European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the Star it and stripes sunday february 24,1991 at a glance seamen look for mines in the Gulf. Terror Campaign iraqi troops in Kuwait stepped up executions and property destruction in the lace of the . Deadline. A Page 3 feeling left out after training for years to fight the world s largest military soldiers of the 1 1th army Cav regt Are disappointed that they Are not getting a crack at the formidable numbers of the iraqi Armya Page 4 Rescue recalled an air Force Pilot who bailed out behind iraqi lines recalls his rescued a Page s doubting troops . Troops in saudi Arabia reacted to president Bush s deadline for Iraq to get out of Kuwait with scepticism that Saddam Hussein would comply in time to avoid a bloody ground War. A Page 6 preparing Tor worst . Military officials Haven t been Able to locate key iraqi chemical weapons units and fear heavy Oas uni fees if Iraq uses chemical weapons against an Allied ground attack. A Page 8war in the Gulf Index Abby Ann Landers 16 commentary.15 letters Money matters. 1 to Mutual. 18-Llf sports 20-28 to listings.20 weather. 11 Low risk forays enable troops to pass first Gulf combat test to our readers slur and Snipes bookstores will be  monday Lor inventory. The stars and stripes newspaper can be purchased to vending machines Burger birrs and other newspaper outlets in sour Conn mini in correction l a. Ai i Oil refuelling aircraft Ary to item Gtna Iod in f Ranee Lor in flight refuelling or of 2 by Isbeih. T ii b-52s stationed it  Art living bombing missions of i Ulai Rucle yesterday incorrectly Iii Pii a . Toe b-52s were Landing in i Lor i eluding. By Dave Schad Middle East Bureau Northern saudi Arabia so far warfare for the,24th inf div Mech has been one sided a situation that suits the troops just Fine. A if you be got to go out and learn a lesson its a lot easier to learn it from an enemy who a not shooting Back a said 1st it. Jay Proctor who led a 28-Man infantry patrol inside enemy territory., got a Freebie  the pre Dawn raid followed by less Hhan 24 hours an Early morning attack on an iraqi air defense radar site. Six ah-64 apaches and three oh-58 observation choppers from the division aviation brigade heavily damaged the target and returned with intelligence data for other missions. The divisions Good Fortune suffered a setback however when an oh-58c helicopter went Down thursday killing its two Crew members. A spokesman said the chopper had not been hit by enemy fire. It. Col. Tom Stewart the Apache Bat a Talion commander said that for a Long from 1 St lady Clarksville Tenn. A a fifth grader who had some Tough words for president Bush said he Felt a very cheated when military officials refused to give his letter to Barbara Bush during her visit to the army base a fort Campbell. A i did no to like the Way Saddam invaded Kuwait. But i done to like the Way your husband is Goi Gawi actions while a War is going on a Jonathan Blevins wrote As part of a class project at Marshall elementary school. A i understand that he Bush is going through a lot. But so Are the troops. My dad is Over there a the 11-year-old wrote. Jonathan a letter was removed from a bundle of letters from his classmates that was Given to the first lady on Friday fort Campbell spokesman Bill Harralson said. The base is located on the Kentucky Tennessee Border. A it was the decision of officials at fort Campbell and the Young Man and his Mother were told that if they wished to Send the letter later the school would help them a Harralson said Friday. He added that army officials would also help Send a letter later but he did not elaborate. Mrs. Bush spent two hours at the base where she spoke to a cheering throng of 3,500 people. After telling them her husband a is working night and Day to end this dreadful War Quot she met privately for 25 minutes with selected relatives of military  smother Christine Blevins w As not among them. She said her son might mail the letter to the White House,."we May still Forward it. W e ii have to sit Down and discuss How he feels and kind of get Over the initial Shock Quot she said Friday night. Quot he does t understand Why they re doing it and i quite frankly done to either Quot Blevins said. Jonathan a father sgt. First class Robert a. Blevins shipped out with the Jolt airborne div in August. A a Quot to time the division had kept a Low profile a so Saddam  focus in on us a now Stewart said the division is increasing its operations to a Clear away what a in front of  a a Stewart who called the helicopter raid an a Early morning Wake up Call,�?T�?