European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes sunday february 3, 1991war in the Gulf at a glance to it ,>.was%<, a . Sailor escorts a wounded pow. B-1 on sidelines4 the $280 million b-1 bomber considered by some to be the most sophisticated weapon system of the 1980s, will sit out the persian Gulf War. A Page 4 German Aid reaches Israel the first shipments of German Gas masks arrived in Israel on Friday As Germany faced More criticism for arms exports that helped Iraq boost the Range of its scud missiles. A Page 5 a touch of Home when the world began its countdown toward a persian Gulf War the 30,000 or so British troops in saudi Arabia found Comfort and a bit of Home in the English accented voices that carried music and news to their front line  Page 6 praying for Mia daughter the parents of a woman Soldier missing in action in the Gulf War Pray for her Safe return while remaining steadfast in the patriotism the family shares. A page7 pc collection time your stars and stripes Carrier will be collecting soon at government housing areas for the subscription period feb 10-mar 9. Please have your payment ready. Remember the new Price is $11 per month  feb 10. . Injured would get equal priority military claims from staff and wire reports Dhahran saudi Arabia the . Military said saturday that iraqi and . Wounded would receive equal priority for medical treatment during combat. The military a statement was issued after the Pentagon organized Media Pool quoted doctors from the army a 1st inf div As disagreeing Over whether iraqis should receive the same priority As . Service members at front line triage units. A per the Geneva convention and our own Dod department of defense regulations and policies not Only enemy prisoners of War but also allies and . Forces will All be treated on an equal basis and in accordance with established treatment procedure a said air Force it. Col. Virginia Pribyla a spokeswoman for the us. Central Contd in Riyadh in the Pool reports some doctors were quoted As saying they would ignore the patient s uniform when deciding whom to treat first. A a it is real simple. A wounded Man is a wounded Man a said or. Maj Leroy Graham senior medical officer for the 201st Forward support in. A we will try to give some priority to our troops if the level of injury is the same but we gave an oath to save  a but a doctor with the 7 list main Supply in said availability of supplies will Force doctors to give priority to americans. A your supplies arc limited. We Only have so Many blood units so Many Chest packs a said or maj Bill Buchanan. A in the Early going when we Are being overwhelmed with casualties the priority will be  if a Large ground offensive is launched doctors said they have been told to expect a casualty rate As High As 25 percent from the attacking battalions. Such an overwhelming Load of patients will Force medical personnel to make snap judgments about the order in which medical care is Given. A when in a thinking about statistics like that i realize our troops Are going to need All we have and even some things we done to have a said or. Gap Kevin Wall 31, on Minneapolis assigned to the 701st. A if i am in a situation where in a dividing limited assets i will conserve them for the use of our  As they wrestled with their moral i. Lemma the doctors also said they Are preparing themselves for an onslaught of injured patients for which they have no comparison a in the busiest emergency rooms 120 patients a Day is Quot considered a lot a said or. Capt Eric Tunnel 36, of Redlands calif., a doctor with the 201st. A we will probably see that in just a few  this article was compiled from reports feed by United press International and Pentagon Pool reporters on the scene in saudi Arabia harriers at attention Media Pool . Marine ground Crews tend a Row of harrier jets at an air base in saudi Arabia. The vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft have been used in the clashes Between Allied forces and iraqi troops along the Border with Kuwait. By the stars and stripes with the marines saudi Arabia a . Marines who were awakened Friday by Allied Cluster bombs showering shrapnel within 15 Yards of their unit Are putting the incident behind them. A perhaps because there were no injuries there arc no har feelings a said maj. Bob Weimann commander of an infantry battalion with the 2nd Marine div. A people have taken it in stride As an unfortunate Accident of w a that could have been  but one sergeant was not quite As forgiving. A getting wasted by our own Guys would be the ultimate waste a he said. A but with All the thousands of sorties being flown i suppose things like this Are going to happen.�?�. A Marine officials Are investigating this report of a Friendly fire incident. They Are also investigating the deaths of 11 marines who were killed in action wednes Day while repelling an iraqi incursion into saudi Arabia. The deaths May have been caused by fire from Allied aircraft provid ing close in air support during the Battle. In fridays bombing two aircraft perhaps american dropped four Cluster bombs apiece in attacks that occurred three minutes apart. The first bombs landed about 770 Yards from the Marine Light armoured infantry command Post. The second aircraft dropped its bombs within 220 Yards of the unit fragments of the Cluster bombs fell within 15 Yards of the marines. A the first one got everyone a attention. The second really woke them up a said Weimann 40, of Woodbury . The marines spent much of thursday evening listening to Allied air assaults on an iraqi armoured column across the Border. A Marine spokesman said bombs from b-52s destroyed the Convoy but no details were Given. Shortly after 1 . Friday the marines thought they were coming under attack from iraqi ground forces that had fired missiles at american positions earlier that night. But they quickly realized the incoming ordnance was fired from fast flying fighters coming  South. So far Iraq has not mounted air attacks against Allied ground forces. The bombs left two Large areas of scorched Sand near the Camp and of Fig ments of me weapons. Cluster bombs come apart in midair unleashing hum Quot dress of parachuted bomb lets and these were strewn throughout the area. Some of the bomb lets did not explode and were partly submerged in the Sand. Explosive experts were summoned to detonate the duds. Serial numbers on unexploded fragments were forwarded to Marine Headquarters for identification but officers said it was apparent the bombs were american. This article was compiled by Ron Jensen Middle East Bureau from information gathered by Pentagon Pool reporters on the scene with the . Marines