European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4the stars and stripes Friday february 15,1991war in the Gulf Athens Greece up a Allied aircraft have resumed dropping leaflets warning people in Iraq to move away from areas adjacent to military and strategic targets an iraqi kurdish rebel group said thursday. Leaflets in kurdish and arabic were recently dropped in the mainly kurdish towns of Northern Iraq and warned civilians to avoid residential areas adjacent to military and strategic targets the Kurdistan democratic party of Iraq said. Another kurdish rebel group the patriotic Union of Kurdistan said earlier that coalition aircraft dropped similar leaflets earlier in the War and most people heeded the warnings. But some people returned to those areas after Allied planes bombed the targets assuming that they would not be hit again and several people died when the bombings were resumed and some of the bombs missed their targets. In a statement sent to Athens from Lon Don the Kurdistan democratic party said iraqi Security services earlier stopped peo pie in Erbil and Sulaim Aniya from moving to safer areas away from military targets a iraqi a army deserters continue to pour into the kurdish Region from Southern Iraq paying As much As 5,000 dinars to flee the Southern front to the safety of the North a the party statement said. In Riyadh saudi arabis a . Military spokesman said last week that aircraft would drop leaflets in iraqi lines urging troops to desert. More than 1,000 iraqi troops have deserted or been taken prisoner. A some wartime ammunition said to be in Short Supply sentry of the sky Media Pool a Crew member inspects an e-3 the air skies. The sentry can keep an Eye on the borne warning and control system plane movements of both Friendly and enemy for Allied forces in the Atuf before it takes forces and provide communication links off wednesday for a patrol in. The Gulf for Allied land air and naval forces. Philadelphia up Allied troops could face potentially dangerous shortages p f some types of ammunition if there is a ground War in the persian Gulf sources told the Philadelphia inquirer. For some munitions less than a 10-Day anticipated wartime Supply is available in . Stocks one government official familiar with inventories told the newspaper. V a a a a a we be got a lot of everything except the bullets we need to shoot a said sen. Alan j. Dixon d-ill., chairman of the Senate armed services subcommittee on the smart stuff is great a Dixon said referring to guided missiles and laser guided bombs a but when we get going on the ground with the grunts we need the dumb stuff and the military never bought enough of it. The reasons for the possible shortage include a preference for High tech weaponry a Sharp reduction in recent orders because of the belief the cold War was Over and the fact that persian Gulf brass Are demanding More ammunition than Pentagon planners had anticipated. Pentagon Industry and congressional sources told the inquirer that varieties of ammunition in poor Supply include 25mm ammunition for the main gun of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle 120mm ammunition for the main gun of the m1a1 tank and 2.75-Inch rockets for Apache and cobra attack helicopters that support ground troops. Army maj. Gen. Paul l. Greenburg. Commander of the armament munitions and chemical corny in Rock Island iii., said other types of munitions also Are in Short Supply but he would not say How Short that Supply is. Greenburg who is in charge of buying ammunition for All the military services said that the scarce munitions Are among the a few exceptions to otherwise ample supplies for a ground War. Small arms ammunition is believed to be in adequate Supply. Wives by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Gellhausen Germany a Sara Gramm wore yellow thursday in Honor of Valentines Day. A i Wasny to in the mood for red said the Houston native whose husband sgt. Edward Gramm deployed to saudi Arabia in december with co a 4th in 18th inf regt from Coleman Cavern in Gellhausen. A i wore yellow in the Hope that he comes Home Safe a said Gramm who was also celebrating her third wedding anniversary on thursday. A a the Mother of two was among a everal Hundred 2nd brigade 3rd spouses and children who gathered at the Coleman Cavern no club for what was unofficially termed a operation Kerri Bristow has been marred to spec. Robbie Bristow for seven months. She earned upon her arrival in Germany last november that her husband was going to saudi Arabia. He left with ill co 4th in 8th Cav on Christmas Day. She decided to stay Here. A i think me being Here in Germany shows support for my husband a the Tulsa okla., native said. Normally this is a very big Holiday b it. Bristow a Friend Jan Parrish spoke to her husband staff sgt. Robert Parrish on sunday evening. A we talked about How depressing Valentines Day was going a to be a Parrish it the toughest part for her came while she was shopping at the Wolfgang shopping Center in Hanau on thursday morning. A everybody was buying Flowers for their wives. That was depressing a said Parrish who arrived in Germany in october. Thursdays gathering was a Way a to bring wives together and give them something to concentrate on a said Stephanie Mello whose husband sgt. 1st class Mark Mello Gramm deployed to the Gulf dec. 23. The event featured about $10,000 Worth of food drink and gift donations along with such corporate. Mascots As a prominent Tiger and a Well known doughboy. The event was organized by the wives of co b. 4th in 18th inf regt. A a we re used to them deploying for training and they re gone for 30 or 35 Days a Mello said. A this is the time Frame wed be expecting them to come 4 a amps photos Dave dido a costumed Sara Gramm gives a Rig Bear hug to her 18-month-old son Edward Gramm in before handing out Candy and cheer at a Valentine party. At left is an out of costume Gramm
