European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes monday March 11,1991 Moscow apr hundreds of thousands of pro testers their chants of a resign resign a reverberating off the Kremlin Walls rallied sunday to demand Mikhail s. Gorbachev and his fellow communists give up Power. A a a a 7 a a. Quot a a a / the crowd estimated at 500,000 by journalists and one of the speakers was the biggest anti government demonstration in Moscow since the communists took Power 73 years ago. The demonstration in Moscow and other cities came exactly one week before a nationwide referendum asking soviets if they wished to preserve the soviet Union. A. A a. / a a a a a a. A a a a a a a the crowd filled the huge Maneth Square next to the Kremlin a first for an anti government demonstration. Several other rallies have taken place there during the past year. The largest occurred in february 1990 when an estimated 250,000 protesters took part. Larger  have been reported in Azerbaijan and Armenia. A. An estimated 70,000 people braving freezing rain gathered sunday in Leningrad and the official soviet news Agency Tass reported protests in Sverdlovsk Irkutsk Kazan Lykty Var ulan Ude Petropavlovsk a Schatski and Omsk. No crowd estimates were Given. In Moscow the demonstrators yelled their approval when pro democracy activists called for support of russian president Boris Yeltsin in his political Battle with Gorbachev. Yeltsin has called for Gorbachev to resign and be re placed by the federation Council which includes the presidents of the 15 soviet republics. Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov called for a a not votes on the March 17 National referendum. He said it must be transformed from a vote on the future of the Union into Aii expression of no Confidence in the communist.  a a a a they be led the country to catastrophe a he said. Hundreds held posters and banners echoing that opinion. White red and Blue flags of pre revolutionary Russia fluttered in the  we demand a government without communists. We be had enough blood a a read a poster carried by 41-year-old Nina v. Antonyuk an economist whose Mother left the communist party last  from Page 1 non try labelled a United states of  their flight 21 hours Long with two stops was by All accounts a transcontinental party. The bulkheads were festooned with balloons and the former prisoners were served that most american of dishes pizza. As the band played a god bless America a they stepped off the plane and Shook hands first with Cheney then Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. \7.7. They stood at attention and saluted during the National Anthem. Some of the family members wiped away tears of Joy As they stood with hand Over heart. A your enemy thought he could use you to weaken americans resolve and undermine our nations will to see this War to its end a Cheney said. A this judgment could not have been More wrong. The president and the american people would not rest until you and the entire kuwaiti nation were free a Eberly said he was proud to report that a the conduct during Captivity of the ladies and gentlemen beside me has been without question. Their sense of Honor and duty to country was beyond  he kept his remarks Short asking Cheney to a excuse us now we have some. Time to make up with our  the returnees had Only a few hours with their loved ones then they were taken to military hospitals in the area for further medical examinations. Two of the former own were women one of them among the most seriously injured. Army maj. Rhonda l. Cornum 36, of East Aurora n.y., was flying a helicopter of a search and Rescue Mission for another downed Pilot when it crashed in Southern Iraq five Crew members were killed and Cornum and two others were taken prisoner. She had two broken arms a broken hand and other injuries the other Rathbun Nealy who celebrated her 21st birthday saturday had suffered Bullet and shrapnel wounds. She was the last off the plane sunday vigorously chewing gum As she bounded Down the red carpeted stairs to shake hands with Cheney. Eberly 43, from Brazil ind., was held by the iraqis for 44 Days after his f-15e fighter disappeared during a night Mission Jan. 20. He was freed with most of the other pos last tuesday and spent the intervening time on the Navy Hospital ship mercy off Bahrain. The other former pos were air Force a maj. Thomas e. Griffith 34, Goldsboro . Capt. Harry m. Roberts 30, Savannah a. Capt Richard d. Storr 29, Spokane Wash. 1st it. Robert j. Sweet 24, Philadelphia maj. Jeffrey s. Tice 35, Sellersville a. Navy a it. Randolph Slade 26, of Virginia Beach a. And Navy it. Jeffrey n. Zaun 28, of Cherry Hill n.j., who appeared on iraqi television during his Captivity with bruises on his face one of the most haunting pictures of the War. Army a spec. Troy l. Dunlap 20, of Massac Iii and spec. David Lockett 23, fort Bliss Texas. Marines a it. Col. Clifford m. Acree 39, Seattle capt. Michael c. Berryman 28, Cleveland okla. Chief warrant officer Guy l. Hunter jr., 46, Moultrie a. Capt. Russell . Sanborn 27, Deland Fla. Maj. Joseph j. Small Iii 39, Racine wis. A a a a a a a a a policy from Page 1 consecutive months on Active duty past their Call up Date the message said. Here show officials expect