European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army Halfway Home today troop cuts restructuring leave . With one corps by Vince Crawley staff writer the land army in Europe which once massed 1,700 tanks 200 attack helicopters and More than 200,000 troops against the now vanished Warsaw pact is being officially chopped in half today. Manpower cuts and restructuring across Germany turned two of the army a four combat divisions into ghost units in recent months and the ceremonies in Frankfurt and Baum older will formally recognize their passing. Officials Are touting the ceremonies As a Milestone in the army a reduction from two to one Europe based corps. A four divisions go into two in Onesee related stories on pages 9,18-20 Day a said maj Doug Curtis of the 8th inf div which will be re flagged today. A a it a a different world in 1992 than the world of the last 40 years a said Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan the army chief of see army on Page 2 a amps Sharon Kilday Thurmn first hours of persian Gulf War recalled by Ron Jensen staff writer the Field Telephone jingled beneath it. Col. Lawrence Gehlhausen a bunk. In the darkness of yet another night in the empty Northern saudi arabian desert he groped for the receiver. The voice at the other end of the 2nd army Cav regt a fragile connection to the outside world told the executive officer what he had been waiting two months to hear. War had come to the persian Gulf. A just about that time i heard a fixed Wing air plane come screaming Over our tent heading North a he recalls. Gehlhausen woke his commander a heavy Sleeper and told him the news. The commanders understated response a great. Tell Mem to Wake us up if anybody comes across the Border heading  in Washington presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwa see related stories on Page 3 Ter said simply a the liberation of Kuwait has  while the words May not have the historic ring of a a Date that will live in infamy a they succinctly depicted the events unfolding in the Middle East one year ago today the 2nd of Rajab 1411 on the arabian Calendar but Early on the morning of Jan. 17 for much of the rest of the world. The War began when fighter jets left their bases about 12 50 . Less than two hours later just As the network news programs were beginning the bombs be an dropping on strategic targets inside Iraq and Kuwait. Allied pilots flew hundreds of sorties that night blasting Oil storage facilities scud missile Sites command see Gulf on Page 2 pariah regime in Iraq must go Bush says president Bush leads Pentagon officials headed by joint chiefs of Staft chairman Gen. Colin Powell left and defense Secretary Dick Cheney right to lunch thursday at the White House. Washington apr president Bush marked the first anniversary of the War against Iraq thursday by denouncing Saddam Hussein and his a a pariah regime. But the White House said the United states does t plan any unilateral action against Saddam. Bush urged the iraqi people and military to overthrow Saddam and Saia the United states stands a ready to work with a new  Bush in a written statement expressed Pride in what the Gulf War achieved in driving iraqis occupation army from Kuwait and leaving it a weak and isolated unable to impose its extremist policies on the Region or the peace  a nevertheless the american people and i remain determined to keep the pressure on Saddam until a new leadership comes to Power in Iraq Quot the president said. A the United states reiterates its pledge to the iraqi people and the iraqi military that we stand ready to work with a new regime a Bush said. A a new leadership in Baghdad. Will find a partner in the United states one willing to seek to lift . Sanctions and help restore Iraq to its rightful place in the family of nations a he said. The White House issued the statement in Bush a name after presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater made identical comments at a news briefing. Asked if the United states was contemplating any move to overthrow the iraqi Leader Fitzwater said a your actions last year were All under the . Resolutions. We done to anticipate anything  however Fitzwater said a i never Rule out any action if it s warranted by the actions of Iraq. Certainly As you know we have talked before about enforcing the sanctions for elimination of iraqis nuclear  a we Don t Rule out any options Quot he said but Quot there Are no plans to invade Iraq or take any military action against it. _ Fitzwater said the United states takes a great Pride in what the Gulf War achieved a the liberation of see Bush on Page 2