European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes it wednesday february 20,1991 War in the Gulf s j Back Home firm cushions Gulf duty with 250,000-item donation Omaha neb. Apr a firm under contract to the department of defense is giving troops in saudi Arabia a Little extra foot Protection. More than 250,000 pairs of deodorant foam Cushion insoles for military boots have been shipped from Scott foot care said Rodney d. Gartner chief executive of Freer and owner of the firm. The company is to ship another 250,000 pairs to the persian Gulf in the next five months he said monday. A i done to think its real comfortable for the troops a he said. A we Are doing our Little bit to make them  the insoles Are popular because government Issue boots done to have a comfortable custom tit Gartner said. Soldiers often stuff several insoles in their boots at a time to pad their feet he  in Kentucky Volunteer for Gulf duty Frankfort by. A whether motivated by patriotism or a Chance to get out of prison Kentucky inmates Are volunteering for duty in the Middle East. A i guess they All saw a the dirty dozen or something a a said Kentucky parole Board chairman John Runda. A a a a a a a  a a a a 1 a. In the<f%7 movie 12 imprisoned soldiers Are Given a Chance to Clear their criminal records if they participate in a suicide Mission during world War ii. I Runda said nearly 25 convicts have offered their services. Their crimes Range from theft to murder. It. Jeff Dukes a Marine corps recruiting coordinator said even after the inmates serve their sentences the answer to their offer is generally thanks but no a thanks. A a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a ? a a a a. A convicted felons generally Are not accepted for military service he said. Media Pool feathered Lifesaver a  Marine Chi. Prisco Cornejo of Long Island n.v., pets a Chicken that is with his unit along the Northern saudi arabian Border with Kuwait. Chickens Are More susceptible to the effects of Poison Gas and could tip off the troops in operation desert storm in the event of an iraqi chemical  dance Pray for modern Day warriors Spokane Wash a hundreds of indians donned ceremonial costumes and danced and uttered prayers that serv inc members in the persian Gulf return Home safely. A when this conflict is Over we will gather Aga Iii to give thanks and do a vie tory dance a Henry Sijohn from the Coeur do Alene tribe of Northern Idaho told about 30 1 dancers and 1,000 spectators monday night. The event sponsored by live tribes from Washington state an Idaho also attracted indians from Montana Oklahoma and North and South. Dakota. Participants in Bright feathered costumes danced to the pounding of Drums and chants of singers As they asked the creator to give men and women in the armed forces strength and spiritual guidance. American flags decorated Many of the dancers costumes. Members of families with loved ones in saudi Arabia snipped locks of hair to place in cloth and leather Medicine bundles which also contained herbs and plants considered sacred. T hey were to be taken Back to sweat lodges on reservations and offered As prayers said a till Sijohn a Vietnam Veteran and Coeur do Alene Indian. A we want these Young men and women to come Home without the bitter taste of death in their Mouths a he said to the steady beat of Drums. A since time immemorial our bravest warriors have answered the Call. We Pray that they will return to us safely. A this has nothing to do with politics Quot lie said. A a we re Here to ask our ancestors for the strength they  a the purpose is to Honor the soldiers. Not Only native americans but every Soldier Over there a said Glen Lambert a member of the Colville tribe of washing. Toil a a. A a Quot file ceremony took place in the ballroom of a hotel on the Banks of the so Kalie River an area where the indians ancestors once gathered. One of those with a relative overseas was Tom Roubideaux a Rosebud Sioux from Loutfi Dakota and a Vietnam War Veteran. His son Christien 23, is a warrant officer who flies an Apache att Gek helicopter for the army in saudi Arabia. Roubideaux expressed concern Over whether the american Public will continue to strongly support the War. ? a my concern is after the Fervour and yellow ribbons that the country is going to do the same thing to its veterans As it did after Vietnam a he said. A i wonder if my boys going to come Back to that my concern is this country has such a Small memory. It does no to understand there Are no winners in a War Only  truck escorts take a by Leon Daniel United press International Abu had Riyadh saudi Arabia its an Odd lot of Drivers and Shotgun riders who keep the Allied Supply cot Voys a  the desert to the tront. The truckers who push the big rigs loaded with Kiili tary equipment and supplies include saudi pakistani egyptian philippine and t Hai  of them Tell the Gas who ride Shotgun with them that they formerly did the same Job in Iraq. A some of these Guys used to haul supplies for Saddam Hussein a said sgt. Darron Clark 24, of Asbury Park  showed us identification cards to prove  a a a. A a Clark who carries an mob Rifle has other worries besides  some of these Drivers Are nuts a said Clark As sensing the driving skills of his partners on the Road. Quot Quot a i done to always even know what country my Drivers from a Clark  of them Wear towels Oil their head. They re always wanting to Stop the truck and get out and Pray. I done to have no problem with that but when they get through praying i think they ought to get Back in the truck and  it a Clark grub cd that his partners want to spend too a much time sleeping and eating at desert truck stops such As the big one in Abu had Riyadh w Here the Highway to Kuwait branches Northwest toward the iraqi Border. Despite some complaints Chirk acknowledged a sure we be got it a lot better than the grunts up there on the line. They re living like  a Many of the Drivers in the convoys Are american soldiers such As sgt. Yva Rren Feldmeyer 31, an army reservist whose transportation unit was activated because of the Gulf  left a wife son and Well paying Job As a production control analyst Back  Beach calif., to drive a w Recker for about half his civilian Paya i m not complaining a said Feldmeyer a reservist for 12 years. A luckily i done to have a mortgage to pay. We re just renting. Our landlord is very  Feldmeyer had just awakened on a cot at the sprawl ing port of dam Mam on the persian Gulf and was pre paring to make another run with his wrecker in a Congo to the Border. He often clears wrecks on the jammed Highway to the front. A i saw one the Olfier Day where a truck dropped pallet of 105mm howitzer rounds a Feldmeyer said. When they re not on the Road the Shotgun riders Liv Well at a civilian apartment Complex a Short drive fron dam Mam. Off duty they play basketball and volleyball there is a Post Exchange. They can even buy a pizza. Still there Are complaints mostly about the slow Mes the mail and the dil Timulty in  Calls to love ones at Home. W 1 spec. Henry Wheeler 2b, said he has been unable t get a Call through to his wife and twin daughters i Germany Wheeler said that because the Telephone company wont permit him to make a collect Call t Germany a i can to reach out and touch