soldiers to be released from the army a a \ expired terms non deploy cd officers and enlisted members whose current terms of service have expired a will be released from Active duty As expeditiously As possible consistent with Normal out processing procedures a the message a said a a a Quot Quot a a a a a a Quot a  priority for out processing will be based on the soldiers availability their service expiration dates those with earliest dates will be released firsthand the capacity of transition Points for handling departing soldiers. Stateside installations May begin releasing officers and enlisted personnel immediately. Units overseas including those in Southwest Asia May begin returning soldiers for separation 15 Days from saturdays effective Date. Those who have expiration dates within 120 Days of saturdays effective Date May request extensions of up to 120 Days to ease the transition. Soldiers whose terms expire More than 120 Days from saturday will separate on those expiration dates. Those who wish to remain on Active duty More than 120 Days past their separation dates can extend up to sept. 30. Those desiring to remain past this Date must re enlist. Enlisted soldiers who have accrued leave May have their separation dates adjusted so they can use the leave time before leaving the service. A temporary Active duty officers and enlisted soldiers serving on temporary Active duty May not serve More than 360 Days in support of operations desert shield and storm. Soldiers temporarily on Active duty will be released when their original orders expire. Those with original orders that have already expired will be released within 120 Days of saturdays effective Date unless a delay is approved by the army personnel come commander. Soldiers on temporary Active duty who have been or will be Active More than 179 Days in this fiscal year will be released by sept. 27 unless the commander of the personnel come approves an Extension. As a general Rule soldiers on temporary duty who Are filling in with Gulf units will remain with the units until they Are redeployed once redeployed the soldiers will be released As quickly As possible the pcs Sage said. / a ,7. A soldiers filling in with other units will be released As quickly As possible. Those in army National guard a around out brigades will be released within 30 Days of completing training. Soldiers who expect to retire this fiscal year will be contacted by the servicing transition Point and a retirement Date set. A retirement Date May be established beyond oct. 1, the Start of the next fiscal year to allow the soldiers time to take terminal leave. A mobilization aug enters officer and enlisted individual mobilization aug enters will be released As soon a was operational requirements permit a but not later than 120 Days from saturday unless approved by army Headquarters.  aug enters will be released at their current duty stations. European based aug enters will be released in the United states or Europe. Other overseas aug enters will be released in the United states. Aug enters serving in the Gulf will redeploy with the units they re attached to and separate at those units Home stations or mobilization stations within 30 Days of arrival. If redeployment schedules would cause the augment tee to serve beyond the Pentagon a 360 Active duty time limit the augmented will be returned Early for release at the units . Transition Point. No aug enters will be extended past 360 Days. Ready reservists individual ready reservists called up for the Gulf crisis Are to be released from Active duty by their major commands As quickly As possible. Exceptions apply to reservists with critical skills those in National guard round out brigades and those who want to enlist in the regular army. Reservists who initiated refresher training before March 4 must Complete the training before they can separate. Round out brigade members May separate within 30 Days of completing their training.  reservists will be released at their duty stations. Reservists overseas and in the Gulf will be released at . Transition Points. Retirees recalled to Active duty Wilt be released Al their current duty stations within 120 Days of saturdays effective Date. Priority will be Given to those involuntarily recalled. Major commands can request permission from army Headquarters to retain the retirees beyond 120 Days. 3 15guard and Reserve a in National guard and army Reserve Mombe attached to regular units or  units w redeploy with the units and separate at the Home St. Tion or mobilization station. However if possible Reserve units that have Bee split for operational purposes will be restored Berdi demobilization. First general office rein the Chain of command Ca Grant exceptions in individual cases based on the in Mission and readiness. Once returned to the Home St Tion soldiers who have fulfilled their service obligate will be transferred or discharged within 120 Days. F of non activated selected Reserve i j s pm step loss provisions. Soldier Shiw non activated units who have fulfilled t 120daysns transferred and discharged i f me Jafie also said that separations Cai Tirk nil j admires Tralve reasons such As Eva Erwin Heso 0ldlers facing judicial action hour will be retained pending its completion