European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 28, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5war in the Gulf 3 Texas team reaching out to family Michael Wilcox of Seattle views a tape of mondays interview with his wounded twin brother Marine Lance Chi. Martin Wilcox. Martin suffered a Bullet wound in the Arm while moving into position to breach an iraqi minefield just hours after the coalition launched a ground offensive against iraqi forces in  Oil fires new York apr extinguishing hundreds of burning Oil Wells in Kuwait will be the biggest Job Ever attempted for the three teams of renowned Texas firefighters that will tackle the project As soon As the military clears out the iraqis. ».������. A a a it a the worst we be Ever seen a said Joe Bowden president of wild Well control inc. A a we re probably looking at six months to a  a. The iraqis reportedly a Ted torched 500 Wells in Kuwait blackening the skies and filling the air with the stench of burning Petroleum. By contrast most bad Oil fir Sonly involve a handful of Wells. The biggest Job Raymond Henry vice president and senior firefighter for red Adair co inc., can remember is a 1960s project when his Crew spent several weeks putting out five burning Wells in Libya. The two companies plus boots and Coots inc., have had one big advantage m preparing for the Job a time. Crews generally have no notice before Wells blow. All three Houston based outfits contracted months ago with the kuwaiti government which has Long suspected iraqi troops would set fire to the Wells on their Way out of the country. Crews will have to Survey the scene before they can Tell much about each Blaze. But first the remaining iraqis mines and other obstacles must be cleared out before firefighters can Start experts said. Some fires could be extinguished in a few hours if the Blaze is above valves that can be closed to Cut off the Oil and Gas fueling the fire Henry said. To put out such a fire teams Spray an enormous volume of water into the area to keep it Cool. Firefighters wearing special suits user Jug Shields of corrugated Metal to protect themselves from the heat must first get dose enough to close the valve. If the entire wellhead is destroyed firefighters will use explosives to Stop the fires by cutting off the oxygen a process that can take Days. In the stars and stripes10 year Sago feb. 28,1981 British prime min ister Margaret Thatcher stressing that soviet troops Are still marching in  president Reagan. Not to Quot dash into a reply Quot to the Kremlin a proposal for a superpower Summit. �?�20 years ago feb 28,1961 a swollen Rivers continued to pour Over the stricken Southeastern states leaving More than 10,000 people homeless in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi. State  that damage from the we Klong flooding will run into Many millions of dollars.  30 years ago. Feb. 28,1971 a administration  the United states has no. Intention of sending ground troops into North Vietnam and they strongly. Discounted the likelihood of a South vietnamese ground attack on North Vietnam. 40 years ago fcb. 20,1951 the 22nd amendment to the Constitution was ratified. It bars future presidents from serving More than two elective terms or More than one elective term if they served More than two years of a term to which another person was elected. Members of unit hit by scud Call Home to say they Are of by Colin Mcnickle the associated press a Farrell a. A the iraqi missile that hit an Encampment in saudi Arabia killed a Soldier from Pennsylvania and one from Missouri but Many members of the unit feared caught by the scud apparently were spared relatives and an official said tuesday. Twenty eight service members were killed and 100 wounded in the attack near Dhahran . Officials said. Three Pennsylvania reservists called their families to say they had been injured in the attack but other reservists families said they had heard that loved ones were Safe As were other members of the 475th quartermaster . Tony Daniell a commander at the 475th Headquarters in Farrell declined to comment tuesday. The 475th, based in this town of 6,000 people is responsible for water and Petroleum distribution. A sign with the name of the 475th was a at the Entrance of the Barracks in saudi Arlt Uia. But . Officials refused to say what unit was inside because victims relatives had not been notified. Tater an army official said the victims were from More than one unit. The Pentagon told rep. John Murtha d-pa., that a Soldier from Latrobe had been killed said Ray Landis Murtha a spokesman. Landis said he had no other information. A. In Columbia though Farnen said his family had been notified by the army that his son 22-year-old army reservist Steve Farnen was killed in the attack. A fall we know is he was killed in the scud missile attack. There will be somebody Here from fort Leonard Wood later to give us the details a Farnen said. A a we re worried out of our Trees a said Josephine Ion coordinator of a support group for families of the 475th in Farrell. A lets face it we knew that this could happen. But you know a quartermasters corps is in the rear and we Felt relatively  a v a. A a a she said she heard her husband master sgt. Eugene Ion was Safe. 9 the 475th is made up of0 reservists1 from Western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. They left for the persian Gulf on oct. 12. 0 Nancy Depuy 42, of Middlesex said her husband staff sgt. Joseph Depuy 36, called Early tuesday morning to say that a Supply building of the 475th was hit in the attack. A the said pretty much everyone in the 475th was of. He  talk much. He said he counted Heads to make sure our Guys were of a Suie said. Ella Ward of Farrell whose husband Roy is a staff sergeant with the 475th, said he called monday night a and they re of a the ones that Are Irv the 475th.�?� a i asked him a was it your building a and he said a no it Wasny to my building it was the one across the Way a a mrs. Ward said. Sarah Hopson whose Boyfriend master sgt. Jimmy Smith is with the 475th, said she had been told he was of. She said relatives have heard from members of the unit that a the missile hit in Between the 475th and another  2 Relief Carrier groups May head for Gulf Norfolk a. A two Carrier Battle groups will head for the persian Gulf area in the next seven to 10 Days in Hopes of replacing the aircraft carriers John f. Kennedy and Saratoga a newspaper reported. The virginian Pilot on tuesday quoted an unnamed senior Navy official As say ing it was hoped the Norfolk based Kennedy could be relieved along with the Mayport  Saratoga. Those Carrier Battle groups have been in the War zone More than seven months. Returning to Home port allows a Carrier to get major maintenance and repairs. The ultimate decision on such action is up to Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of the .-led. Coalition forces in the Gulf the paper said. Senior Pentagon officials confirmed in the meantime that the aircraft carriers Forrestal and Nimitz Are preparing to leave their Home ports in Florida and Washington state respectively. A