European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes wednesday june 5, 1991soldiers go from by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Erlanger Germany a. In february sgt. Ray White narrowly missed death when an iraqi sapper missile scored a direct hit on his Abrams tank in the persian Gulf War. On monday he was setting up chairs and helping with other last minute do tails for tuesdays visit of vice president Dan Quayle. A Overall i appreciate that the vice president is coming a said White who is assigned to cod 4th in 70th Armor at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger. A a it a great for the Community for the unit and for Ferris Barracks. But i think they re Over reacting to it.�?�. White Wasny to the Only Gulf Veteran to go from combat to cleanup. Brig. Gen. John w. Hendrix a 1st army div assistant commander who helped Lead division tanks into. Iraq was put in charge of preparing for Quay cd a half hour visit. A obviously if you know someone specials coming to dinner you clean your China and sweep the doorway a Hendrix said monday. A but there a not been a Gigantic Effort to paint Plant and Cut  col. Montgomery Meigs who commands the divisions 2nd brigade at Ferris acknowledged that soldiers have Bert asked to pitch in a Little More than usual in preparing for the visit. But setting up for Quayle a visit involved More protocol details than Soldier details Meigs said. A if you re going to invite the vice president to your House you tint to put your Best foot Forward a he said. Still he said a just because you Are having someone Over for dinner does no to mean you paint the dining room. You do things like Cut the grass but you do that  the attention to detail extended to Sideh things As making sure the red White and Blue Bunting for the stage was Hung correctly a the Blue Edge goes up a and deciding which vip would go in which car in the official motorcade. The assorted flags used for the ceremony including the vice presidents Banner and various general officer and unit flags also had to be properly arranged and on staffs of the same size. ,. Meigs said the regulation Flagstaff is 9 feet 6 inches in length. Soldiers preparing for the ceremony discovered and replaced one pole that measured a Mere 8 feet. -. Planners setting up the layout of the ceremony stage and seating also had to make sure the vice president could see the audience that the audience could see Quayle and that the press could see Quayle Over the audience. Hendrix said most of the Security for the ceremony in was handled by the secret service. Indeed several agents were peeking under manhole covers at the ceremony site monday. Quayle from Page 1 army div. Honoured with the distinguished flying Cross were capt. Gregory e. Vallot of the 11th combat aviation brigade and it. William r. Young of the 1st army div. A.  a a a a Wiggins a scout with the 4lh in 66th army regt was the first to have his award pinned on. A it was outstanding a he said while leaning on crutches. A it was better than any  Wiggins lost his left leg and received serious wounds to his right when he left his vehicle to help other soldiers during a firefight. He said he thought it was ironic that he had seen the medics about the swelling in his feet the Day before. They told him it was because he had been on his feet so Long. The recovering Soldier also received a visit from Barbara Bush when he was in the Hospital and said he would like to meet the president. 7 but More important he said lie would like to meet it. Gen. Frederick Franks. He is the Vii corps com Man Clur who lost part of his leg to a mine in Vietnam. Nearby Flotz of 2nd. Howitzer Btry 2nd so was shaking from the morning cold. There was a time during a Battle against the Tawa Kalna an iraqi Republican guard unit that he thought he would be killed lie said. He was on one of two Forward observer teams that called in 720 howitzer rounds on iraqi positions during the six hour fight. A Mcclure of 4th in 32nd army regt and other members of his Bradley fighting vehicle were wounded by enemy fire but Mcclure stayed with his More seriously wounded crewmen until the enemy was pushed  to attend the ceremony was pfc. Frank Brad ish who received the Silver Star and purple heart. As a member of the crippled Bradley screw he marked the vehicles location with flares and radioed for help. He is still recovering. A the civilians receiving awards were Debbie Helms Susan Martinez Marion m. Kane Cathy Whitcomb Lisa Fycyk Vanessa Chapman and Hannelore Lorenz. Opening remarks at the Days event were made by Gen. Crosbie e Saint commander of the . Army m Lur pc. Quayle and members of his family were also greeted by . Ambassador to Germany Vernon Walters and Vii corps maj. Gen. Ronald Griffith. Dietmar blah leg the lord mayor of Erlanger was among local officials in the audience. Hahlweg wrote to Bush and lobbied in Washington last year when the closure of american installations in Germany were announced. At that time lie asked that Ferris Barracks be among the first to be considered. The Erlanger Barracks is Home to the 1st army dives 2nd in a Vii corps unit that saw some of the bloodiest Battles of the persian Gulf War no facilities in Erlanger have been included in base closure announcements so far. A a a a a the Quayle will continue their european tour in Hungary Czechoslovakia Poland and Bulgaria. Thornburgh to enter race for Senate Washington apr president Bush said tucs Day that attorney general Dick Thornburgh will run for the Senate from Pennsylvania but will remain in the