European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes wednesday March 6, 1991pows from Page 1 to Baghdad aboard a red Cross plane from the King Khalid military base in Northern saudi Arabia. The plane then was to take the americans to Bahrain after leaving the other freed pos in Riyadh the saudi capital . Military officials said Baghdad radio tuesday quoted a foreign ministry spokesman As saying a Iraq has completed the handing Over of All prisoners of the countries that had taken part in military operations against Iraq a the allies had demanded the release of. All pos As a condition for a cease fire. A a a. A a a a a. The red Cross refused to make Public the names of the pos , however the freed italian apparently was maj. Gian Marco Bellini Pilot of a Tornado fighter Bonter downed Jan. 18 a the Only italian plane lost in the Gulf War. Bellini a navigator was freed monday. A i am crying with happiness a Giulio Bellini the pilots father said in press Ana Italy. A i can to describe the feeling. We arc All celebrating. In be decided to leave the fro door open because today is a Day of  the family of air Force it. Col Jeffrey Fox 39, said he was among those set free by Iraq. Fox has reenlisted As a pow since his plane was shot Down feb. I9i a a evidently they re All in pretty Good shape a his father Joseph Fox said in Swansea mass �?�1 feel  first a Robert Sweet 24, of Washington w.va.,who had been listed As missing in action since his a-10 attack plane was shot Down feb. 19, was also freed said his Mother maty Ann Sweet. She said she was notified by the air Force. Also  was air Force col. David Eberly 43, of Goldsboro n.c., the office of . Rep. John mers a and. Confirmed. Eberly had been listed As a the family of air Force capt. Michael c. Berryman 28, old Yuma ariz., also reported he was among the pos released. Following mondays release at least 54 Allied troops were listed As missing and at least eight As still held pos. Six americans were among those known to be a held and 35 americans were listed As missing a the first six freed americans arrived at the Navy hos. Portal ship mercy in Bahrain Early tuesday after a 17-hour journey that began in Baghdad and took them Overland to Jordan. A a a v the head physician aboard the medical plane air. Force col. Wynn Mabry said doctors found no solid evidence that the six had been tortured or seriously mistreated. Several reported receiving medical care during their Captivity he said. A a a. A a a four other Allied pos also were freed monday in Baghdad three britons and an italian. They were turned Over to officials of their countries. The americans reached the ship about an of it or before Dawn and soon were talking by Telephone with their families for the first time since their capture. Among them was army pc. Melissa Rathbun scaly 20, of grand rapids mich., the Only woman from the coalition forces listed As missing in action. V a a in Rii pleased to report that they Are All in Good shape arid in Good spirits a said Mabry. A a they have some concerns about some people they feel Are still there in Iraq a. A y a a he said one of the freed pos Navy Pilot it. Robert Wetzel 30, of Virgina Beach Van a had a broken Arm which was set and treated properly by iraqis. Wetzel s Bombardier it. Jeffrey a Zaun 28, appeared on iraqi television during his Captivity his face Cut and swollen. Mabry said Zauri probably suffered the injuries when he ejected from his plane. Asked if Zaun had been brutalized Mabry replied a not that he acknowledged at this time a a y a is v Mabry said it was Likely most or All of the to is underwent interrogation. I in the United states relatives of the freed pos planned festive homecomings. A a we re going to have one Heck of a 21st birthday party for her when she a Home a Rathbun Nealye smother Joan Rathbun said in Michigan. In Cherry Hill n.j., Zaunis Mother Marjorie said a your prayers were  v the red Cross identified the other released americans As army spec. David Lockett 23, of fort Bliss Texas air Force maj. Thomas e. Griffith 34, of Goldsboro n.c., and Navy it. Randolph Slade 26, of Virgin a Beach a. Yy.,-- the britons were identified As Malcolm Graham Mac gown it. John Peters and Ian Robert Pring and the italian As capt. Maurizio  Page 1 that he heard of a . Battalion that had run out of body bags taking care of the iraqi dead. In at least one area the ground was so cluttered with unexploded ordnance that no one yet had been Able to venture in on foot to gather the remains. After the regiments big Battle with the Republican guard s Tawaka Jna div an iraqi Soldier Lay stiffly in the Cleft of a Hilt As though someone had forgotten to pick him up. A helmet had been placed Over his face. Several Days later on another part of the same Battleground the burned Corpse of. An iraqi Soldier was slumped on the Turret of a t-72 tank. Unlike so Many others he had died with a surprisingly peaceful expression on his face. A a. A. The iraqi soldiers had dug bunkers that look like Small caves in the Sand inside is about ifs much room As you a find in a medium size car if the seats were removed some Are smaller a Lew Are quite a bit larger. Front line Gas Are told to stay out of the bunkers for fear of setting off Booby traps or unexploded ordnance arid . Soldiers have died from stepping on or tampering with the munitions that clutter the Battleground. Still Many soldiers venture into the bunkers or at least peer inside. Many bunkers Are lined with blankets towels and arabian carpets along with ammunition and soviet Mae rifles american Gas toting ak-47s grew to be a common sight in the last hours of the Brief ground War. They said the soviet automatic Rifle is a lot More dependable in the desert than their m-16s, which Are so finely machined that they usually need cleaning at least twice a Day. The iraqi bunkers also contain the artefacts of the men who lived there shaving kits tools , letters and military papers shoes Gas masks and civilian suitcases that look As though they a been packed for a weekend sojourn. A a a a a a. A. A a by though often Short on food or fresh water the enemy soldiers had plenty of iraqi cigarettes. Front line Gas who found these caches Are now smoking Sumer Brand cigarettes that come in a