European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 1,1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 crisis in the null by Ken Cal son staff writer in Eastern saudi Arabia desert shield veterans have some advice for . Troops heading from Chilly Central Europe to a a hot saudi Arabia pack warm clothes. Sleeping shirts and Long Johns top the lists of a must pack items troops say. The reason is simple its Winter in the desert now and temperatures Are dipping into the 40s at night after climbing into the Niid-70s airing the Day. A a it a a hard change when the Days Are so hot and the nights Are cold a said spec. Mark Wolf 22, from the 311th military intelligence in 101st airborne div. During an informal Survey desert shield soldiers offered a variety of other tips for their counterparts in Germany who Are heading to saudi Arabia. Wolf added gloves to his list to provide warmth at night and Protection from the vicious Sand storms. V sgt. Douglas Lury of troop a 2nd so 8th Cav recommended that soldiers bring an extra pair of sunglasses because a replacement May take weeks to find. The 1st Cav div Soldier also said soldiers should bring batteries both a and d cells. Quot they should get enough stuff for two months because you done to know when you la get a Chance to go to the personal Hygiene items Are important especially for women said sgt. Linda Murray an administrative specialist with 553rd combat service and Supply in 3rd army Cav regt. She said Many women need Oil for their hair because it dries out in the Sun and chlorinated water used in the Field. ,. W a a. A. A. Pfc. Kloven James said baby wipes Are especially Handy a because we get to take Only two showers a James 22, is troops assigned to Btry a 1st in 39lh Field arty xviii airborne corps. He said he was disappointed to find that the pm was out of this desert necessity. Other items on the hit list include a pin Ori military rank which arc almost impossible to get. A socks and underwear. A personal stereos. A skin Moisturizer and towels a pantyhose which mechanics can use to keep dirt out of equipment. planning to Wear Jungle boots should Seal the drainage holes with super glue Wolf added. Grit seeping through the holes acts like sandpaper and wears out socks. Duct tape is not a substitute he warns because the Sun melts it if applied to the outside of the Boot and sweat destroys the adhesive if it is applied inside the soot. Glue is the Only solution and its nearly impossible to find in the desert. Sgt. Trudi Mccullum 35, also said soldiers need to bring patience to operation desert shield. A know your troops and work with them Quot said Mccullum a Mechanic with the 62nd engr in 13th corps support come at fort i food Texas. A there arc going to be times when they re going to be Down and you have to take time to sit Down and talk to them a and really listen to /. Spec. Bobby Jones 28, a fabric repair specialist with the 62nd Supply and service in 13th corps support come had one other piece of advice. A in the line of mental support i wish i had packed More pictures a a and tapes of my family that 1 could listen to a Jones said. A when you re in an environment like this it helps to be Able to hear voices from home.�?�. Abs5 Effle Eathen a group of soldiers from the 71st Maint in a 2nd corps support come unit stationed at William o. Darby cd sern in Firth Germany make out their wills. By Effie Bathen. A num6ergoircau. A at processing Points throughout Germany tens of thousands of soldiers deploying to operation desert shield Are getting their financial and Legal affairs in order. A a. A a a for Many that includes executing a last will and testament. For most it is a sobering experience a i did no to like it. I think about death. I done to like that a said staff sgt. Jerry Almanza 33, of the 1st army dives 4th in 70th Armor. He was processing for deployment at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger of tuesday. Before the deployment order Almanza was thinking about orders to return to. The states on dec. 16 now instead of spending Christmas with his wife and two children in san Antonio he a making plans in the event he does no to make future christmases a a Almanza said he was optimistic about the future but he made up his will the first he a Ever had to make sure his wife would be taken care of. The four rolled pages he held in his hand promised most of his belongings to her they included a car a separate savings account and this compact his Avill at the Erlanger Pom preparation for overseas movement site took about 20 minutes. About a dozen or so soldiers sat around the table. A Legal officer snapped out instructions for them to empty everything off the table except the Crisp laser printed wills. A everybody got a pen a f the soldiers matter of factly signed on the appropriate lines and were instructed to pass their wills a one left to be witnessed by the Soldier in the next seat. One left again. And one left again for three witnesses not All states require that wills have three witnesses but in this Case the army required three. The soldiers smiled briefly when they were asked to take an fifth swearing that they were Over 18. And of sound mind and body they also had to swear that the soldiers next to them looked like they were Over 18 and of sound mind and body too. That could be important someday if a will were contested. A Soldier like Almanza might be called to testify that he could remember sitting next to a Soldier at the Erlanger Center and witnessing the will. The Nurnberg military Community has processed 4,000 wills in connection with the deployment order. Despite the line Community officials said that the documents were a a Tumie Light special a a a a the wills Are valid forever and throughout the United states a one official said. A a j hey it Are not a special a deployment a t soldiers processing at the Pom Steha been Given a briefing on wills and a worksheet ate Days earlier. Each had conferred individually with a lawyer. Even after each will was printed letter perfect it was reviewed again until each Soldier could say that the Doc Umont truly reflected his wishes. Chi. Alphonso Torrance was thinking of his daughter that Day in Erlanger even though the process made him a kind of nervous and out a vill was something he had been meaning to do but had been putting off. A but i have a 4-year bid daughter and no marriage a said the medic from the 2nd in 40th Armor a a he wore an expert medic a badge a i trained like it was real a he said. He knew what the worst consequence of his desert duty could be and he said he Felt relieved when his will was done a in Case in a killed Shell have a Nice life gis would Lead attack Dod sources say. By newday a Washington despite a Large contingent of Allied Arab forces in saudi Arabia Pentagon officials said that any initial assault on iraqi troops in Kuwait would be conducted quo the Brunt of combat casualties. According to the defense officials syrian egyptian and saudi forces More than 150,000 troops and almost 1,000 tanks a Are Likely to be used As a Reserve Force that would remain in Northern saudi Arabia while us troops moved on Kuwait and Southern Iraq if fighting broke put Quot Quot the officials on thursday cited continuing command and control problems Between . And saudi military commanders As a major reason Foj tapping the Arab forces Only As Reserve units. military commanders also have concerns that some of the Arab units might balk at attacking fellow moslem both Egypt and Syria have said in recent weeks that they will not participate in attacks in iraqi territory. A the current plans Call for British army participation a one Pentagon planner said a but we have the most troops to do the Job so its logical we Lake the biggest risk of the defense officials spoke on the condition of anonymity after Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams on thursday refused to discuss in Public the military vesti mates of potential . Casualties. But the Issue of american military forces doing most of the fighting in a Gulf War is becoming a significant Factor in growing congressional pressure on president Bush to give economic sanctions on Iraq a year or More to work Quot according to sen. Timothy Wirth a Colon a the . Resolution authorizing any Means necessary to free Kuwait was a vote by non combatants to let the United states do the fighting a a it a a a hold our coat Resolution a Wirth said during Senate armed services committee hearings on Bush s persian Gulf polity. A. A rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House aimed services committee said that the absence of . Allies from the saudi Battlefield would be a concern if Bush asks Congress to return fora special session to endorse his Gulf policy a where Are the German and japanese forces a Aspin said in a recent meeting with reporters a a a a. A a Aspin said that Germany and Japan Are far More dependent on Gulf Oil than the United states an aide to Aspin said requirement for larger Allied troop contributions could become part of a House Resolution on the Gulf conflict so far Only Britain and France have contributed ground troops
