European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes at a glance ski be. T5�a a \ Ltd a it \ t it a x a h v Sheik about Ziz no Sabuh governor of the Central Bank in Kuwait holds a poster displaying the new currency his country will Issue to replace the old notes. See Story on Page 4. Quot a a done to forget the China at the sumptuous Bayan Palace no Effort has been spared to furnish the Emir a residence a fact that irks some kuwaitis Stilt awaiting water and electricity. Quot a a a  4 courting catastrophe the chairman of a Federal inquiry into a runway collision in Detroit that kilted eight people warns that the nation is relying too heavily on per feet human performance Quot and Luck to assure Airport safety. A a a a pages Good economic news consumer prices eased by another drop in gasoline costs edged up a tiny 0.2 percent in february the smallest Advance in nine months. A. A Quot a a a 1 a Page 7 White flags abounded the 2nd army Cav regt ended up taking More than 2,000 enemy prisoners during the ground War in the persian Gulf a roughly one iraqi for every two americans in the frontline unit. A pages 14-15 slow mail blues air Force postal officials Hope to. Keep service members credit ratings intact despite late Bill payments caused by mail delays. A Page Quot it Ann Landers. 19 a action line. 16 comics. 19-20-21 commentary. 13 a 1 a 1 1 a i w crossword 19 letters. .12 Money matters .17 sports. 22-28 to listings 22 i i i a i i pc a weather. 1 1 1 in the Gulf division s spoils of War port by Luke Britt Middle East Bureau dam Mam saudi Arabia a the King Abdul Aziz port is cluttered with the spoils of a four Day War waged by the 24th inf div Mech a iraqi War vehicles bound for the United states. More than 70 captured iraqi tanks trucks armoured personnel carriers and artillery pieces Are being prepared for shipment Back to army schools and museums division spokesmen said. A this is just what we picked up a said it. Col. Mitch Stevenson commander of the 24th Maint support in. A others May be getting some too but i done to  in fact Many other army units have been seen hauling captured equipment to the dam Mam area but the . Central come would not answer questions on the matter. It is not Clear what regulations gear makes clean break from Deserf by Luke Britt Middle East Bureau dam Mam saudi arabian the first pieces of americans War machine to leave the persian Gulf shipped out of the King Abdul Aziz port in dam Mam on tuesday night minus six months of desert dirt. About 1,000 tanks trucks armoured personnel carriers humvee and assorted fighting vehicles from the army a 24th inf div Mech from Savannah ga., were loaded onto the Navy vehicle cargo ship Bellatrix but not until soldiers spent Days scrubbing away the grime that had accumulated during the divisions six month stay in the desert. A the . Department of agriculture says these vehicles must be soil free a said sgt. 1st class Sammy Nelson a customs inspector with the 24th my co. A that Means clean. Real  the us a does not allow foreign soil to be brought into the country because of the threat of Plant disease Nelson said. A cleaning this stuff is not really hard a said spec. Daryl Washington a mortar Man with the division. A the Sand comes off pretty easy. Its really harder to clean off the dirt we get on them Back in Georgia a the division has turned the ports vast cargo holding area into the ultimate car Wash. Military vehicles Are spread out As far As the Eye can see overflowing into the desert outside the port. A we have about 7,0 10 vehicles a said it. Col Mitch Stevenson the commander of the 24th Maint support in that is organising the cleaning process. A they All just wont fit in Here so we re moving them through in stages a As vehicles arrive in the port,.anything that Isnit permanently attached is removed and cleaned separately. Soldiers steam clean the vehicles and then scrub them by hand Sleve Sim said after a customs inspection they Are moved into a a sterile area Quot and guarded from curious saudi civilians by soldiers. A we done to want people climbing in these vehicles getting their dirty shoes on them a Washington said Quot the sooner we get them clean the sooner we go  Quot the vehicles Are put onto ships by huge cranes or driven into the ships Bel apply to the removal of captured tanks and other equipment. The iraqi collection resembles an exposition of military equipment from around the world. The tanks Are All soviet made t-72s, but there Are armoured personnel carriers trucks and. Artillery f pieces from the soviet Union China ran France and some a a in a not so sure about a said a military intelligence sergeant. A maybe they re  a i Wasny to real impressed with the stuff a said sgt. Joel Koch 24th military intelligence in. A but i guess  make Nice pieces for a museum.�?�. Koch said he saw a Bradley fighting vehicle take direct hits from an iraqi artillery weapon and both shells ricocheted off the Side of the armoured vehicle. The captured equipment is the big attraction at the port already brimming with military equipment bound for the states. While reporters and saudi citizens inspect each piece with intense interest american troops Tell stories about How Many of this or that piece their unit destroyed. A we could have taken much much More a Stevenson said. A we just did no to have the Means to bring it Back with us. So we destroyed most of it.�?�. Much of the Armor is intact although most of the vehicles show signs of years of warfare. There Are patches in Many places rusted scars from previous Battles and new wounds inflicted by Allied forces. A naturally we picked the Best stuff we found a Stevenson said. A there was a lot to choose  the 24th plans to share its collection when it returns to the states division spokesmen said. Some pieces will be Given to fort Benning ga., others to the . Army Center at fort Knox by. Spec Craig Francis of the isl in 24th inf div Mech hoses Down an iraqi tank Quot Quot lies where they Are packed so tightly a person must walk sideways to squeeze Between them. A a during the move through Southern Iraq. The division began arriving in i Sahrar a this is a world class port a said it col. Don Parker of the 24th trans in a a we re really fortunate because the saudis have a number of the Best cranes available. We re Able to Load five ships at a  the 24th inf will need 12 ships Parker said one More than w As needed to Quot deploy. Because several enemy vehicles were added to the divisions inventory nearly two weeks ago after the 1st Ca div took its place in Iraq about 20 mile South of Basra. The division arrived in saudi Arabia the last week of August. The journey to the Savannah Harbo should take about a. Month Stevenson said almost twice As Long As it did to go the equipment Here in August. A we re not in such a hurry to get Thi equipment Back As we were to get it Ove Here Quot he said