Averill who moved from the air base to live with her parents. Kyles grandmother Joyce Austin wrote president us to let him in on the joke. A typed reply from the White House carried the Handwritten note at the end a sadly insane i love it
