European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 3, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5war in the Gulf Marine boast iraqi Armor was easy pickings it i i a t-ti1 in Ali a re Lmh 7 Al \ _ 1�imivilii ii Lii i Sintil. Ini tic lilt ii Iii Tii lil i the bands All Here Media Pool sgt. 1st class Robert Brinkofski carries a sousaphone on his shoulder and an m-60 machine gun in his hand at his units Headquarters in saudi Arabia. Brinkofski of Woodbridge n.j., is a member of the 1st army div band normally based in Germany. Khanji. Saudi Arabia apr l a inc Chi. Zack Cazares leaned Back on his 155mm howitzer the one with psalm 23�?� painted on the barrel and chuckled about popping off 17 iraqi armoured vehicles like ducks in a gallery. A first shoot first kill a he said setting aside a pocket size Bible to explain How . Marine gunners pulverized an enemy column in Khanji helping saudis and Arab allies take Back the Border town. A a a a to a a a a. A a a for the marines their Success in the High noon shootout raised Confidence 11103 artillerymen on the ground could match Allied pilots superiority in the air to destroy Saddam Hussein a heavy Armor. A a a had real Good Fos Forward observers up there and we All just picked a pm off Quot said Cazares from Dallas waving an Arm toward a Crescent of howitzers deployed across the empty desert. The Battle of Khanji started tuesday night when an iraqi Force rolled through a deserted Border Post and Down a Broad Avenue into the abandoned town. Saudi defenders quickly retreated. A the marines based 25 Miles Down the coast hurried up to provide support. A when we came up the Road everybody else was headed South a one Young Marine recalled Friday. But the saudis aided by qatari counterattacked. Only a Small Marine Force shot its Way into town to Rescue two reconnaissance teams holed up in the Center. For the most part the marines used firepower. Cobra assault helicopters swept Over Khanji spewing rockets and gunfire. And the howitzers zeroed in. When the 155mnv guns began to Blaze a voice crackled Over the radio a a that was dynamite give me a  the 1st Ma-1 Rine in of the 12th Marine regt obliged. Howitzers fired dual purpose rounds shells that explode Over a target and scatter Armor piercing bomb lets. The gunners were told they killed 17 tanks although some were probably or Mored personnel carriers. _ a a a we must have seized Mem pretty bad a a. Cazares said recounting How some iraqis surrendered and helped marines change a tire on their vehicle. A i saw my first iraqi a a prisoner. I Hope i keep seeing Mem like  for the gunners it was just a for real exercise in what they Learned at Kaneohe Bay site of a Marine corps air station. The unit deployed to the Gulf on sept. 5, a month after Iraq invaded Kuwait. It was attached to the 1st Marine lip edition nary brigade and sent to live in the Sand. A a in a afraid we re going to be Here a Little longer than we expected Quot Cazares said. A the party s just starting.�?T�?T. Cazares 24, spends a lot of time Reading his Bible and writing to his two sons Joseph and Zack jr., who live with their Mother in Jacksonville . A a we re not real killers Quot Cazares said explaining that his father was a preacher in Dallas. A other Guys write destroyer or something Radical on their howitzers. We wrote a psalm 23.�?T that is a a the Ford is my Shepherd Quot psalm and the Crew takes Confidence from it. As the Long guns rolled off Friday Lance c pm. David Crowe of Stockton calif., yelled Down from the ammunition truck a a it a not Over. We re not in Kuwait  German Aid arrives in Israel amid criticism Bonn Germany apr the first shipments of German Gas masks arrived in Israel on Friday As Chancellor Helmut Kohls government faced More criticism for arms exports that helped Iraq boost the Flange of missiles aimed at the jewish state. The Bonn government has pledged to Send Israel 330 tons of goods to protect against chemical attacks including Gas masks and special protective suits As Well As 110 tons of medical supplies. The germans also Are sending Fox chemical detection vehicles i. Technology from German firms helped Iraq build its chemical warfare ability and boost the Range of the scud missiles being journalists Appeal to Iraq to he i p locate Csc Rew fired at Israel. Israelis fear future scuds maybe armed with chemical warheads. The Aid sent to Israel is part of the nearly $11 billion the germans have committed to the War Effort. Germany s Constitution prohibits sending troops outside the nato Alliance. Kohls government has been under pres Sands of time sure from germans seeking a constitutional ban on arms sales outside the nato  drive for theban has been led by Oskar Lafontaine Leader of the opposition social democrats. Some supporters of the ban claim the government is unwilling to put meaningful limits ten Germany a powerful arms Industry  wire reports. Forty four american journalists and news executives have appealed to Iraq and four other Middle East nations for help in finding four lbs newsmen who disappeared Jan. 21 while covering the persian Gulf War. A it is possible they were detained by a iraqi forces a said those signing the Appeal organized Friday by Public television Anchorman Robert Macneil. He is a Friend of a producer in the lbs Crew headed by correspondent Bob Simon. The signers included Anchorman Tom Brokaw Dan rather and Bernard Shaw former lbs Anchor Walter Cronkite Washington Post executive editor Ben Brad Lee Quot and Louis a Boccardi president and general manager of the associated press. _ Jim Lehrer. Macneily a co Anchor on Public tvs a the Macneil Lehrer news hour a also joined the Appeal. A i was sent to iraqis ambassador to the United nations to . Secretary general Perez de Cuellar and to the ambassadors representing Yemen Tunisia saudi Arabia and Jordan  spokeswoman for Macneil said. Macneil is a Friend of producer Peter Bluff who with Simon cameraman Roberto Alvarez and sound Man Juan Caldera disappeared in Northern saudi Arabia near the Kuwait and iraqi Borders. The four were without a military escort. They were last a Caird from on Jan. 21 and their abandoned car was found two Days later by a saudi  the stars and stripes40 years ago today. C feb. 3, 1951 a United nations tanks and infantry smashed to within eight Miles of Seoul South Korea and routed chinese communists from the East Anchor of their defense lines. Quot. .30 years ago today. Feb. 3, 1961 a Secretary of defense Robert Mcnamara asked individuals overseas to reduce by $80 per year their purchases of foreign goods to help solve the Dollar problem. A .20 years ago today. Feb. 3, 1971 a the defense department remained silent on reports that . And South vietnamese troops launched a major attack against the communist troop Supply buildup in South Vietnam and Southern laos.10 years ago today. Feb. 3, 1981 a a Federal judge refused to extend his order Banning the distribution of Penthouse Magazine ruling the constitutional right to tree speech outweighed any damage that might result to the Rev. Jerry Falwell from an interview in the magazines March Issue