Cabinet through the end of july. Bush made the announcement at a Cabinet meeting where Thornburgh was seated at his Side. Other cab-4 met members applauded the news. V it is rare if not unprecedented for a sitting Cabinet member to run for Congress. A. Thornburgh will run to fill the unexpired term of Republican John Heinz who was killed in a plane crash on april 4. Quot the president said he had asked Thornburgh to remain in the Cabinet and to continue working on key legislation such As civil rights and a crime Bill. A we Are going to miss his Wisdom and his support a Bush said. Thornburgh a two term former Pennsylvania governor was an original member of Bush a Cabinet. A ,. A a Thornburgh would not  office if he became the party a official candidate said the  from Page 1. / scholarship Pulley submitted work she did for the school newspaper and a radio show that aired on the Wurzburg an station plus a report she did for her English class. V while a maintaining a 4-2. Grade Point average Pulley also served Quot As president of the school student Council participated in future business leaders of America and was involved in the military overseas schools Mode United nations Model . Senate and mock Security Council. A participating in so Many programs at once is matter of priorities Pulley said. A a there a things that you have to do and things that you want to do a she  have to find a Good balance Between those two. If you spend your whole life doing what you have to do you la never be  accordingly she also makes time for her parents and a Boyfriend. 7a right now i m majoring in journalism a she said of her College plans. However she might later try for a teaching degree saying a i really want to  for Ruth the news that she had won the papers general scholarship came As a Surprise. A i forgot All about it actually a she said. A it seems like i sent it off so Long ago.�?�. Ruth who surpassed 83 other applicants in winning the $1,500, also has earned $500 from Phi Beta Kappa $500 from the air Force sergeants association and $1,000 from the enlisted and officers wives clubs from Raf Alconbury and Raf Chicksands. She plans to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the fall majoring in secondary education and natural sciences. She also was accepted at Spelman College in Atlanta but her Mother tech. Sgt. Sheila d. Langhorn said the a a realistic Choice financially was the University of Tennessee. Its also closer to Ruth a relatives in Memphis. Ruth decided she wanted to be a teacher when she was in the second Grade. Like any youngster however she changed a cry career Choice a few times thinking she might want to be a doctor or a lawyer. Now she said becoming a teacher seems to be what she a destined for. A the Way i feel isl hat the problems we have today Are mainly because of i poor education system a Ruth said. She said she believes that one key to turning those problems around is for teachers to take time to get to know students and treat them As individuals. Despite her 3.8 Grade average and being named co valedictorian at Alcon Bury Ruth said her life is by no Means All school work and no play. A generally i done to go Home and study right away a she said. A i do my Homework eventually during the night but its Al ways ready the next morn ing so i done to have a Ruth problem getting it done. Normally after 1 come Home from school in a a bit tired anyway so i just sort of chill out for a while then go out see my friends and talk on the  the judges for the scholarships were Stephen Miller chief of the associated press Bureau in Frankfurt or. Martha Shull professor of English at the University of Maryland in Heidelberg and Bernard a. Zovistoski the editor  stars and stripes. Air Force col. Gene Townsend the publisher of the stars and stripes said the scholarships Are a Way for the paper to identify with Young people. A i thought there could be no better Way to do that than to come up with some kind of a scholarship program for our deserving students assigned with their parents who live and work overseas in Europe a Townsend said. He said he was pleased with both recipients. The stars and stripes found a two outstanding and Well deserving Young people. A a. One in journalism. We Are a newspaper a he said. A a in a excited that. We can encourage a Ydung person who has already demonstrated Good editorial skills maybe to go into the profession of journalism. V Quot. A. A to bring it All Home we be put the stars and stripes into the auditoriums at the graduation Ceredo Nie s of our Young people. I can to think of anything that would be More important As an institution than to stand with our Young people. As they plan to Start their careers and become future  contributing to this report staff writers Jim Jones John Millar and Amy Geszler Jones abortion from Page 1 a from a total Force of some 2 million. However the panel included $300 million to ensure that the army does not Lay off any soldiers. A we done to have to push them out into a recession after they won a War a rep. John Murtha d-pa., chairman of the appropriations defense subcommittee told his colleagues. The subcommittee in the report accompanying the Bill stressed that cuts in the forces should come from attrition reduced accessions and Early out opportunities. The panel rejected the administrations attempts to Cut the National guard and Reserve by some 108,000 and instead called for a total Reserve end strength of about 1.2 million people. That total is 109,0q0 above the level Bush sought and about 1,000 Over the fiscal 1991 level