European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes thursday february 14, -1991 at a glance ,/,.v / a. It ,. Of a a a i a to a go guards the front line. War trials possible the . Central come is collecting details on alleged iraqi abuses of civilians and maltreatment of . Prisoners of War for use in possible War crimes trials of iraqi leaders after the persian Gulf War. A a Page 3 a a Al German police help out placed with the loss of As much As half of their military police Force to the persian Gulf some . Army communities have turned to the German police for help in protecting american bases and housing. A Page 4 Battle of the airwaves while missiles bombs and bullets Streak through persian Gulf air the atmosphere is also filled with radio broadcasts. A both official and Clandestine a of information and propaganda from opposing sides. A Page 5 is land War Days away ret. Air Force Gen. Michael Dugan fired last september for revealing too much to reporters about Allied military strategy in the persian Gulf said he believes a coalition ground offensive is just Days away. A Page out foxing the iraqis some marines and soldiers recently got the feel of the German Fox reconnaissance vehicle which they will operate in the persian Gulf to detect any chemical and. Biological agents that May be used by the Ira Pis. A Page 7 War in the Gulf special savings program troops serving in operation desert storm can now make deposits to a special savings program set up by the department of defense. =. A Page 21 Border rat can look Back Long family tradition on a editor s note this is another article in a series about the 1st platoon 2nd army Cav regt in saudi Arabia by Rob jagodz1nski Middle East Bureau Northern saudi Arabia a spec. Roger Phelan recalls the Day he told his 106-year-old Cherokee grandmother that head joined the . Cavalry. A she was so mad she a it old no to talk to me for a month a Phelan said. A a in a never seen her so the cavalry unit to which Phelan has been assigned for three years fought indians along Tolje Southeastern Seaboard in the i9th Century. Now its awaiting word to help launch an Allied offensive against iraqi Armor and like Many soldiers in his platoon Phelan is growing impatient. A a we re used to going in and getting the Job. Done a said Phelan 23, of Muldrow okla. A now we listen to the War on the radio and wonder Why we re Phelan is a gunner on a Bradley fighting vehicle he grew up in the Foothills of the ozarks Hunting squirrels and Deer among the hardwoods fishing for Trout in the Mountain creeks and for Bass in Mountain lakes. A when i go Hunting i take it seriously a Phelan said in his Oklahoma drawl. A i can hear things that some of these Guys can to. My vision i better than 20-20.�?� he takes his Job with the 1st platoon 2nd army Cav regt seriously too. A a lot of these kids came into the army Tor the College Money a he said. A but i came in knowing id probably fight the 1st platoon during the Vietnam War Phelan a dad served As an infantryman in the marines. His brother is now with the 1st Marine div in saudi Arabia. _ tattooed on his left bicep is a Rifle toting rat a sign that until a year ago he was a a Border rate patrolling the German czech. Border that was then part of the Iron curtain. A. A duty on the czech Border was real intense a he said. A there were soviet helicopters popping up across the Border people crossing into West German people getting shot trying to Cross. There was a lot of action. A a that a Why As far As a combat unit this is one of the better ones to be before deploying his unit spent about three fourths of each year either guarding the czech Border firing weapons or practising Maneu vers in Germany. A out of 365 Days wed spend 290 Days in the Field a he said a you really get personal with a Bradley and the Guys you work with. You know them better than you know your wife.�?�. 7 the gunner knows firsthand that such lengthy Field duty is Tough on family life. It contributed to the breakup of his marriage. A a it a hard to have any kind of marriage when you spend 290 Days in the Field a he said like a try of his buddies in the desert Phelan is taking the War one Day at a time. A a it a hard to say what in a going to do when i get out of saudi Arabia a he said. A and its hard to say what in a going to do if one of these Guys in the platoon gets hit. In be known up Many of these Guys for react in a Phelan said he a not worried about the threat of iraqi chemical weapons because the Bradley can be sealed to protect its Crew. And he a not w Orr cd about enemy tanks or attack aircraft As the allies Rule the skies above them. Phelan said he feels out of his element in the vast Bald desert. He misses the Hills and streams Back Home in Eastern Oklahoma. A when i left the states i had to give up a lot of that a he said. A i Felt better in Germany where it was wooded at least but this desert is a Rob Jagodzinski of the stars and stripes in a Pentagon Media Pool reporter 50,00q Marks donate Tio Uso by mrs. Kohl by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a the wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl gave 5$,000 Marks about $35,000 to the Uso during a Goodwill visit to the Kaiserslautern military Community wednesday. A i Hope that my visit to Ramstein today will show you How much i sympathize with you and at the same time demonstrate that we germans arc standing by our Macri can friends in this difficult period Quot Hannelori Kohl told More than 80 spouses gathered at the Ramstein a recreation Center. Ltd a a. A a. A a a mrs Kohl Aiso promised Uso representative Shirley Reynolds that the German governments gift of 50,000 Marks would be followed by an additional 100, l Marks a about $70,000. Afterwards mrs. Kohl and Vernon Walters the . Ambassador to Germany spent nearly two hours talking with spouses from Sembach a Ramstein and army units in the Kaiserslautern area. Mrs. Kohl was interested in seeing family pictures of spouses who were attending the event she also advised those left behind to learn German and to keep Busy said a woman whose husband deployed to the persian Gulf in december with the 1st signal in from Richer Cavern in Walters noted that the German governments contribution to operation desert a storm has been $12 billion which costs of moving equipment stored in Germany to the ports. T a a a a a he said the German government has filled every request made by the . During the tour Walters also rebutted War critics who have been demonstrating under the slogan of a no blood for Quot a we Are engaged not in fighting for Oil but to Stop aggression a Walters said. Quot a a this War is Between Saddam Hussein and the peaceful communities of the world a Hannelore Kohl presents a Bunch of balloons to 5-year-old Ardson at the Ramstein a kindergarten on wednesday. A Cody Rich j a a
