European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Be our guest Page 2history was made before my eyes Bonnie Adams guest columnist his was one time in my life when i had i a front Row scat to history in the Mak i gang. Since aug. 2,1990, the world watched Kuwait crumble beneath its iraqi invaders. Operation desert shield unfolded followed by desert storm which unleashed the coalition forces against a common enemy. On March 3, in Southern Iraq the two opposing generals faced each other across the bargaining table instead of the Battlefield. The cease fire talks held in a Large army tent on Safwan a were closed to civilian reporters. Only myself and an army combat camera team photographer were allowed in to videotape the talks. We and the other coalition personnel Rose As Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of . Forces in. The persian Gulf and it. Gen. New York Tumot Josephine Harts Quot damage Quot is storming through the Best seller list. Page 8. My map its 4 inches by 6 inches and contains the Lotus 1-2 3 spreadsheet program. Page 7. Salah Abbond Mohamond of Iraq entered the unpretentious meeting place. This location had been under enemy control Only Days earlier but now it was a Neutral gathering place a the focal Point of the worlds attention. We pinned our Hopes on these two men. Could the two sides agree on the terms of a. Proposed cease fire in retrospect we know the answer. A v a a a a a a a a a a Schwarzkopf  and deliberately As he listed the conditions. His expression resembled that of a worried Parent waiting up for his daughter to return Home from a Date. But in this Case the four Star a a father was concerned for others sons and daughters. This Wasny to the a a storming Norman Quot id envisioned. Speaking through military interpreters the generals discussed prisoner exchanges. The allies would release More than 60,000 iraqis in return for coalition pos. As the interpreters performed their Mission the pauses heightened the meetings intensity. Seated several feet from these history makers. I recalled the Convoy ride from Northern saudi Arabia to Kuwait City several Days earlier we had pulled off the Road somewhere North of Khanji late at night. Several kuwaiti families greeted us. A Little girl in a fancy dress handed me a kuwaiti Flag Button. Her Mother Shook my hand and said a thank you for coming so far to help  i told her a a you re Welcome a because that Sall i could manage to say. How could i explain in that emotional moment that others had fought the Battles that had enabled us to simply drive into Kuwait. After nearly six months i finally knew Why contents from the cover. 4-5 thousands of american veterans who lie buried in Europe will be remembered next weekend while troops in saudi remember in their own special Cere monies. 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It was for the Little girl her Mother and thousands of kuwaitis held captive in their own country or driven from it.  probably never meet the generals who negotiated their future., or the service members who liberated it. But in driving around Kuwait you saw their unrestrained gratitude and Hope. The generals closed the negotiations with a handshake. A a we got a lot of Good work done Here today because we talked about it a Schwarzkopf con eluded. In a privileged to have witnessed those hands meeting across the Tabic and very proud of those who made it possible. Spec. Bonnie Adame in an army journalist with the 27th Public affaire get fori drum . A sunday Magazine sets aside this space each week for guest columnists. If you have encountered , confusing frustrating or fascinating. A about life in Europe in the military or in general wed like to hear about it. Done to get frustrated if you done to Sec your column for a while. We have quite a backlog but we like to hear from new people. 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