European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday july 12, 1991 deaths from Page 1 a was More investigation is done the numbers could change. This is something that certainly will receive lots of  from the beginning of the air War Jan. 17 until the end of the ground War feb. 28, the . Military counts 148 troops killed in action and 458 wounded. The 11 . Friendly fire deaths amount to about 7.5 percent of the deaths tallied from combat action. The British count 24 deaths from combat action and say attacks by . Forces resulted in 11 of them. The Central come citing the continuing studies of the incidents did not reveal names or Many details. The Marine corps also cited ongoing investigations As the reason for not divulging additional information. In past conflicts the military has not provided casualty figures for . Troops firing on their compatriots. Given the High tech nature of modern warfare however the subject has become the object of intensive study by the Pentagon which is scouring its performance in the desert to find methods to prevent such deaths. Before the ground War troops pasted huge reflectors on their vehicles to warn Allied aircraft that they weren to the enemy. During the Vietnam War there were 90 Friendly fire incidents caused by bombing from the air and artillery on the ground according to a study by army it. Col. Charles r. Shrader. That compared with 173 in world War ii. The Pentagon s official figure for . Service personnel killed during the Vietnam War is 58,151, of whom 47,355 died directly in combat. The remaining 10,796 Are listed As a other a which Means deaths due to aircraft accidents Drunken driving suicides and Friendly fire. The desert storm commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf was a target of Friendly fire in one Vietnam incident and a unit he commanded was blamed for causing a death in another. During Schwarzkopf a second Vietnam tour he commanded an infantry battalion in which a Young Soldier was killed by a . Artillery Shell that went astray. The incident was the basis for the Book and the movie Friendly fire. Here Are the Gulf War Friendly fire incidents As reported wednesday by the Central come a Jan. 24. Two marines were wounded when an air Force a-10 strafed a Marine corps humvee and a 5-ton truck. A Jan. 29. Seven marines were killed by Friendly fire when an air Force a-10 fired a missile that hit a Light armoured vehicle during a clash with iraqi forces. A feb. 2. A Marine Lance Corporal was killed and two marines were wounded during an air attack at the Battle for Khanji. A feb. 14. Three soldiers were wounded in a Small arms Exchange during Urban Clearing operations. A feb. 17. Two army soldiers were killed when a Bradley fighting vehicle was struck by a missile fired from an ah-64 Apache helicopter. A ground surveillance vehicle was damaged Inyene incident and six soldiers were  feb. 24. A Marine was killed and two marines were wounded when a missile struck a radar unit a Marine corps spokesman said the incident occurred near Ai Zafra inside Kuwait. A feb. 26. Nine British soldiers died and 11 others were wounded when the armoured vehicles in which they were Riding were fired on by a . Air Force a-10. A feb. 27. Two British soldiers were wounded when a . Armoured vehicle fired on their tank. Washington apr House democrats on thursday chose rep. David e. Bonior of Michigan to become House majority whip the no. 3 Post in their party  Bonior an eight term lawmaker who has served four years As chief Deputy whip Defeated rep. Steny h. Hoyer of Maryland the chairman of the House democratic caucus 160-109. A a Bonior will succeed rep. William h. Gray Iii of Pennsylvania Yuho is leaving Congress in september to become head of the United negro College fund. In selecting Bonior the democrats put in their top leadership a lawmaker knt Jan As a reliable Liberal except on the Issue of abortion which he opposes. Compared with other democrats in Congress Bonior also is less supportive of Israel. But the race Wasny to decided on policy issues As much As the candidates personal contacts and operating styles a Hoyert a smoothness and polish compared with Bonior slow key approach. 2 men killed in yugoslav shootout Osisek Yugoslavia up a two men were killed in fighting thursday Between rebellious serbs and croatian police in the breakaway Republic of Croatia despite Federal troops deployed to prevent violence and the european Community a efforts to Avert a civil War officials said. The death toll Rose to at least 94 in ethnic unrest in Croatia in the past three months. The shootout broke out in Osisek the chief town of Croatia a Eastern Slavonia Region. In the towns serbian dominated enclaves Early thursday croatian police exchanged fire with a serb barricaded in his House with his Mother judge Radoslav Arambasic said. Croatian police attacked the House lying on the outskirts of Osisek 100 Miles Northwest of Belgrade. One croatian police officer and the serb were killed the woman and two other policemen were wounded and three houses were set on fire Arambasic said. Police had been told by neighbors that the son and his Mother were harbouring serbian chetnik extremists in the serbian nationalist movement said officials in  from Page 1 property damage was extensive. Damage to the consulate in Munich was estimated at $55,000, police said. Shortly before the explosion in Munich a night watchman at the Spanish run Banco exterior deutschland near the City Center reported finding a suspicious plastic garbage bag. Experts found a bomb containing 9 pounds of explosives in the bag and disarmed it police said. Police then began checking other Spanish institutions in Munich. A squad car had just reached the Vicinity of the consulate when the explosion occurred. One police officer at the scene was admitted to a hos Pital when he sustained a ruptured eardrum As a result of the concussion from the explosion police said. No other injuries were