European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jfe Jjo �?~1 crisis in the related stories pages 2,3,13,14, 15 amp 28 . Flights it end thursday a Washington a the White House said 1 tuesday that thursdays evacuation Flicht of americans from Iraq and Kuwait is a Likely to be die last and will probably also carry Home the remaining staff of the . Embassy in Kuwait. A we would anticipate that once All americans who want out have been Able to get out that we would remove the entire staff of the embassy a White House a spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said. A he spoke As a second plan Load of americans left Iraq Tor Frankfurt Germany and would be flown Back to the United states on wednesday _ meanwhile those who came Back to the United states on monday said they were relieved to be free after More than four frightening Boring and unpleasant months As captives. A it feels absolutely great a Jack Rinehart 37, of , mo., said several hours after he and More than 150 americans landed at nearby Andrews fab  on a chartered pan am jumbo . A a it a great to be Back a said Dwight Durmon of Fayetteville tenn., As he clutched the hand of his wife Cathy. A. A a a a for the most part it was Boring a said Gale Rogers a consular officer at the embassy in Kuwait. Life at the embassy also was uncomfortable. Without fresh water and electricity the americans were without air conditioning in the summer. The air was a hot with flies in the summer and a cold with flies in the Winter Rogers said.  Fitzwater said the final evacuation flight now sch cd Fulcd for thursday a is Likely to be the last and it is also Jik Cly to be the one to evacuate . Embassy personnel from  / he said the United states technically would consider the embassy a an Active and open embassy available for work whenever we should want to do , a from a practical matter we wont have anyone there to raise  a a Fitzwater added a while the president is very Happy. A to see the individual hostages being released a he has watched some of it on television. A the president shares Liat in a sure is everyone a concern and disgust with some of the stories that Are being told of harassment and deprivation during their  the first group of former hostages a some Oiw hum had been held As a human Shields at strategic Sites in Iraq a left Baghdad on sunday. They spent the night in Frankfurt Germany before coming tothe United states. Last week the iraqi parliament voted to allow the 8,000 american european and japanese hostages to go f the Star Sand amp tripes authorizes unofficial publication for the . Armed forces a vol. 49, no. 242 wednesday december 12, 1990 a a is Dily sunday. D 8693 a a tues Fernandez of the 159 the med co,421slmed evac in brushes Snow from a helicopter tuesday at the Darmstadt army Airfield in Grosheim Germany where flight Crews practice a Snow  is on from staff reports. Act Over a Germany on monday and 7 us Day will add a new 1 he silo a that threw a White Blanket Over parts of Ermany of layer today. Another 6 inches of Snow is possible i Southwest Germany As u frontal system travels this afternoon from Northern Germany to so Wilhern Germany Switzerland and Austria said Gap. John Gordon of the air Force european forecast unit in Graben Trarbach Germany. Central Germany should receive Between 2 and 4 inches and the southwestern Narv of the country should get 4 to 6 inches. But All of Germany should see some form of Snow Gordon said. 1 As the weather system leaves England winds of up  58 Niph will hit the Gostaf Region of Belgium the Netherlands and  and Northern Germany the inclement weather was expected to last for another 24 hours Gordon said. The first storm left behind piles of Snow in places in Stuttgart 7 inches of Snow fell. Six inches also fell at Sembach and Weih Rieken air bases. Other areas like Munich did no to see a Flake for those areas that were hit the storm also left behind a pile of problems. A several military schools were either closed or opened late and military installations such As Ramstein All Germany required Only its essential see Snow on Back Page by John m. Broder the los Angeles times Camp Lejeune , Marine corps commandant Gen. Alfred m. Gray addressing the largest assemblage of marines in one place since 1942, bid Farewell monday to 24,000 troops shipping out for saudi Arabia. In a speech punctuated by the crying of children As the families of the departing marines looked on the Gruff Gray told the massive ranks of camouflage Clad marines on the Parade deck at Cample Jeune that they were going to the persian Gulf to a do what must be done Quot to defend the american Way of life. Gray who on a september trip to saudi Arabia ordered his troops to quit complaining and improve their morale told these soldiers that their tour in the desert was open ended. A How Long will our warriors be in Southwest Asia the answer is we will stay until we get our part of the missions and tasks accomplished and then we will go somewhere else where you will go were your commandant tells you to go a Gray boomed. The formation included about 8,000 Marine reservists from across the country. Adm Powell f. Carter jr., commander in chief of Marine corps Fleet Atlantic told the leathernecks that a we All Hope that this array of fighting forces along with the economic sanctions. Will convince Saddam Hussein to respect the will of the world and get out of  the 24,000 men and women of the 2nd Marine div will join 45,000 marines Al ready afloat and ashore in the Gulf Region. By the end of january nearly 90,000 marines or roughly three fourths of the entire combat strength of the Marine corps will be in the Region. 1 the Soori to be departing marines were treated to 20 minutes of Vintage Gray. Bombastic Bellicose and succinct the four Star general spelled out in simple terms Why the United states had committed More than 400,000 troops to an see marines on Back Page