European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 c the stars and stripes sunday november 10,1991 2 get Soldier s medals for saving iraqi by Ken Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau Karlstedt Germany two 2nd army div soldiers have been awarded soldiers medals for risking their lives to save an iraqi Soldier in Kuwait shortly after the persian Gulf War cease fire. Staff sgt. James Hawley and 1st it. Robert Davis both of 3rd in 66th army pulled the wounded iraqi Soldier away from an exploding iraqi tank in Northern Kuwait on March 2. The soldiers medal is the army a highest non combat award for valor and heroism. Hawley was presented the award during a battalion awards ceremony wednesday afternoon in Karlstedt. Davis transferred to fort Knox ky., several months ago and received his award there said a 2nd army div spokesman. Col. David Weisman commander of the 2nd army div -3rd brigade presented the award to Hawley and said it was a tremendous accomplishment to mentally shift from killing enemy soldiers to risking ones life to save them. Hawley a cavalry scout in the battalions Headquarters company downplayed the incident in his Brief comments to the battalion soldiers. A amps Kan Clauson staff sgt. James Hawley a i did no to do anything special that anyone else do. You see a Guy on the ground and you give him a hand a he said. Hawley is the platoon sergeant for the 3rd in 66th army scout platoon. Davis was the executive officer for co c. = after the War american units used demolition charges to destroy iraqi vehicles and equipment. The wounded Soldier whom Hawley and Davis rescued had been laying in a ditch near a t-55 tank and Wasny to seen by the americans who set charges to it. He was spotted after he pulled himself out of the ditch. Hawley and Davis got a radio message to pick him up. A it took us about 20 minutes to find the Guy because we were on a Road parallel to the one he was on a Hawley said. A the was about 45 or 50 meters from the tank and we had shrapnel and pieces from the tank and everything that was blowing up flying Over our Heads. A at first the Guy was really scared. He had been laying there for almost a week. He had stepped on a land mine and his buddies had carried him to the Road and left to go get transportation. They never came the wounded iraqi was terrified As the two americans approached him Hawley said. A when he realized what we were going to do that we were going to help him and weren to going to kill him he started kissing his hands and putting them on our faces a Hawley said. A then he started crying because somebody had finally showed up. Since shrapnel was still flying off the tank As on Board ammunition went off the americans quickly bandaged the wounded Soldier wrapped him in a Blanket and pulled him away from the burning tank. They then turned him Over to american medics who had arrived at the scene. A we both laughed about it later when we stopped shaking a Hawley said. A we got about two Miles Down the Road and All of a sudden we realized exactly what we had done and How close we got to the tank. That a when we both started to get the Hawley has been a Soldier for 15 years and said it was disturbing to find a wounded Soldier apparently abandoned by his own men. And when he found him he did no to hesitate to help he said. A i did no to have to sit there and psych myself to help the Guy a he said. A i Wasny to worried about who he belonged to. I classify an enemy As somebody who is trying to kill me. A Guy who is laying on the ground with his legs blown out from under him is a human being and if he a going to get killed you can to just stand there and naval Era ends with departure of last . Sub from Scotland from staff and wire reports Dunoon Scotland a the last . Submarine left Scotland on saturday morning followed by peace protesters in a launch. The departure of the will Rogers was part of the . Navy a plans to close operations at its holy Loch base next june after 30 years. A a it a a momentous occasion for the . Navy and Marks the end of a cooperative and successful relationship with the Royal Navy a said . Navy it. Terri Kaish Public affairs officer for submarine so 14. The . Navy still has communications and weapons storage facilities in Scotland and its european Headquarters in London. But its main european bases Are now in Spain Italy and Greece. The will Rogers the last of the original Poseidon class Polaris submarines will carry out a regular patrol before its 150 officers and Crew return to their Home port of new London conn., said . Navy capt. Perry Bishop. Bishop said holy Loch was being closed because the Poseidon Are being replaced by More advanced Trident submarines. Britain a Royal Navy is building four Trident which will come into service in the mid-1990s. Its main submarine base is at Aslane about 12 Miles Northeast of holy Loch. Inc1rlik a turkeys amps a six airmen assigned to Spang Dahlum a Germany watched their possessions go up in smoke Early wednesday along with the tent they had called Home while temporarily assigned to in Ciurlik a. The fire caused by an overload on the electrical circuit serving the tent levelled the shelter but left the six service members unharmed. Their clothing and other belongings however were reduced to ashes a base spokeswoman said Friday. The 3 . Fire occurred hours before the airmen who arc assigned to the 52nd civil engr so were due to move from the general purpose tent to a temperature controlled tent said capt. Judy Burk incur like a Public affairs officer. Community members donated clothes to the six airmen. They Are at in Ciurlik to participate in operation provide Comfort ii and Are scheduled to return to Span Dah Lem on nov. 20. Their unit in Germany also made the submarine tender Simon Lake with a Crew of 1,600, will be the last . Ship to depart from hold Loch Bishop said. It is scheduled to leave in March but the base is not scheduled to close until june he said. Among the protesters who showed up saturday to witness the departure of the will Rogers was Keith Bovey who said he took part in demonstrations 30 years ago when the first . Support ship arrived in holy Loch. A we were right All along a said Bovey who is president of the scottish Campaign Tor nuclear disarmament. A the base should never Nave been there in the first place. We Are calling on the people of Scotland to heave out the equally alien dangerous and unwanted when holy Lochs closure was announced last summer there were 3,000 . Navy personnel and family members stationed there. They contributed an estimated 56 million pounds or about $99 million annually to the local Economy. An estimated 1,600 jobs in the area depended on the base. It. Jack Papp a spokesman for the . Naval forces Europe confirmed in october that closing holy Loch would mean trimming 122 local National and 94 . Civilian positions in 1992. The 216 positions Cost the Navy $4.8 million annually in salaries benefits and allowances Papp said. Emergency arrangements to replace the airmen a uniforms said master sgt. Dave Torrence a Span Dahlem did not know their identities. Anticipating their departure the six had visited local markets and purchased souvenirs which were a so destroyed by the fire Burk said. Spang Dahlem a spokesman said that the airmen will have to file claims for their souvenirs. Nearby tents were threatened by the fire but the base fire department responded in time to save them. In response to the fire base officials installed nine telephones at various locations through incur like stent City later wednesday. They encouraged detachment commanders and first sergeants to Check tents for potential fire hazards Burk said. The tent City a population is about 1,120, but has been As High As 1,800, when troops participating in the Gulf War or the first phase of provide Comfort were temporarily stationed at . 11th ceremonies in Europe 1991 France Aisne mame Brittany spinal Lorraine Meuse Argonne Normandy Oise Aisne Rhone Somme sur Esnes Margrate cemetery 11 11a.m. Source american Battle monuments commissions amp Wendy s to open eatery in Iceland Nas Kef Lavik Iceland a a Wendy a fast food restaurant will open at Nas Kef Lavik on monday according to the Iceland defense Force. The $1.5 million restaurant is the third Navy Exchange come operated Wendy a franchise in the world said Penny Surdoval manager of Wendy a in Naples Italy. The eatery is housed in a former Navy Exchange restaurant that was remodeler in a six month project. Tent fire Burns airmen s belongings 9 30 . 9 30 . 9 30 . 10 00 . 10 45 . 2 . 10 30 . Noon 10 15 . 11 15 . 10 45
