European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday Marti 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Wiesbaden unit expected Home in a few weeks by John Millar Middle East Bureau Dhahran saudi Arabia a when army sgt. 1st class Stephen Moody arrives in Germany on Friday from the persian Gulf he wont be accompanied by other members of the 12th aviation brigade. But families and friends of soldiers in the Wiesbaden based unit need not worry. A a we re All alive a Moody said. A we did no to lose anyone and we re ready to come Moody a flight operations no for the brigades task Force Warrior said some of the units troops Are expected Home in three to four weeks. He a leaving Early because of a serious illness in the family. Civilian 747 jumbo jets were lining up in front of the military Airlift come terminal in Dhahran saudi Arabia thursday As troops fathered for the flight ome. Soldiers and airmen from the 82nd airborne div 24th inf div Mech and 1st tac fighter Wing were among the first in line. Moody said the 12th aviation brigade which has been in the desert for six months has been told that some of its troops will be in the second wave of what Snow being called operation proud return. It will be one of the first units out because it was attached to4he 101st airborne div whose mems amps Vince Crawley Bers have begun returning Stephen Moody 12th Avi to the United states action brigade Heads Home. A a they re working on get Ting us out of Here quickly a Moody said it will take three to four weeks of preparatory work which includes cleaning vehicles before All the soldiers from his brigade can leave Moody said. Air Force staff sgt. David Lee was also waiting for a flight Home. Lee said his wife and two children a suspect in a coming Home. But they done to know Lee arrived in the Gulf on aug. 28 with the 2955th combat logistics support so from Robins fab a. A we had Good times and bad times mostly bad times a Lee said. That a not to say he was in constant danger. Rather he said he spent a Long Days with nothing much to do except sit around and the Way the War went there Wasny to much of a need for repairs to aircraft damaged in the War. In the Gulf Page 3 purple heart recipient spec. Mark Downey of the 14th quartermaster Del from army medical Center. Downey an army reservist was fromnrh�8v Quot Reives the purple heart thursday asleep in . Barracks in Dhahran saudi Arabia when from Brig. Gen. Jay m. Garner Deputy commanding it was hit by an iraqi scud missile feb. 25. Lie suffered general of v corps in his Hospital bed at Frankfurt hip and leg injuries. Pow s wife tipped off by Pink Panther bit by Nora zam1chow the los Angeles times Oceanside Calif a when iraqi captors forced him to deity Cehe persian Gulf War in front of a television camera chief warrant officer Guy Hunter for the briefest instant imitated his favorite character the bumbling inspector clouseau of the a Pink panthers movies it was Hunters Subtle signal to his wife Mary that he was. Fine and that he was following orders when he assumed his stilted Peter Sellers voice to Call the War a 20-minute Telephone conversation wednesday morning with his Wile a the first since his Jan. 18 capture a Hunter disclosed some details of his 47-Day All but two Days he was in solitary confinement mrs. Hunter said. Given Only one Blanket he was cold most of the time. The relentless bombings that led to his eventual release March 5 were among the scariest moments of his life he told his wife. In a news conference at an Oceanside Park mrs. Hunter described her conversation with her husband of 14 years whom she jokingly Calls a emr. a the said a you done to know How wonderful it is just to hear your voice. He was laughing with me and told me Hove much he loved a. While mrs. Hunter braved the press Cindy Acree wife of former pow it. Col. Clifford m. Acree had a More private Celebration at her Home in this town about 25 Miles Northwest of san Diego. In a statement she said she was elated to see her husband walk off the plane that arrived in saudi Arabia wednesday. Clifford Acree 39, was piloting an ov-10. Bronco plane when it was downed in the Southeastern kuwaiti desert. Hunter who has Een in the marines for 29 years was the observer in the plane. The planets Mission was to Mark targets and to assess the enemy a position. When the two seat aircraft crashed Acree and Hunter 46, were captured by iraqi soldiers. A Day after Acree and Hunter were taken prisoner they a along with one other american and four Allied prisoners were forced to make statements before a television camera. The footage of seven uniformed and bruised looking men denouncing the War shocked the world but brought Relief to their families who had thought they might be dead. In his statement Hunters voice changed As he denounced the conflict saying a i think this War is mrs. Hunter that her husband was in Good shape and told military authorities. But that fact was not disclosed for fear that his captors would punish him if they Learned he had been signalling his wife a not criticizing his country. A this favorite person is Peter Sellers a mrs. Hunter said. A the talks to me a lot like that doing an imitation. When we go to an English restaurant he talks to the waitresses in an English Hunter whom friends describe As a funny outgoing Man can also do French and Spanish accents. A a that a just his personality Quot mrs. Hunter said. So when Hunter made his televised statement a the was doing that to let me know so i could share it with All of you. But i really do for mrs. Hunter that one signal was the last communication she had with her husband until his 930 . Phone Call. Wednesday. / Hunter also told his wife that he had not been beaten. When asked if he had been Given enough to eat he replied that his a clothes will fit him nicely a she said