reported. Eta which stands for Homeland and Liberty in the Basque dialect has killed nearly 700 people since it began its armed Campaign of Independence for Northern Spain a three Basque provinces in 1968. This year Eta has claimed responsibility for 29 deaths. Most Eta attacks have occurred in Spain. But the group has also claimed responsibility for several bombings of Spanish targets abroad. On May 28, Eta claimed responsibility for three bomb attacks in Rome that damaged the Spanish embassy the offices of state run Iberia air lines and a Spanish Bank. They were followed by bomb attacks in june at Iberia offices in Milan and a Spanish College in  from Page 1 anonymity said six British soldiers at the base suffered minor injuries and were not hospitalized. A the sound was deafening and it Shook All the build Ings. You could see the shrapnel shooting in the air and a lot of smoke a said sgt. Rodney Lewis 29, of Peoria Iii. A it was blowing out shrapnel so we had to pull Back and then a Boom a it went off a said spec. Mark Alexander 23, of Norwich conn., who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. A it tossed people around As they were trying to get away a he said. A a that a Why you have got a lot of these Guys with broken Ankles broken  the main explosion Tore the roof off the British Headquarters said British capt. Stuard Gilbert. All area hospitals were put on Alert to receive casualties and the entire Peninsula where the base is located was evacuated and blocked off due to the danger of further explosions. The fire was under control about four hours after the first explosion and charges were set around the area to explode the remaining munitions. A a they be got a Bunch of stuff lying around up there and they have got to get rid of it a said Cpl. John Marcel a military Liaison officer at the . Embassy. The bases ammunition was stored on pallets in a Large open air compound and included tank rounds artillery and various types of bullets officers said. It sat near the British mess Hall which was empty at the time of the blast. Ruffenbach said names of the injured soldiers were being withheld pending notification of their families. Doctors said most of the injured would be kept in the Hospital overnight for observation but would be released  from Page 1 1 Cal Center in Washington. Quot its probably fair to say that the social support systems available to fam Vilics in Europe were narrower than those in the states a Laskow said a but its hard to say definitively that the situation resulted in a higher anxiety level. Quot just because there Are social support systems does no to mean there will be less anxiety a you have to get people to use those systems a the army psychologist said. But Embry said the sense of isolation that lie saw in Many communities in Europe was a profound Quot and was fuelled in part by repeated command warnings to be on guard against terrorist acts. A hearing these repeated warnings about terrorism made some people afraid to go off base especially Young children a he said. Family members were almost being a a coached into a chronic state of hyper vigilance and anxiety that led in some cases to a sort of a Bunker mentality a Embry said. A from a psychologists viewpoint that a a recipe for trouble. The threat of terrorism the sense of isolation and the feeling of being unsafe in communities overseas will have a lingering Impact a he said. Laskow said embryos conclusions Are feasibly a although his wording sounds a Little  a but the terrorist scenario does cause a Chain of victimization that runs All the Way Down to the person who sees an aircraft bombing on to and decides not to take a scheduled flight tomorrow a he said. A a it a possible for such a situation to heighten anxiety and children Are particularly  military broadcast outlets overseas did increase the number of airings for antiterrorism warnings from two or three times daily before the War to 10 to 13 times during the conflict . European come officials said thursday. The commands component also increased their command information programs and emphasis on anti terrorism they said. A we feel this was prudent effective and at the appropriate level without being overdone a Neucom statement said noting also that possible terrorism threats increased because of the persian Gulf War. Embry also found that command officials in Europe were not eager to encourage talk of potential casualties in the Gulf yet communities that did so fared better mentally than those that did not he said. Neucom officials said that each service establishes its own programs and policies on discussing casualty issues. A there were some communities that said a look we re going to address this head on a and they generally dealt with it much better than the communities that stayed buttoned up a Embry said. Laskow differed sharply with Embry on that Point. A a that a a serious indictment a he said a that Issue was not ignored. In fact it was discussed at the highest Levels of the defense  embryos observations of various communities he visited that seemed to be dealing with the Issue of casualties Are not necessarily wrong but May be incomplete Laskow said. A communities done to respond uniformly on the same timetable a Laskow said. A some May have been further along than  studies of people involved in natural disasters have documented a certain amount of denial in the Early stages of such events Laskow added. A when a Hurricane approaches you la see some people go out on the Beach to Toast its arrival a he said. A everyone reacts to stressful situations in different ways and at different  some of the lingering effects of stress and anxiety that could have been expected in the Wake of the War Are being offset to some degree by the massive prewar intervention Effort launched by the military Laskow said. A never before a he said a have we had so Many mental health professionals in a combat zone in Advance before the War started As we did in saudi