sky Blue pack and have a taste that is somewhere Between a Marlboro and a Winston. A less common Brand is called Al Rashid and comes in a Brown and Black a a luxury pack. These were found in a Republican guards Bunker. Gas have also found maps japanese and soviet binoculars rocket launchers and night vision Scopes of varying Quality. . Troops won t be allowed to keep any of the weapons but they can take Home iraqi personal gear and uniforms. Clothing with. The. Republican guard insignia a an inverted red Triangle a is coveted but hard to come by. A a a a a a. One of the most useful things Gas have picked up Are iraqi ammunition hags. These strap onto the Back and have several Large pc kits. They re said to be More comfortable and useful than the tangle of belts and suspenders in which the americans carry their bullets and they can also be used for tools or hiking gear once the soldiers return Home. Y y. A by Quot a a Vyvy y outside one Bunker was a modern looking transistor radio made by the electronic industries co. Of Iraq. And inside a Well appointed officers dugout an american picked up a Sanyo Large screen color television. It had stereo  by a a a a a by Gay a. The americans left some clutter of their own to Mark their passing. The desert is littered with plastic water bottles cardboard boxes and countless foil and plastic Field ration packages. These far outnumber the scattered leaflets which though fading from the weather still urge the iraqis to surrender. Large numbers of leaflets have been found among the enemy a personal gear. Viewed from the air the Battlefield reveals More chaos. Tanks and personnel carriers traced their paths in the Sand arid from above one can see the sudden turns. The backing up and Wheeling about. Many straight track Marks now end in the soldering piles of what used to be tanks. A a a a a. A a a a a. A. A a a a a these Marks however wont last As Long As some of the other clutter of War. They Are already being erased by the winds that blow steadily across the lifeless desert Sand. A a a a �,.�. / v. ,. A. A a a. A a a a a from Page 1 _ from sunday. A a their disappearance worries us greatly a said Maurice Goudrault Montagne of the French foreign ministry. In Basra Republican guard members operated checkpoints and exchanged machine aun fire with the regular army . Officials in saudi Arabia said. A you get the distinct impression that its growing. There is a groundswell toward greater civil disobedience a one . Military official said speaking on condition of. Anonymity _. A a. A.  the same time i  guess right now How it might turn out. The one thing that Saddam does Best is handle things like this although this could be his greatest Challenge a the official said unrest was flaring in one City after another according to the Pentagon and refugees reaching the iraqi Border Tow i , As Well As iraqi opposition groups. The iraqi opposition separate reports from Iran and Syria said the shiite holy cities of Karbala and an Naif Iraq fell into the hands of anti Saddam rioters tuesday evening. A. ,. A. A a a kurdish opposition Leader reported that kurdish guerrillas seized Erbil a pro a Vinci Al capital of about 900,000 people and the nearby Northern iraqi towns of Salah a Dine Kharbat Aratow and is Miklik. And unrest was reported in Saddam a Hometown Cikrit arid in an Nasi Riya Sutra Sun Ash Shuyueh Amara Sama Wakut a Zubair Al Kama it and Al a Salih. A a a a a. A a ,. A a a the reports could not be verified. The demonstrations in Southern Iraq were said to be inspired by shiite Muslim fundamentalists. Predominantly shiite Iran iraqis enemy in the 1980-88 War Between the two countries has said it is not involved in the demonstrations. A High ranking iraqi official arrived monday in Iran carrying a message from Saddam for iranian president Hashemi a Sfanjani Iran a islamic Republic news Agency said the contents of the message brought by Deputy prime minister Saa Puri Mamma i were not disclosed. Baghdad radio without mentioning the demonstrations accused the allies monday night of plotting to a disturb iraqis Security and National  in announcing the annulment of the annexation iraqis revolutionary command Council said All decrees Laws and regt la tons involving Kuwait and issued after aug. 2 were null iraqis official news Agency reported. _ the Agency said that iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz announced the decision in a letter sent to the president of the . Security Council and to in. Secretary general Javier Perez de  s from Page 1. / ,. A Emony about 15,000 members of All service branches Are expected to be Back in the United states from the Gulf area the sources said already Small numbers of Scarvie members have started returning Home. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney the secretaries and chiefs of. The various. Branches of the armed forces and other military leaders were still working out official plans for what one source called a the symbolic first Homecoming of the War veterans.1 beyond the initial ceremony at Andrews fab outside Washington plans were still being formulated for further troop mover ments. Cheney has said it would take at least six months to take the full contingent of . Forces in the Gulf a now. Numbering about 540,000 a out of the Region for reassignment. Bush was expected to Ballyhoo the troop pullout during a wednesday night speech to a joint session of Congress one military source said. The troop withdrawal was expected to follow a pattern of a first in  that would mean those such As the 82nd airborne which arrived in saudi Arabia last August would be among the first to return. The xviii airborne corps which makes up the army a rapid deployment Force also includes the 101st airborne div of fort Campbell Tkv. The 24th inf div Mech of fort Stewart a. And the xviii airborne corps Headquarters at fort Bragg. Because these units were among those to drive deepest into Iraq during the .-led ground olten Sive it will be difficult to bring Back Large numbers of them quickly sources said. Other Pentagon sources said Bush was expected to Greet members of other services at the Andrews Homecoming. Another unanswered question was w Hether military family members would be included in the Cere Mon