�5 believes that Many iraqis at least along the Border a Are too spooked to put up much of a fight. A the iraqis have just shut everything Down a said Stewart 41, from Savannah a. A i think they Are scared and tired As hell of getting hammered Day and night. That a what makes these missions so easy a we can just go right in and Wax them a the air. Attack gave warrant officer David Pfleger the first Chance to fire his Apache s weapons in combat. Three Days earlier his unit had gone after the same target but had been shackled by a heavy sandstorm on the second attack the weather was perfect and Pfleger cured his pre combat jitters. A the first time i was realty hyped and i came Back disappointed because i did no to get to shoot a said Pfleger 23, of Florida. A this morning i Felt a lot better around the Gulf and i did no to have time to think about anything but the Mission. I was Busy with my switches and looking for  the pilots May have been tense before the Mission but they were jubilant of to Coward As they reviewed their gun Cam Era tapes. Pfleger said later he was glad to Sec that the iraqis had either jumped into bunkers or run Whort the shooting started. Quot a a. 2 a a a a a. A if they want to leave and let us take out their equipment that a Fine with me a he said. A maybe they can live and go Back to their family and so can  the next Day artillery and infantry forces took out an observation Post a Little More than a mile inside enemy territory in a pre Dawn raid. Spec. Kip Smith the lieutenants radio operator said his a juices were flowing during the Mission. A it was my first time and to be honest i was wondering if i was going to make it Back a said Smith 24, from Hillsboro Ore. A but i knew i had to be Cool because if i lose it i could jeopardize  a a a a a a a. Schad a stars and stripes reporter la with a Pentagon Media  i by the stars and stripes Riyadh saudi Arabia a . Forces have begun dropping napalm on Kuwait although not on troop concentrations. A Central come spokesman said the napalm a volatile mixture of gasoline like substances in Jelly form is being used to neutralize Oil filled iraqi trenches. A we arc using it to fire the trenches a he said. By burning the Oil in the trenches coalition forces Hope to remove one of the barriers to a ground assault. The resulting fires Are contributing to the Black pall Over much of Kuwait but because the trenches Are shallow the fires Burn out relatively quickly military sources said. President Bush has accused Iraq of pursuing a scorched Earth policy in Kuwait by igniting Oil Well fires. Marine pilots have been among the first to deliver the napalm. Marine av-8b harrier jets were being loaded with napalm at an air base in northeastern saudi Arabia northeastern saudi Arabia a the marines Are augmenting their High tech weapons of War with a decidedly Low tech defense system the parakeet. Hundreds of the Small Birds have been dispatched to frontline troops of the 2nd Marine div to help warn of a chemical attack because of their High metabolic rate the Birds should react More quickly than # humans to the presence of poisonous a a a a a. I a. Agents. If they keel Over the marines better Don their Gas masks. But at the division Forward administrative Section Cpl. Michael neigh i Olav ing second thoughts about sacrificing the feathered sentries. He a grown fond of a a Ike and a Tina a his units parakeet pair and wants to take them Home As pets. Besides he said the marines probably Are too close to the front to be protected by the Birds a the Gas will get to us As soon As it gets to them a he said. Saudi Arabia a in what May be the largest _ map making Effort in history the . Military is producing each week 130,000 maps of Iraq and Kuwait for use in a ground War. Co a 6491 engr in usually based in Schwet Zingen Germany is using precise satellite photos and soil samples to create. A portrait of the arabian Peninsula a they expect the Pace of Battle to be so fast that they re going to want the maps to cover a Large area a said capt. Rig unit keeping Busy John Brazier co a commander. The ground War envisioned by the United states will require an up to the minute picture As Battles unfold. Within hours of receiving photos arid other intelligence data mapmakers using High tech printers have charts ready for commanders preparing assaults. Brazier a company of 145 soldiers is producing 40 to 45 different types of maps each week. They Are doing As much in a week As they did in a year in Germany. 2 korean planes join air Effort Eastern saudi Arabia a the korean air Force has joined operation desert storm. 1 to korean c-130 transport planes arrived wednesday night to serve with the air Force military Airlift come at a major cargo Airport. Three other aircraft Are expected. Compiled from staff and Pentagon Media Pool reports