European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the Sli and Fries vol. 49, no. 351 tuesday april 2, 1991 b author cd unofficial publication for the u s armed forces 35c d 8693 a1863 letter shows War s the same by Gary Pomeroy \ staff writer Hanau Germany a the letter Ellen Kastner received in Early March read exactly like those written by her husband from saudi Arabia. It addressed troop buildups the imminence of War slow mail death and pay. But the letter Wasny to from capt. Patrick Kastner an qh-58 scout helicopter Pilot who departed Flie Ger Horst Cavern on dec. 29. It was from her great great Grandfather . Jones a Confederate Soldier in the Tirl War. He wrote the letter to his wife Cisco and his parents from his Camp in St Mary Parish la., on april 11 and 12,1863. For 128 years the Tetter was stored in a trunk in an old family House in Minden la. It was discovered recently by mrs. Kastner a cousins who were helping some elderly relatives move. A Cousin mailed a copy of the letter to Germany. A a. A my first thought when 1 got that letter and when i reread my husbands letters was that every wars the same when it comes to How you feel. V. Human emotions a a mrs Kastner said. A they had the same con corns a As for the similarity of the letters a a it a eerie a she said. A a a a. A on troop buildups capt. Kastner wrote to his wife on Jan. 2 a where we Are right now there Are about 5,000 soldiers All of us Are waiting for our equipment to arrive. It is amazing to Sec the enormity of this task. There Are ships and equipment everywhere Jones letter Quot we have got about eight or Tensee letter on Page 10 iraqis capture key cities held by kurd rebels outskirts of Dozhuk Iraq apr thousands of kurdish fighters and civilians were fleeing into the Snow capped mountains on monday after government forces using heavy artillery won control of the Northern cities of Dozhuk and Erbil. It a f-.-. A a president Saddam Hussein a forces have reversed the greatest gains of the decades Long kurdish rebellion a the capture of three major cities in the traditional kurdish Homeland of Northern Iraq. \ a a a la a a a the government proved its control Over the third City Kirkuk by taking reporters on a tour of the Battle ravaged City on sunday. On monday turkeys sem official Anatolia news Agency reported that government troops recaptured the Labur Post on the Border with Turkey. The Agency said Haber the Only Border crossing Between the two countries was seized after intense fighting Between loyalist troops and kurdish rebels who had held it for about two weeks. The official iraqi news Agency claimed loyalist troops of. Monday seized control of Zakhoo a town almost on the turkish Border. But there was no Independent verification of the report. A spokesman for the patriotic Union of Kurdistan contacted in the syrian capital of Damascus denied that govern me tit troops had seized Zachko. The spokesman Kama Fuad said iraqi forces attacked the City but withdrew southward when they met resistance. Government forces began their offensive against the kurd last week after a string of victories Over shiite Muslim insurgents in the South and after the United states declaration of neutrality in iraqis civil  the United states decided not to heed rebel requests to shoot Down helicopter / see kurd on Page 10 gets 15 by Ron Mckinney staff writer Hanau Germany a a Gellhausen Soldier who refused to deploy with his unit to saudi Arabia was sentenced monday to 15 months confinement. Sgt. Perry Mitchell also was reduced to the lowest enlisted rank and Given a and conduct discharge. Mitchell from Orlando fla., pleaded guilty to missing a movement by design and was found guilty by it. Col. Burts Dale the military judge of wilful disobedience of a lawful order from an officer. A a. A a in a not Happy needless to say a the Patriot missile equipment leaves a c-5a Galaxy transport monday at Ramstein 36-year-old father of three said of his Germany As 25 members of d Btry 1st in 7th air defense arty return from saudi sentence. A sometimes you have to pay Arabia. The unit stationed at Kaiserslautern a Rhine ordnance Barracks left for the the Price for what you believe in a persian Gulf in february. The nuclear biological and chemical Patriot unit returns Homes amps Jim Derheim no said in unworn testimony during the sentencing portion of his court martial that he had been unwilling to deploy with he co 4th in 18th inf unless the United states would say it would use nuclear warfare against Iraq. Mitchell told the judge that he had been telling his Chain of command for almost a month before his unit deployed on dec. 24 that he could not take part in the persian Gulf conflict a. A a i saw it As a mercenary kind of War a Mitchell said. Despite his conviction Mitchell fold the judge that he still firmly believed he did the right thing. A we were Down there in the economic interests of a few americans a he said. A i think America has for see no on Page 10