European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes saturday March 2, 1991. A 1 a a a a a a. A. A a in the Gulf desert Vince Crawley Border Vigil with the 2nd army Cav regt it was his 76th Day in Quot the Gulf the 37th Day of the War and staff sgt Edmond Bitare a first night in enemy  Sun was. Just setting and he stood beside an mla1 tank that was parked in a combat for mation facing North. He had crossed the iraqi Border from saudi Arabia four hours earlier. A it was exciting crossing the Border. It really was Quot said Bitar who is 32 and Calls Gatesville Texa this Home even though he was born in Washington slate. A we were expecting some kind of Contact with the enemy Quot Bitar said. A and the adrenaline was really pumping. We were ready to fight and Saddam a army  Bitar is with i troop a a a Iron troop a in the regiments 3rd  a we re eager to perform our Mission and get Home to our loved ones Quot he said and he has seen less of his loved ones than some soldiers have. His wife Eudora and their daughter Tara Are at his Home station in Amberg Germany he got to the regiment a year ago and went Home on leave in september to get married. Eudora arrived in Germany on nov. 9, the same Day the outfit got word it was going to saudi Arabia. He shipped out dec. 9. His mom in California sends him toilet paper in the mail so the Crew of his tank called a intense Quot does no to have to use the Flimsy stuff that comes in Field rations. His wife keeps him stocked with iced Tea mix and Rice Kris pies treats. She writes that she a doing Fine spending a lot of her time shopping at the Post exchanges and commissaries in Vilseck and Grafe Wohr. In 76 Days he said a we Haven to talked on a phone or used a real bathroom. There a no  a lot of troopers tag along on Supply runs or Volunteer for details a just so they can leave the Camp and see somewhere else a Bitar said. A there is no one in front of us. Their iraqis soldiers Arentt get Ting food and we have the capability of getting five meals a Day if we wanted  a All those meals however would be Are Field rations we get food we get water and we get mail eventually a he said. A a it a real rough but we Are getting treated Good for front line troops. As Well As can be expected. In fact better than can be  the iraqis he said probably have none of this. The Only thing they had to look Forward to was the cavalry a coming at them. A most of the tankers were anxious about combat and said they would be just As Happy if the War ended without them firing a shot. But Cpl. Edmund Waldo a 23-year-old gunner from Las vegas n.m., disagreed a i want to see if this tank is As Good As they say.1 it is a Waldo  Start and strips  and remembrance a army capt. Mike Warta or Green Bay wis., hands an american Flag to. A kuwaiti women in front of a wrecked iraqi tank in Kuwait City. The gesture came thursday As hundreds of kuwaiti citizens celebrated the liberation of their country from iraqi occupation by Allied forces taking part in operation desert storm. Evening dental clinics doing  business by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a Bruce Tims lined up at 6 45 . At Ramstein a dental clinic and was rewarded for getting up 2 i hours Early. The 19-year-old got an evening appointment for next week at the special evening clinic he a one of about 400 military family members and civilians who have had their Teeth cared for at the special clinic that opened two weeks ago. Dental personnel from the 609th contingency Hospital in we Brucken 37 Miles away travel to Ramstein by bus Quot each week night to staff the clinic. Between phone Calls and walk in visits from appointment seekers like Tims the Ramstein special clinics Datebook is filled each Day by 7 30 . Public response to the special clinics has been a absolutely unbelievable a said col. James h. Howard . Air forces in Europe a command dental surgeon. A a evening clinics historically Are prone to cancel Law tons and broken appointments at a rate of about 12 percent to 15 percent. At this Ramstein evening clinic there a been Lewis than 3 percent cancellations or Bro. Ken appointments Quot he said. Quot. A a the 6 mba a Active duty dental staff deployed to we Brucken from grand Forks fab n.d., a Offut t fab neb and Carswell Al a Texas. They expected to cart for service members injured in the persian Gulf War. Instead they re performing Rou the care for family members military retirees and depart men t of defense civilians a patrons whose dental needs were put on hold when the Gulf crisis forced doctors and dentists to give almost undivided attention to Active duty service members. A it would be great if All wars were like this Quot said sgt. Donald Herbst a dental technician who de. Played from Offutt fab a fortunately a we re blessed to be doing this instead of what we could be Here a  �?�.���. A. With a cease fire declared the special clinic staff will be phased out at some Point so that the staff members can return to their assignments in the United states.  officials said the end Isnit in sight just vet. _ Quot Well have some forewarning a said col. Dave Dasher staff officer to a Safe a command surgeon. A a we la let people  iraqi defeat causes new soviet worries Moscow apr Iraq s defeat in the Gulf War is causing new concern among soviet generals about How to respond to the advanced weaponry used by the .-led military forces. A what happened in Kuwait and Iraq necessitates a review of the attitude to army air defense and the country a entire air defense system Quot said defense minister marshal Dmitri Yazoo. _ the bulk of Iraq s weapons were made by the soviets but Yazoo said deficiencies in soviet arms were not to blame for iraqis defeat. A was concerns the Quality of. Soviet military technology that happened to be in the iraqi Arsenal it was the least of the causes Quot the defense ministry newspaper red Star on Friday quoted Yazoo As saying without elaborating f the War showed the soviet air defense system a has weak spots Quot said Yazoo and the military will hold a conference to discuss the advanced technologies used by the .-led coalition in the War. He spoke during legislative hearings thursday and his remarks were reprinted by red Star he did not mention the destruction of iraqis soviet made tanks or other weapons in the six week War. On feb. 12, red Star carried an article by a former soviet military adviser to Iraq it col. Vladimir a Golovko who said the Allied forces in the Gulf had extensive intelligence on iraqi armaments. He also said Iraq was holding some Aii defences in Reserve and had weaponry tha was less up to Date than . Warplanes. Many of Iraq s most advanced War planes were flown to neighbouring Iraq shortly after the War began when it be came Clear they were no match for the a lied Fleet. Iran said it would impound the planes until the War ended