European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Germany edition vol. 49, no.309 tuesday february 19,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the us armed forces b 35c d 8693 a2 . Warships hit mines soviet peace plan offered from wire reports Dhahran saudi Arabia a two ._ warships hit mines in the Northern persian Gulf on monday As Allied vessels moved deeper into hostile Waters. In a Surprise development the soviets said they offered Iraq a new peace plan. The United states a which reported Allied forces have flown 80,000 sorties in the monthlong Aerial bombardment of Iraq a said monday the attacks would continue while Iraq considers the peace plan. A fall our Hopes remain in the air and on the ground in terms of pushing Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait a said presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwa a a Ter. A a we intend to continue to prosecute the War a Fitzwater said. The . Military said monday that the United states lost another aircraft in . Force helicopters flew 40 Miles North of the saudi Border sunday night and rescued the Pilot of the f-16 Pilot after he parachuted from his disabled warplane. The Pilot was hot identified. Quot a v a a the mine damage was the first of the War sustained by . Vessels. American officials said at least seven Crew members v 1 War in the Golf see i pages2, continued of Page 10 rockets fired from multiple rocket system launchers by the . Army a 1st Cav i in Streak toward iraqi positions. Media Pool troops turn inward As ground War looms closer bythe stars and stripes northeastern saudi Arabia tension and fear among . Front line troops have climbed a notch in the Wake of a pair of weekend combat deaths and what seemed to be last minute preparations for a ground offensive. Some soldiers perhaps realizing for the first time the terrible will face in a ground War vowed tos change they Way the live if they get the Chance to return Home. A when i get Back my family will be the most important thing in my life a said staff sgt. Robert Langston who is with a front line unit. A the uncertainty of whether you come Home makes you think of that a said the 28-year-old Legal affairs sergeant from Cleburn Texas. Sgt. Michael Napier an anti tank missile Section Leader from Pittsburgh noted that he might not get to see his 28th birthday. A we take things for granted. This changes our perspective a. A a when his daughter begs to go shopping with him hell let her. When his wife Speaks hell always listen. A every Day when i walk in the door in a going to kiss Rhy w Ife and Tell her i love her a he said. The troops anxiety seems Well founded. The Pas of War preparation has picked up markedly in recent Days. The coalition command reported seven intense skirmishes with iraqi troops sunday morning As Well As the accidental death of two americans from what the . Military Calls Friendly fire. More than 4ft iraqi soldiers were captured by the 101st airborne div. _ the fighting followed three successive Days of pounding iraqi positions with a coordinated bombardment far exceeding anything launched to Date. The softening up has All the Hallmarks of the preparation for the Long awaited ground War. In the Early sunday morning darkness the sky suddenly was illuminated by muzzle flashes As rocket assisted rounds streaked like fireworks North to their targets. Batteries of multiple launch rocket systems sent their glowing munitions up in a Steep arc. Yellow Parachute flares went up in the distance then army helicopters and air Force bombers joined in. Great flashes on the horizon showed where the bombs had fallen. Inside an artillery units fire direction Center the soldiers preferred to talk about their Mission rather than the victims of their projectiles. As sgt. Joe Peveto of Orange Texas put it a stars and stripes said As of the see troops on Page 10bomb kills 1,. A. A a o a. A injures 37 at London station from wire reports a London a a bomb went off at Victoria Sta lion on monday 45 minutes after a caller with an Irish accent told officials there would be an explosion police sued. The blast killed one person injured 37 and sent screaming commuters running from the terminal. A. The warning came less than three hours after a device similar to the Victoria bomb exploded in Paddington station where Only a dozen employees were on duty and no one was injured. Heathrow Airport was evacuated several hours later after authorities received a a nonspecific threat a a British airports authority spokesman said. Incoming flights were diverted to other air ports while air planes that were on runways were allowed to take off he said. Shortly after the threat was called into the see bomb on Page 10 inside a Foster care for pets pages 14-15 21 die in colombian blast Page 7 v
