European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. February 13. 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5war the gulfs-s5. .\sv,,.s. Vav Sec w.,-.sv,\nw,.n symbols of support for Gulf War troops fuel rights disputes. By the associated press employees at a a a Disneyland Are being told not to display yellow ribbons lest the reminder of War spoil patrons Tun. At the Mayo clime a similar ban upset workers so much that the Hospital allowing them to Wear special Lapel pins. Such disputes have increased support Lor u. Troops the persian Gull has led to a proliferation of buttons flags and ribbons. _ the Issue frequently whether such displays Are partisan political statements and whether such statements can or should be regulated. New York City Tor example refused to let police sew. Flag patches Oil their uniforms. A a i he fact of the matter can to have individuals determining what they Wear their uniform a the police commissioner Lee p. Brown had said. But a Compromise officers Are wearing Small u. Flag Puis. A United parcel service changed a longstanding policy of not allowing workers to Wear pins or buttons uniforms tse cause some Drivers and customers were unhappy about it. It ordered 230,000 pins featuring the Flag surrounded by a yellow ribbon. I hey Are meant today that a a re american out of harms Way army spec. Tim Hoover 22, hugs his great aunt Joanne Essman emotional Welcome Dayton Ohio. Hoover assigned to the 24th inf div much was reassigned from saudi Arabia after military officials discovered he was the family a sole surviving son. His father army sgt. Thomas e. Hoover died combat 1969 during the Vietnam War. Hoover said he never mentioned his status to the army because he Wasny to a parc of the policy but the question came up the paperwork troops had to fill out they prepared for Battle the Gulf. A a be left a lot of friends Over there a Hoover said. A i feel kind of guilty about it. But i know what its like to be raised without a father and i done to want my kids to go through Hoover married and has two children. And let oter troops come Home safely a said Alan Cam Imti a spokesman. The american civil liberties Union a thinks that yellow ribbons or Flag pins arc really indistinguishable from any other kid of political button.�?�, and americans have a right to those forms of expression Ira Glasser the aclus exec Utvic director said last week. I still the Acle might make a couple of exceptions. A certain professions the function of the uniform special. It indicates and Emble mizes go venitus it tic u Trail to when go Verne it neutrality and the appearance. Of government neutrality Are Verv Glasser said but even outside those professions.,it Mav not be illegal to ban ribbons or flags. W hat would be illegal he said to permit american hags but not anti War banners. A . A a a. A. A 1 he a la says it considering action against the Virginia department of motor vehicles Tor refusing a Plant decorated with dogs and peace signs the lobby of div. Headquarters Richmond. A Quot Hie lobby already contained plants with yellow ribbons and hags a alter the state gave m to employee dissatisfaction Over a ban against such patriotic displays. When the a peace Plant was presented however the donors Yvere told Only state employees could put up displays. Disputes Over political expression Are Quot not a persian Gult h phenomenon. During the Vietnam War a a Glasser said some teachers were tired and students suspended Tor wearing Black armbands opposition to the War but this time there a a twist. A you done to expect repression of support of government policy Quot he said add 14 churches offering assistance to u. Conscientious objectors a Seattle apr when air Force reservist Julie Hughes decided she join the War against Iraq her. Parents called her unpatriotic strangers called her cowardly a and University Baptist Church called her Welcome. The Church among at least 14nation-wide offering Sanctuary to. War resistors. They lend moral financial and Legal support to soldiers seeking to become conscientious objectors. some cases they even offer temporary they support me a person not a Warrior a Hughes said. A they Are the Rock the place i can go Stormy for Hughes and others icel ii conscientious objector status the storm has . They re bucking pro War pub lie sentiment that dismisses their newfound pangs of conscience with questions. Such a Why did you enlist if you weren to ready to fight a the military takes a More accommodating View at least theory. A discharge granted to any sem remember who proves a sincere ethical objection to . Pentagon officials say 70 percent of the 210 i would choose jail Over going to saudi Arabia a army reservist Christopher Nash conscientious objector applications filed 1990 were approved. But critics predict that approval rate will drop now that War has started. What a More filing a c o. Application wont necessarily keep someone out of Battle. A even though you apply deploy you a said Peter Jamieson of the War resisters league new York. A a they la get to the paperwork when they get to it a which to say after the War such concerns caused the churches to open their doors Sanctuary leaders say. They intend to provide a Safe Haven which War resisters can clarify their beliefs fill out applications and legally Man Euver to stay stateside. The choices can be difficult. Sometimes the Only Way to avoid deployment to be thrown into the Brig v. A i would choose jail Over going to saudi Arabia a said Christopher Nash 23, army reservist who failed to report when his unit was activated Jan. 31. A i done to Trust the military system. Its not geared toward conscientious objectors. Its geared toward Nash and Hughes Are among 15 soldiers and reservists receiving support at University Baptist Church. Church officials claim they done to intend to hide fugitives. They say they encourage awol soldiers to turn themselves . If authorities come knocking Church officials will stand aside said the Rev. Donovan Cook Church pastor. My that bans ribbons and flags often Are motivated by a desire to avoid controversy. A. A a a employees at Disneyland and knotty a Berry farm California were told not to Wear yellow ribbons flags or anything that would remind patrons of the War. But Friday Knott decided to Issue yellow ribbons to employees who wanted them. A a re a place where people go to escape Hie real world,.�?� knotty a spokesman Stuart Zanville said. A a it a a very difficult and emotional of time the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 13, 1951 a a massive chinese counterattack across the 65-mile Central Korea a front succeeded throwing u. Forces Back much id Miles and Cut off two u. Units and a South korean regiment. Meanwhile the 8th army claimed that its ground actions had Cost the enemy 80,121 casualties30 years ago today. Feb. 13, 1961 a vice adm Hyman g. Rickover who was twice threatened with forced retirement agreed to stay the Navy two years beyond the customary re trireme it age of 62, the Navy announced20 years ago today. Feb. 13, 1971 a a 68-year-old Man trapped for 2 i Days under rubble caused by earthquake crawled out from a veterans Hospital los Angeles suffering Only minor injuries.10 years ago today. Feb. 13, 1981 a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger ruled out immediate resumption of arms control talks with the soviet Union saying the United states must negotiate from a position of greater military strength than it now has
