European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 13, 1991 the stars and stripes. A Pago 3bojo at Home with his master a lilo in the desert or at Home in the United states Bojo is devoted to master sgt. William a a Butch Fields. Sumter . A homely even for a Mutt and still lacking in the social graces Bojo the desert dog is Home. The Blond Puppy with the curly Tail and floppy ears was found by . Troops in december wandering in the saudi desert a Nomad Motherless and hungry. Six months and. More than $1,400 later he a ensconced in master sgt. William a a Butch Fields off base government duplex in South Carolina. Bojos trek began when  his lit Ter. His Mother was missing and three of his siblings were dead. Two other survivors from the litter were taken to an animal shelter. The two lieutenants who found him a  give him the attention he needed so they called military firefighters to see whether they needed a Mas cot. A a a a a i started to Tell them no but i said what the Heck. Once i put him in my pocket that was it a said Fields who is chief of the Shaw fab firefighting unit and had been sent to the persian Gulf. Quot Man and Mutt struck up a Friendship that weathered War hardship and sleepless nights. The mixed Breed Pup was fed Puppy food when Fields could get it. When he  the diet consisted of milk crackers and hamburgers. Bojo was also offered soldiers Field rations. But proving the conventional Wisdom the rations weren to fit for a dog Bojo turned up his nose. Their Days and meals shared Fields knew that when the time came to come Home Bojo was coming too. The air Force  allow Bojo on a military flight. Apparently he lacked the right kind of dog tags. A commercial flight was the Only alternative. Fields and his wife Patty a borrowed and begged the $1,400 it Cost to Fly him to the states. A people say you re crazy but to me it Wasny to. You get attached to something a Fields said. A a in a already raised  since arriving Home Bojos rough and Tumble ways from the War Are being tamed. There Are fewer table scraps and he sleeps in bed with the Fields. He a also had to adjust to grass and running water things he never experienced in the desert. He has been presented the Bone to the City in Orlando a la., been the grand marshal of a Parade at Universal studios and presided Over an animal shelter  welcomes Back base s last a-1 of a is amps Murk with Winde a group of americans watches an a10 Roll into Raf Alconbury after the War Veteran returned from saudi Arabia. By Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf Alconbury England a a ticker tape Parade it Wasny to. But a Large enthusiastic crowd was on hand saturday to Greet the last group of Alconbury based a los to come Home from saudi Arabia. Twelve a-10 Thunderbolt ii aircraft and their pilots returned to Alconbury on saturday after spending almost six months in saudi Arabia. Nearly 250 support m glad to be Back with my family and the Sands not blowing in your face a capt Rick Turner people arrived monday. A Small contingent of support people still remain in saudi Arabia but a base spokeswoman would not identify the location. A it feels Good to be Back a said capt. Rick Turner an a-10 Pilot with the 10th tac fighter wings 511th tac fighter so. A a in a glad to be Back with my family and the Sands not blowing in your  a it Hasni to even set in yet a said it. Col. Keith Bennett another a-10 Pilot. A we were thinking we were going to be there through september or october so to get Home earlier than that is  about 20 a los from Alconbury were part of a contingent of 144 a los that went to War according to a press release. Alconbury pilots flew More than 1,170 combat missions and destroyed 199 tanks 109 armoured personnel carriers 204 artillery Sites 266 trucks 76 radar Sites 13 surface to air missile Sites 12 scuds and other military equipment. A we did very Well a Bennett said. A we took a Good toll of iraqis Armor and it saved a lot of lives for the army by the time the ground War  the Success of the a los resulted in the pilots and their planes becoming the focus of an enthusiastic ritual every time they took off on or returned from a Mission. A they gave us the a wave a he said. A some of the maintenance troops and weapons loaders would line up alongside the taxiway when we taxied by with a full Load. They would All Bow As we went by and wed give them the a thumbs  wed go and drop our bombs come Back two hours later and do it All Over  Alconbury lost no aircraft and had  of life during the deployment. _ a but the Crews found out before they came Home that the a los will be leaving Alconbury beginning in october part of the restructuring of the . Military presence in Europe. Departure of the a-10s will make Way for Alconbury to become the 39th special operations wings Headquarters. A there had been rumours All along a Turner said. A you just go with the flow do what you re told to do but do the Best you . Jeff Quinn an a-10 Pilot was Happy when he found out about the a-10s�?T being returned to the states. A i love the states a Quinn said. A a in be enjoyed Europe while in be been Over Here but in a ready to get Back to american style  although most a los Are being withdrawn from Europe. Bennett still thinks they re a useful aircraft. A there will be a los around until 2005,�?� he said. A i think this War will keep them there in the Active air 1-orce at least that Long. 1 think we be proven it can do the