European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                / a Relief disbelief a Range of reactions from Europe Navolt. John Tull left of Albuquerque n.m., and  capt. Thomas Nickerson of Daytona Beach fla., Toast the cease fire a with Apple juice a at the Riyadh joint information Bureau Early thursday. From the Gulf by the stars and stripes a a a a a Quot v i n a foxhole someplace in Iraq with a driving rain a a soaking everything 1st sgt. Zeb Hill lighted a Long. Cigar and talked about the cease fire. A Well Quot said the 41-year-old Vietnam War Veteran a a i came in with a bang and m going out with a  he s retiring soon. A j a. A a a. To his right Chi. Todd Lindsay 23. Of Amite. La., was. Discussing his future. A. A t 1_ a to going to Tulane medical school Quot the medic said. A. A Quot and i m going fishing Quot said Hill. A 21-year old medic Eric Ponton,.who like the others is with the 101 St airborne div talked about a Small -.miracle. Quot a. A Quot right after  made his speech or at least when i heard it on the radio t  Blade of grass Quot Sponton said. Quot that was about the first time i d seen one in six months. It s kind of funny. / a.  i put it Here in my helmet next to  he showed a picture of St. Michael Patron Saint of soldiers Quot after that  could think of was the Way my a sweetheart says marshmallows. I just love that  _ for these troops in the combat zone president Bush s announcement of a cease fire Early thursday conjured up thoughts of going Home Quot now it looks like there could be a Light at the end of our Tunnel Quot said capt. Fred Gilbert 27 of Detroit. Quot i just Hope  soon Quot. Back in Riyadh saudi Arabia  popping a out of dormitory room doorways Early thursday As staff at the 23rd tac Hospital heard the news. Quot can we realty a a a believe this Quot was what most of the staff members were saying said capt. Dawn Isherwood. A Quot a Quot i think it s great Quot he said Quot but we re going to. Wait to see what happens on the iraqi, less than an hour later iraqi foreign minister Tarig Aziz announced that a Baghdad too was stopping the fight. A. / the process had begun at 5 am. Local time when the news came that Bush had announced that the cease fire would take effect at 8 a.m., effectively ending a ground War that had lasted barely four Days. A. Staff sgt. Scott groundwater of the.305th air refuelling a  fab  said he s  medical personnel because they Havel t worked  Quot but i Tell them you re the last people i want to see working Quot a he said. A. \ now he added they wont have to. Groundwater has been in the Gulf Region since Early August and is ready to go Home but even when he heard. The ground Campaign had begun four Days before he did t think the end would come so quickly Quot they made the iraqis out to be so Strong Quot he said. Quot they a made them out to be a lot tougher than they really . Informal Ion or this Story came from Pentagon Media Pool reports and staff writer Ron Jensen. A j by the stars and stripes. R Elief Joy jubilation a  with scepticism. Americans interviewed throughout Europe As Well As germans shared these. Feelings about thursday s cease fire. Wives look Forward to welcoming their husbands Home soon Hospital personnel Are delighted that they wont retreating massive casualties. Soldiers Are Happy their next assignment will Likely be the United states a not saudi. Arabia. And some folks Are planning big parties. Many however say Saddam Hussein is not to be trusted Quot i think for the most part it s Over Quot said pfc. Char Lessee Ofha co 1.7th signal in in Frankfurt Germany. Nonetheless he is concerned about what Saddam May be up to during the cease fire. Quot to think it might be a Chance to regroup his troops Quot see said. Quot until we have him captive i done to think its Over. In four months five months a year who knows. He a might come  senior airman Nitza Palomino in Furth Germany was a also sceptical. She is a medic with the 33rd Aero medical patient staging squad. A i ii believe it when 1 see myself at Home and when i see Saddam Hussein captured Quot said the 25-Yearold air Force reservist from Paterson . Quot. Quot he might try something in the Middle of the night Quot a Patricia Hoffman whose husband deployed Jan 6 to the desert with the 1 St  div from Germany is also worried about Saddam. Quot if we Back out now he Saddam May come Back with a stronger  later Quot she said during an interview in Furth. A. A. A a a a a a a. A a a a a Hoffman s eyes were still red from crying with Relief when she heard the news. She s just afraid to get her Hopes up and think that there really will be peace. Peggy Carrier at Span Dahlem a Germany expressed similar feelings. Quot i m not As euphoric As. Everybody else around Here Quot she said. Quot ill believe it when i see a freed  a a a a a. A her husband capt. Rick Carrier an f-4g Pilot with the continued on Page 16 a amps. Due Ovidio  of of Ungstad Germany a if someone kills Hussein then the War . A amps Dave Didio Klaus Collo seus a student in Darmstadt Germany a a in a very Happy that the killing has stopped. A amps Gary Pomeroy Jan Jan  Germany with son Matthew a a in a just so Happy that _ everybody from 3rd  div can come Back.�?�. A a a is amps Effie Bathen Hector Rodriquez in Furth a Well be going Home and the soldiers will come Back to  Page 14 the stars and stripes Friday marct1 1. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 15