European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes tuesday february 26,1991 . Troops killed in scud attack from Page 1khalid bin Sultan joint Arab forces commander said five members of his forces had been killed and 20 had been wounded in action. The allies a continue to achieve tremendous Success against the iraqi forces a and face a Light to moderate resistance a Neal said he said there was. No time Frame for completing the Battle. A nah i can say is that . And coalition forces Are attacking with aggressive spirit a Neal said. A a we re meeting the enemy and we re not having any trouble destroying  in what he called an a extremely conservative accounting of iraqi losses Neal said the allies had destroyed More than 270 tanks since the ground offensive began. Among them he said were 32 soviet made t-72s a the iraqis most advanced tanks and the tank used by the highly touted Republican guard t a we have engaged some forces of the Republican guard and enjoyed the same Success that we have against other forces a Neal said adding Tami a a they re being  / he said he knew nothing of a report that 80 guard tanks were on the move toward the Allied forces. But at a base in saudi Arabia f-15 Squadron commander it. Col. Steve a Turner said the tanks had been  a they re finally Flushing Quot he said. A a they be got to do something a either that or get killed iffy Freir  said the Allied Advance was so Quick and so successful that  Reserve units originally slated to be held Back for the first 24 hours were sent in just 12 hours into the offensive. A. One of the allies biggest problems was coping with the thousands of iraqis who were surrendering. Allied forces reported capturing at least 20,000 iraqis to Date with entire battalions surrendering. Officials would not say where the iraqis were captured but the bulk appeared to have belonged to front line units that had not been expected to put up As much of a fight As Saddam Hussein a better equipped second tier forces an assault Fleet of 300 helicopters some piloted by women streaked deep into Iraq on sunday in a lightning thrust aimed at cutting Saddam a Supply lines a and possibly encircling the Republican guard. / in what officers called the largest helicopter assault in military history the. Screaming eagles of the 101st airborne div airlifted More than 2,000 men 50 humvee and howitzers and tons of fuel and ammunition More than 50 Miles into Iraq a a y a / a a a Quot. Another 2,000 men from the 101st rolled Over the Border into enemy territory along what the troops called a a Highway to  in the first such known attack of the War Iraq launched a silkworm anti ship missile at Allied warships off Kuwait on monday British officials said adding that it was intercepted by a sea Dart missile fired by the British destroyer Gloucester. T a one us. Officer speaking1 on condition of anonymity said missile batteries on fail aka Island at the Entrance to Kuwait Bay were targeted Quot monday with fire from the 16-Inch guns of a . Battleship and bombed by warplanes including . B-52s. A a the air War did not pause. Neal said More than 3,000 missions were flown in the past 24 hours including 1,300 Over Kuwait and Southern Iraq and 700 in support of the ground forces. Four . Aircraft were lost but three of the five airmen aboard were rescued. Smoke pouring from blazing kuwaiti Oil Fields hampered Allied bombing missions but did not slow troops on the ground according to Field reports.. Army copter crashes killing 5 gis in Salvador san Salvador Al Salvador a a . Army helicopter crashed monday in Lake i Lorango East of this capital killing five . Soldiers officials said. A. . Embassy spokesman Ray Diaz said the helicopter crashed because of mechanical failure shortly after 8 40 a m. It had taken off from salvadoran air Force Headquarters at i Lorango on the Eastern Edge of san Salvador. Diaz said the aircraft was on what he described As a a routine inventory Survey Mission.�?�. The american embassy in Honduras said the helicopter was based at Soto Cano a 40 Miles Northeast of the honduran capital Tegucigalpa. A Diaz said names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of relatives. He said the Pilot reported mechanical difficulties just before the crash As  was returning to the base. Officials said there appeared to be no Surv. . A a it was the second time in less than two months that a honduran based american helicopter crashed in Al Salvador with fatalities. On Jan. 2, a Honduras based helicopter was shot Down Over Eastern Al Salvador and All three american crewmen died two of them apparently shot by guerrillas As they Lay injured. The helicopter was reportedly on a routine Mission from san Salvador to Honduras and was flying Low to avoid rebel surface to air missiles when guerrillas downed it with Rifle fire troops a a a a v. More cholera related deaths in Peru put total Over 150 Lima Peru apr reports monday said Over a dozen people had died of cholera Over the weekend in Peru pushing the death toll from an epidemic above 150. / a a a a a. Health minister Carlos Vidal on sunday called for More foreign Medicine donations saying government allocated funds of. $4 million to combat the epidemic had run out. He said he would not resign Over claims he had precipitated an economic