European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Quot we re serving 24 hours a Day. The general Public does t see pfc. Julian Cuervo Quot in a sense we Are disappointed because we did t get to do what we trained for. But i still feel that i served my country."1 a spec. Robert Rosas soldiers who stayed in Europe i Felt almost guilty that i did t go by Chuck Roberts staff writer up child is beaten up at school because his dad of do did t deploy to the persian Gulf. A 0 m a a a a. Quot it s like there Are Only 500,000 heroes in the army a they forget there Are Over 2 million pfc. Edward Kosbab the Soldier pulling Back to Back guard duty is asked Quot Why did no to you go to saudi Arabia a not going to War can be More stressful than going Quot according to it. Col. Bruce Murphy chief of assistance and investigations for the v corps inspector general s office in Frankfurt Germany. Murphy helps conduct stress management military Community leaders in v corps. ,. The stress was obvious among soldiers leaving for. War and the wives they left behind. But the role of the soldiers left behind to provide support has been overshadowed with the eyes of the world focused on the Middle East. A a. A live seen More stress on the non deployed soldiers than those being deployed a Murphy said. A sgt. Daniel read was actively involved in the deployment of Vii corps soldiers to saudi Arabia but he. A remained with his unit in Mannheim Germany during the a a War. �?�1 Felt almost guilty that i did t go a said read a Mechanic with the 150th trans co. A i did t really want to go but i Felt it was my duty to go.�?�. A Bead s wife Denise said she noticed the frustration in her husband during the deployment and during the War. Quot he Felt like he was t doing his part a she said. Quot but on the other hand we have an infant and i was glad to have him Home with me.�?�. A. A a according to some soldiers those left behind did no to get credit in the eyes of the world. A. Quot its like there Are Only 500,000 heroes in the army a. And they forget there Are Over 2 million soldiers Quot said a pfc. Edward Kosbab of the 4th in 77th Field arty in a Babenhausen Germany. Murphy said Many soldiers who did t go to saudi Arabia suffer from a capability and demand imbalance. They May have been highly trained and ready for combat but they were asked to stay behind and do less demanding jobs such As guard Soldier deployed to also was highly trained and capable but he was allowed to do a. Challenging Mission that had the support and. Recognition of much of the world. Though some soldiers say they feel they contributed to the Overall Mission even though they remained behind they say they were disappointed that they could t be actively involved. Quot in a sense we Are disappointed because we did t. Get to do what we trained for a said spec. Robert Rosas also of Babenhausen. Quot but i still feel that i served my Quot we feel left out but not stuck out in left Field a added staff sgt. James Yancey. Quot we know we re still constantly changing priorities is another cause of stress for remaining soldiers Murphy said. Soldiers deployed to saudi Arabia had Only one priority. Operation desert storm. A soldiers left behind were asked to do a variety of jobs a that left them with virtually no time for anything else Murphy said. Soldiers were pulled from their units to fill in for deployed soldiers which caused a loss of unit cohesion. I a Murphy recalled speaking to a group of dentists in Frankfurt who were about to deploy to saudi Arabia. One. Of the dentists told Murphy he was confused after talking with a Soldier who said he was glad to be going to the persian . A Murphy said the Soldier had High morale because he probably was going to do his a real Job for the first time. Soldiers with jobs in artillery tank or infantry units Seldom get the Chance their military skills in a wartime situations now they had the Opportunity. Murphy said a similar increase in morale is noticeable during training exercises such As re Lorger and the army read mess training evaluation program in which soldiers a amps Jim Oor Hoim 4 pfc. Jeffrey Hudson left and pfc. Robert Pini prepare to go to the Field for training. During exercises soldiers can focus on their jobs so morale is usually High. Are graded on How Well they perform their morale is High during these exercises because soldiers can focus on their Job without distractions such As guard duty Murphy said a a. A a although the dentist was going to the same War Region As the soldiers he would be doing basically the same a Job that he did in his office in Frankfurt except now he would be filling cavities in a dirtier and More dangerous. Environment Murphy said. Is one army major told Murphy that he was feeling the stress of responsibility because he was the Only Soldier in his apartment building who Hadnot deployed. As each Soldier in the apartment building left he asked the major to look after his family. Murphy said he is seeing a Quot we they attitude among deployed to saudi Arabia that diminishes the role of the soldiers who were left behind. Quot where the action is a that s where everybody wants to be Quot said sgt. Martin Wagner a truck Driver in Babenhausen. Wagner said that in his 13 years in the military he s missed the Chance to see Battle four times in Panama Honduras Granada and now saudi Arabia. He said he Felt somewhat jealous to see Young soldiers fresh out of training deployed to the persian Gulf Quot yet v an old timer like me did no to get to go Quot. The we they attitude does no to apply Only Between soldiers who deployed and those who did no to it also is visible Between those who deployed during the Early buildup and those who deployed at a later Date Many of those who left first think that they should come Home first this diminishes the role of the soldiers who deployed around Christmas Murphy said. If there was High morale in the desert it was aided because soldiers knew that their families were being taken care of Murphy said soldiers might not have fought As Well if there had been reports of terrorism in their housing areas. Quot the army fought that War and won it As one unit Quot Murphy was one army Job in the army is important and every Job in v corps is important. People Here have worked a hard or even harder than before i Haven t seen anyone slacking one source of concern for some soldiers is the attitude of the general Public toward the military. Pfc. Kosbab said that when he enlisted just before Panama nobody appreciated soldiers. Now All of a sudden everybody appreciates Quot they Only appreciate soldiers during a War but they re taken for granted during peacetime the Soldier said. Quot we k serving 24 hours a Day a a added pfc Julian. Cuervo. Quot the general Public does t see Fiat a. Soft a nor Anita Gosch contributed to this report i 10, 1 mph 1 the stars and stripes Page 15
