European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday March 6,1991 at a glance a a we Vav Vav a a a a Vav blood in the Sand after the firelight pvt. 2 Chaiz Brown was called out onto the Battlefield to help with the iraqi dead and wounded. A live never seen anything like this and i Hope i never do again Quot Brown said. A this is really  a Quot a a a a a a a a Page 4 disarming the Media there was the War with Iraq. And there was the War with the Media. Thanks to army it. Gen Thomas Kelly the Pentagon won both. A a a a a a a a a a page5 convicted of spying a German couple were convicted monday of turning Over valuable nato information to the former East German intelligence service. A a a a a a a. A pages. So Long cruise missiles the last . Ground launched cruise missiles in England left  a a a a. A a a Page 9 pilgrimage of a lifetime for More than 13 centuries millions of muslims have made the deeply spiritual journey to Mecca. A pages 14-15 double Billing scheme a Rotterdam based company May have actually profited to the tune of $4.1 million in a double Billing scheme involving Coal deliveries to military bases in Germany a Page 17 army pvt. Christopher Willard of new York plays with company Mascot Bernard near Safwan Iraq. Index Comuni Fintry letters a a a a it i 12 Money matters. A 17 sports. A 22-28 in listings a a a a m. 22 weather. A. 11in the Gulf or Aneth says medic injured by mine Effie Patten i m a Soldier injured. I m getting More attention because i am a female yes but i feel like i m just a Soldier. That s what they Drill in our Heads since the time we get in the army. A spec. Tina r. Garrett by Effie Bathen Niernberg Burea Nurnberg Germany a female Soldier wounded by an iraqi land mine said that at first she did no to know she had been Hurt. A i did no to feel anything. Then All of a sudden my leg gave out from under me a said spec. Tina r. Garrett 25, a medic with the 2nd army div fwd in Garls Todt Germany. R a i was lying there. 1  scream. I  cry or  Garrett described her experience tuesday during a news conference at the army Hospital in Niernberg. She was evacuated there Friday. Garrett was injured feb. 25 when she and members of her squad stopped to make Camp for the night in what they thought was a secure area near iraqi Bun Kors. But As they were unhooking a trailer from a truck Garrett a squad Leader stepped on the mine she said. Garrett and three other including another female Soldier were injured in the blast. The other woman screamed a lot and kept calling out a to be gentle with her Quot said Garrett of the 2nd army dives co a 498th support in. Y Garrett was wounded by shrapnel that lacerated an artery in her left Arm fractured her left thumb and caused flesh wounds to her left leg. Earlier there had a ctr controversial a talk in the unit about whether female soldiers were going to go into the Battle area if a ground War broke out Garrett said. But As a combat medic she knew that she might experience a firing overhead Quot As she tried to treat others the reality of Comba struck her when she saw the iraqi bunkers Garrett said. Until then she had t san much More than the saudi arabian desert. Garrett who deployed to operation desert. Shield on Jan. 5, said she never thought that she would be Hurt herself. A and depending on How her wounds a heal the Long Island n.y., native said she would go Back into combat. Garrett is one of 4,031 . Soldiers deployed in the Gulf who received care at three army hospitals in Germany since operation desert shield later operation desert storm started last August. However Only 162 of those soldiers were wounded in action said Bill Swisher a spokesman for the army hospitals. R Garrett joined the army in november 1988 because the a films the Recruiter showed made it look pretty Good. She had graduated from High school and attended two years of College in new York but there Money from an athletic scholarship dried up and she  find a Job Garrett a single Mother said she signed up in order to be a a responsible parents for her daughter. And she said that everything she does from now on will be for her 5-year-old, who is being cared for by Garrett a parents in Suffolk a. As for herself Garrett said her gender Isnit supposed to have anything to do with her being a  a in a a Soldier injured. In a getting More attention because i am a female yes but i feel like in a just a Soldier a she said. A a that a what they Drill in our Heads since the time we get in the  if a female Soldier a can perform her duties As Well As a Man then she deserves just As much As a Man would get a she added. A a it a equal.�?�. One of the first things Garrett did when she reached Germany was to Call her parents and her daughter Kristina. The child was crying a until she heard her Mother on the phone. Garrett told her she would soon be coming Home. Military lifts weight restrictions on packages mailed from Gulf by the stars and stripes Riyadh saudi Arabia a weight restrictions on packages that . Troops mail from i he persian Gulf have been lifted the . Central come postmaster said tuesday. The restrictions have eased. Because the saudi arabian government has donated three machines that scan for explosives said air Force Muj. Michael h. Whitaker. Postal clerks in the theater Don t open packages to Check for items prohibited by . Customs Laws such As iraqi weapons Whitaker said but customs officious in the United states May do so v military Quot postal officials have put the $600,000 scanning machines to work in Riyadh Dhahran and King Khalid military City. The military had limited the weight of outbound packages to 16 ounces because it could not properly screen packages for explosives. The weight restriction was lifted Friday Whitaker said. _ to further expedite the process Whitaker said customers should not Seal their packages so that postal clerks can quickly Cheek the contents. The Box would then be sealed and sent on its Way. Outbound mail which has been averaging about 250,000 pounds monthly probably will increase now that the War is Over and troops arc allowed to leave their installations to shop for souvenirs. A a in a sure we re going to see a buying frenzy before we leave the theater a who a taker said. Troops in the theater received about -22 million pounds of mail in december and 15 million pounds in both january and february Whitaker said. He expects the volume of inbound mail to decline shortly. He advised people who want to Send packages to troops to wait until service members return  transit time for letters has improved from about two weeks to 10 Days Whitaker said. Baden Solingen Germany a amps a the first Canadian fighter jets returned from saudi Arabia to permanent base in Baden sell Ingeson tuesday. The four Cf-18 aircraft along with an Aerial Tanker and 32 support personnel deployed to saudi Arabia in Early octo. Her to support Allied forces spokeswoman Muj Jan Martinsen said. The planes Are assigned to the 439th Tae fighter so. The Canadian forces in Europe deployed a total of 26 fighters to fill air to air combat and ground attack roles she said. 1 four More aircraft were to return wednesday leaving 18 for combat air patrols Over the persian Gulf. No Date has been set for the return of the other aircraft but a we Hope it s in the near future a Martinsen said. Canadian aircraft flew about 2,600 sorties during the 42-Day War with Iraq. No Canadian aircraft were shot Down she said