crisis by exaggerating the effects of the epidemic. Several countries including France and Italy have restricted imports of peruvian food products. In a not an alarmist a he said. A the epidemic exists. I  hide the fact. I had to Tell the  Vidal blamed previous governments Over the past 30 years for not having invested in Peru a sanitary services and called for higher wages for state doctors and  Page 1 cording to plan a Wilcox said when he was hit. He was firing a Light machine gun when a Bullet Tore into his upper right Arm. In True Marine fashion he tried to downplay the in  world did no to Stop when i got hit. We re marines and the Mission comes first a he said from his bed in a Navy Field Hospital. Marine Chi. Anthony Muskus 21, of Agawam mass., considered himself Lucky. He suffered a Shrap incl wound in his shoulder when a buddy stepped on a land mine. His buddy died. A a bang was All he heard. A i thought i was dead a he said a but a couple seconds later i heard voices and i knew i was ok.�?�. Keeping your head Down is an axiom in the military and Marine staff sgt. Allen Miller 29, of Sacramento calif., paid the Price for ignoring it. His unit had been walking North in a Light rain for 90 minutes when it encountered iraqi soldiers. He threw himself face first into the wet Sand. The marines did no to open fire he said because their commanders had impressed upon them that most of the enemy soldiers wanted to surrender. A the next thing i knew there were bullets flying everywhere a he said. He raised 1iis head to follow the path of the tracers and was struck by a Bullet. The slug pierced his left under the Flap of his flak jacket and passed through his Chest. He was in remarkably Good spirits monday morning smoking a cigarette and munching on a Candy while some  and Marine units were seeing action the Marine amphibious Force in the persian Gulf was chafing at the inactivity. The expected attack by the 17,000 marines in the Force had not occurred. In fact the marines aboard the Dock Landing ship Gunston Hall off Kuwait were shocked to hear a radio report that an amphibious Marine Force had taken the Island of fail aka. A i did no to believe it a said 1st it. Bob Wondra 25, of Staplehurst Maine. A a there a no Way it could have been taken without  apparently he was right since the . Command disavowed the report Whiteh had been attributed to Arab military  a platoon Leader and other marines aboard the ship were envious of the fellow marines fighting on land. Lance Cpl. Steven Sanders 22, of Chicago groused a half of us Are huddled around radios trying to find out what a going  col. Tom Hill the commander of the 1st brigade of the 101st airborne did no to need a radio. He had a ringside seat As his troops moved across the Border. A a it san awesome sight a he said one that reminded him of Shakespeare. A i thought is it Richard ii a cry havoc and let Loose the dogs of  a Thlu Story was compiled by Georgs Manas Middle East Bureau from Pentagon Pool reports Hanau victim was devoted to children husband says Hanau Germany a amps a the pregnant wife of a . Soldier killed saturday when the family car lurched Forward was a homebody who liked cake decorating cooking and needlework her husband said monday. ,. Susan Kimberly James 28, a spent most of her time being a morn a said sped James James an avionics technician assigned to cob 8th in 158th aviation regt at flip terhorst Cavern. Mrs James a native of Fairfield Calif is  by her daughters Whitney 6, and Mirinda 4, and sons Johnathon 2, and Christopher 1. She was two months pregnant. The couple were packing the family a 1974 Mercedes for a drive along the Rhine River when the Accident occurred about 11 a.m., James said. A i had put the boys in the car. My daughters had been playing outside. Mirinda a coat had gotten dirty so i took the coat into the House. As i was going in i met Susan at the doorway going out. She was carrying food and her purse. A a i walked 30 feet if that far and heard Susan screaming my name Quot and ran outside he said. The car had struck his wife knocking her to the ground. The medical report said she died of brain trauma. James said. Military police determined from witnesses that Mirinda was pretending to drive the car when the Accident occurred he said. A from All indications Mirinda tried to turn the key on and the starter engaged. But the car never started a the impetus from the starter being engaged in the manual transmission car caused it to jump the curb James said. A he said his wife apparently tried to Stop the moving car but was knocked Down. An article in the stars and stripes on monday quoted German police As saying the car was left running w Ith three children in it but James and a Hanau Provost marshal official disputed that report. \ a i have always kept the car in gear with the emergency Brake on a he said. German police in Hanau said monday that they stood by their report which showed that the car was running at the time of the incident. A German medical team responded to the Accident at Hanau a Pioneer housing area. Mrs. James was pronounced dead at the scene her husband said. A memorial service will be. Held at 1 . Tuesday in the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints Chapel behind Hutmier Hessen Cavern in Lamboy James said