European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Relief disbelief. Continued from Page 14 a. A a -. 52nd tac fighter Wing was in the first wave of aircraft when desert shield became desert storm. A Quot he called monday night before flying and said the flying was much easier Quot she said. Quot he sounded great. He was really up Quot a a but Overall she said Quot it s hard to drop All your defences in one Day. I can t just go a it s  a. Matthias Wiegand a. German who had been demonstrating against the was in Darmstadt since Jan. 14, said he was Happy that there was now a cease fire. But he said there is Only one Way to make sure the War ends. Quot if someone kills Saddam Hussein then the was is Over As Long As this Man is living the War is not  Wiegand an unemployed travel agent said if Saddam remains in Power he will eventually Start another War Quot he is not a human he is not even a dog. He s a killing  a a a a a. A. A a a a a a a v a a a a /. A a. A a a. Fellow demonstrator Erich Oberndorfer reacted with elation to the news of the cease fire. Quot fantastic but both sides a also or. Bush a must Compromise Quot he said. Many of the wives also Felt the news was fantastic but  be even happier when their husbands come Home. First it. Corine Wegener 27. Of Kansas City mo., is a reservist acting As the control executive officer of 295th Ord co in Babenhausen Germany. Her husband also reservist has been in saudi Arabia since october. Quot in a just going to wait until i get a Call from my husband and he tells me he a going Home. To me this cease fire in t important. It s important to me that my husband gets Home. He a been there since  at Comiso air station in Sicily Tracy Metcalf was Quot up since 4 . Watching the news Quot her husband air Force tech. Sgt. William John Metcalf has been deployed to Qatar since August with 50 other members of his unit the 487th Security police so.  m real proud of him Quot Metcalf said. Quot he s not doing a glorified Job. He and the rest of the Guys guard the planes and wait for the bombs to . Metcalf found out about the possibility of peace. Because she got up for an Early morning snack and turned on the television. A a.  could t , _. Quot a a White the Celebration at Comiso had t started yet Metcalf said she thought the wives support group would be partying  a Quot just from  people in the half i m pretty a is amps Gary Pomero Pic. Charles see in Frankfurt Quot until we have him captive i done to think it s  sure Well be getting together Over the weekend to celebrate Quot she said. A medical personnel throughout Europe will wait before celebrating. Personnel at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center in Germany will stay in the wartime Mode for a while longer even though hostilities have apparently ended said capt. Or Harold Hughes chief of intensive care. Quot there s still possibilities for some injuries Quot he said Quot we Hope that in the near future it will be business As usual. A a.  a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. Quot but to think that the tremendous casualties that we were gearing up for weren to going to materialize was a great a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Quot ecstatic is the Way or. Col Robert Gilmore commander of the 310th contingency Hospital at Raf Nocton Hall in England described his reaction Quot we had expectations of possibly treating a lot of casualties we re really delighted that our worst fears Quot a have been ruled out Quot he said. Quot we re just awaiting the  that the fit Tinq is truly Over quota Chi Steve Schiermeyer 21, of Fairbury neb., a reservist and ammunition specialist with the 295th Ord co in Babenhausen is also waiting for the final word it will mean he can head Home. A a a Quot a. A a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a. A a a. Sis it first it. Corine Wegener in Babenhausen Quot it s important to me that my husband gets  Quot in a Happy it s Over but we done to know yet when we re going Home. I m glad that the Guys in saudi Are going Home they be had it a lot worse than us Quot he said. Pfc John Cooper of Washington conn., a Gate guard assigned to c co 4th in 18th Field arty in Babenhausen also anticipated going Home soon toe was affected by the Stop loss program and is waiting to Trade in his m-16 for College schoolbooks Quot i feel real Good about it. Maybe ill be Able to ets by a  a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a in Simonella Italy Petty officer 3rd class Kim Skinner is proud. Quot its hard to put the happiness i feel into words Quot he said Quot but i realty feel proud of our troops and i m proud to be serving with the Navy during this time Quot one Soldier formulating plans for a big Bash is sgt. Odell Monthie 30, of Dallas Texas a non commissioned officer who is part of the rear detachment for cob 1 St in in Babenhausen he. Said he told his friends that he would keep the Beer on. Ice until they returned. A Quot ill be waiting with the Beer for the troops. They re the ones who need to celebrate Quot he said. Quot i m glad it s just about Over so the Guys can get Back Home to their families Quot a a.  .�.����. A a. A a a a contributing to this Story stars and stripes staff writers Gary Pomeroy Ron. Mckinney and Norm Zeigler in Darmstadt Peggy Davidson in the Kals Reslau Bathen in the Numberg. Bureau Meridith Winder in the us. Bureau j. King Conger and Gary Miller in the Mediterranean Bureau. A readers action Lin limit in use of Slot machines cd a i live in Hanau and have a question concerning the regulations governing Slot machines placed in  clubs and Bowling centers. A a \ l every establishment with a Slot machine room has signs posted stating Quot during Busy periods please limit yourself to one Slot  this sign Besnot indicate a Normal Slot machine or video Slot machine. A on at least three instances at the Wolfgang Bowling Center  been told by management to give up one of the video Slot machines to another person. Nall. Instances there were at least six to eight other non. Video Slot machines available. A a i enjoy playing the slots during my lui5sb hour. What i do not think is fair is alter putting $40-50 in a machine that May hit at any time i am told that i have to give it up to someone who May have been standing behind me watching How much i have put into it. V. Quot. A what is the Usa eur policy on this matter is each establishment allowed to make its own policies a. A a. Wayne r. Gwynne. Hanau Germany Timothy p. Mynahan business management analyst Community and family support Agency a Usa eur replies _ _  writer has eloquently described the age old a a problem of Supply and demand. The army recreation machine program in Europe is a very popular program and demand in Many areas is High. _. Aside from the minimum age requirement its the. Responsibility of each individual military Community to. Determine local rules of participation hours of operation and placement of recreation machines. A. Quot the local policy at the Wolfgang Bowling Center is a a clearly meant to offer the largest number of eligible users Access to the most popular machines. In some communities the video machines Are most popular a while in others the mechanical reel machines Are in greater demand. As such rules of participation similar t the ones described must remain at the local a commander s discretion based on the unique situations present in each Community. A the policy in question is clearly meant to provide a a of so dry a a Rons no to do any particular Patron a to write us. Readers action line is the readers Quot court of last. Resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you _ a c??/0/1 Ard Don t know where to turn for the Aniver write to readers a action Une co the stars a Pes ap0 09211 4211. Ail letters must be san preference Mil be Given to those seekjn9 information of general interest to our a Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday january 1, 1991