European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 13. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5in the Gulf captured pilots treated harshly of general says Washington a downed air Force pilots captured during . Bombing raids Over Iraq were treated a somewhat harshly and were injured during their Captivity. An air Force general however declined to describe the treatment As torture. A they parachuted into a very hostile environment a Brig. Gen. Robert w. Poel said monday. A they were captured by people who were threatened by their presence and they treated them in a very severe fashion. Some of their injuries were a product of their Captivity a asked if this meant some of the five . Pilots were tortured Poel said a that s not the word i he said however that some did suffer injuries Quot from their other injuries he said could have come As a result of ejecting from aircraft at a High rate of Speed. Poel who is commander of Malcolm grow air Force medical Center at Andrews fab md., refused to elaborate or to give specific details of the injuries. Asked if any of the pilots had surgery for injuries received in Captivity Poel said one was to undergo surgery a and i Don t know How he got his broken meanwhile lbs news reported monday night that sex pow Jeffrey Zaun told military officers that some of the wounds in the stars and stripes10 years ago March 13,1981�? pakistani negotiators and three air pirates hold my 102 hostages reached agreement for peacefully ending the worlds longest plane hijacking. Pakistan agreed to free 55 political prisoners in Exchange for the release of the hostages. The Deal struck at the Airport in Damascus Syria ended the 11 Day ordeal.20 year Sago March 13,1971 a police leaves were cancelled and massive Security precautions were instituted following the killing of two policemen and an. Roth Cadet during a riot at the University of puerto Rico by student us porters of the Independence movement. V >30 year Sago March 13,1961 a maj. William Morgan a 34-year-old Soldier of Fortune from Toledo Ohio was shot by a firing squad in Havana Cuba. Accused of helping Castro a enemies he was the fourth american to die before a Castro firing squad since september 1960.40 years ago March 13,1951 a the 22nd amendment to the Constitution barring future presidents from serving More than two elective terms or no More than 10 years in the White House became Law. To his face were self inflicted in an attempt to discourage iraqi captors from displaying him on television. The attempt failed and his swollen and bruised face set off american fears that the pos were being beaten. The 28-year-old Navy lieutenant who flew with a Navy attack Squadron deployed on the aircraft Carrier Saratoga appeared on iraqi television Jan. 20. A a a a a Pentagon spokesman capt. Jim Mitchell said authorities there would not comment on information from the debriefing of pos. At Walter Reed army Hospital mean a while. Col. Russ Zajtchuk Deputy commander of the Hospital said live former army pos got Good medical care from the iraqis and were not mistreated. He praised the american soldiers for their a amazing courage stamina and the 10 army and air Force members were among former pos who returned to the United states on sunday. Navy and Marine personnel were taken to be Thesda Navy Hospital which provided no information monday on their condition. Poel told reporters that the air Force pilots received sparse rations in Captivity and that those who were held the longest had lost 20 to 30 pounds. Asked about statements made by some of the pilots on iraqi television Poel said. Res t it a a a m a is Eva sex pow Jeffrey n. Zaun a Navy lieutenant As lie was seen on Lra it i television. A these were Given under duress i done to know the nature of the Zajtchuk said the five army pos received medical examinations and the findings a did no to suggest any the most seriously Hurt said Zajtchuk was staff. Sgt. Daniel j. Stamaris who suffered a compound fracture of the left leg plus Breaks in the Pelvis and the loot. Ills liver and spleen also Nav have been damaged the doctor said. Stamaris underwent surge re monday morning a that was basically cleaning up the wound Quot of his left leg said Yatchuk children s nightmares ease As gis Start returning Home by the new York times. Fayetteville . For months students at the Benjamin j. Martin elementary school Here have been talking to the school Counselor about their nightmares scud missile attacks tanks out of control and fighter planes shot from the sky. A the thing that has scared me most was when they started bombing Quot said Chelsea Meyers 11. Her father capt. Gordon Gidumal is serving with the 82nd airborne div in the persian Gulf. But on monday the first Day of school since american soldiers in the Gulf began returning Home school Halls have been filled with smiling faces cheers and a Welcome Home signs. Of the 900 students at the school a Low Slung Brick building in Miles from fort Bragg and Pope fab 400 of them have a Parent or close relative who was sent to the Gulf Region after Iraq seized Kuwait on aug. 2. At least 80 percent of the students Here have one or both parents serving in the military. For the schoolchildren Here in Fayetteville the tragedies have been minimal. Of the 39.000 troops deployed from the fort and air base 21 casualties have been reported. School officials at fort Bragg and in Fayetteville say Only one child a kindergarten student is known to have lost a Parent in the War. Quot we were All very said Alice m. Smith principal of the Franklin school. A so now we Are just relieved that so Many Are coming the school s Counselor Jimmie Cash plans to continue the support sessions he began last August for the students. Although the youngsters Are excited about reunions with their Soldier parents they arc a so facing a new set of uncertainties far less grim than death but worrisome nonetheless. Exactly when will their parents come Home and what will happen when they do a Quot in be been kind of scared about them flying Home because Iraq could shoot Down the planes a said one boy. Lie was one of 20 students who attended Cash s sessions on monday. James Grant 11, said a i hate to bring this up but i be read a few books on Vietnam and about How people spit on the troops coming Home and that has brought up a Little fear with me. If they Are going to frat people like that f done to. Want to school officials both on and off the military posts Here say the counselling sessions normally used to help Mobile military families adjust to different schools have been essential during the Gulf operations. In several of the weekly sessions at Martin elementary which is in the Cumberland county school system some students Drew pictures and wrote letters to iraqi president Saddam Hussein and to president Bush. Others wrote Sims and poems. Still others made a cassette tape. A for Saddam filled with curses and pleas to Send their parents but now these students who recite military rank and. Terminology with remarkable accuracy have Given up the tapes and Are starting Ter arid Homecoming dates under the names of soldiers listed on their bulletin boards a a a. A Quot there just been such a tremendous amount of tension in the schools up until now a said Frank Cleary superintendent of the separate fort Bragg school system where 60 percent of the 4,600 students have parents deployed in the Gulf. A we Are certainly going to have to Deal with issues of returning parents but we Are just relieved that this More than 35,000 people turned out Over the weekend for a Parade to Welcome Home the first 1,700 troops returning to the two installations. But on monday from among the 20 students at the support sessions James Grant was one of Only two who has experienced a Homecoming. Chelsea Meyers is one of those who is still waiting for her father to return. A mom got real sick watching everyone , recalling her Mother watching the Homecoming on television. A it makes her cry. She says its not fair a Chelsea added explaining that her father would not be Home for several weeks
