European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday february 7, 1992staffs from Page 1 under the 7th medical come in Heidelberg Germany deployed from Europe with Vii corps units to the persian Gulf according to spokesperson Barbara Slifer. A by direction of maj. Gen. Richard t. Travis the commanding general of 7th medical come during desert storm i _ i i a it a a army in the desert because they command and control of the Central command a Slifer said. In Europe Slifer said three hospitals in the 7th medical come provided temporary medical care prior to patients transport to the United states. Slifer said the two army regional medical centers at land Stuhl and Frankfurt Germany and the 98th general Hospital in in Ornburg received about 7,250 service members and civilians medically evacuated from the Gulf from August 1990 to August 1991. These evacuees were classified As either injured wounded or Quot not  a we were medically prepared to treat Many More patients than what ended up in our facilities a Slifer said. A your Throe hospitals More than doubled their peacetime bed  the army never got a Chance to test the full extent of its medical capabilities because the War ended much sooner than expected a the ground portion of the conflict took barely 100 hours a and resulted in 146 . Soldiers killed in action. About 100 More died in accidents. Anticipating casualties in the Range of 5,000 to 10,000 . Soldiers the army established a massive medical presence in saudi Arabia with 44 Field hospitals ranging in size from 60-bed Mobile combat units to a 1,000-bed Hospital in the rear. The system included 13,500 Hospital Beds and was staffed by 24,000 medics 1,460 of them physicians. The air Force and the Navy also operated medical facilities assigned to operation desert storm a including two Navy Hospital ships with a total 2,000 Beds a but these were not considered in the study. The army a medical system was by far the largest of the three services and thus has received the most attention. One of the worst afflictions cited by the Gao was the army a failure to update its medical personnel records during peacetime. This led to a number of cases in which doctors nurses and others were assigned to jobs for which they were not qualified. Staff writer Kevin Robinson contributed to this report crash from Page 1 Kentucky National guard crashed into the rear of a Jojou a restaurant and the North Side of the Drury inn spraying fire for hundreds of feet. A Tower of Black smoke was visible for Miles. In addition to the dead at least 11 were injured. A it came Over the service station real Low and real loud and Shook the building real hard and broke some windows. Then it hit the restaurant and there was a thud a said a Drury inn employee who declined to give his name. A the Wing was sticking out of the Back of Jojou sat first. But since then it must have melted Down because we can to see it a he said. The 24-hour restaurant and Mote Are located on . 41, about a mile from the Airport at this City of 125,000 at the Southern tip of Indiana. Capt. Phil Miller of the Kentucky National guard said the guardsmen on the c-130 were members of the 123rd tactical Airlift Wing based in Louisville ky., and were on a training flight. The injured sustained second and third degree Burns and were being treated at Welborn and deaconess hospitals officials said. At least two of the victims had been inside the restaurant at the time of the crash a Welborn spokeswoman said. Site of c-130 military transport Plana crash Kentucky a amps a they just done to prepare food the Way they used to. For a look at How people ate in ancient times Sec stories on pages 14 and 15. Haiti limiting returnees Haiti has moved to slow the return of boat people being repatriated from Guantanamo Bay Cuba Haiti said it will accept Only half the number of coast guard cutters . Officials had planned to Send this week a . Embassy official said. A Page 4 Iran hostage probe of d the House after a scathing partisan debate wednesday authorized an investigation into whether the 1900 Reagan Bush Campaign conspired with Iran to delay the release of . Hostages. A Page 5 Rich would Benefit More than 52 percent of the capital gains tax Cut proposed by president Bush would go to 491,000 couples and individuals with incomes above $200,000 a year congressional analysts say. A Page 17index.i. A a a Quot Abby Ann Landers 19 action line.16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 faces n places .18 letters .12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11correction because of source and reporting errors the troop Levels in the Nurnberg area were incorrect in thursdays editions. About 3,000 soldiers will remain in the cities of Nurnberg and Firth after the announced troop pullouts Are com lated. About 16,000 will remain in the 9th area support group which covers the greater Nurnberg Ana Northern Bavaria regions. Units from Page 1 said. A a it a been a fun place to live and a fun place to  at its height the regiment numbered 4,500 soldiers. During the withdrawal some soldiers will leave the army others will Transfer to the United states and others will remain in Europe with other units officials said. The units colors will be returning to the United states where another unit May take them Over and be renamed the 2nd army Cav regt. The january february Issue of the Armor Branch newsletter said the regiment will be moving to fort Lewis wash., near Tacoma but officials said they could not comment on by Ken Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau Karlstedt Germany a soldiers in the 2nd army div say they Are sorry that their unit is being relegated to the history books and that they Are going to be leaving the army a newest Post in Germany Lucius d. Clay Cavern. The brigade size unit is the last remnant of the longest serving armoured division in the . Army but is scheduled for withdrawal from Europe and inactivation by september. A the division has a lot of lineage and history a said staff sgt. Reggie Wallace an artillerymen with c Btry 4th in 3rd Field arts. A hell on wheels the units nickname has been doing this for a Long time and they re getting rid of a lot of tradition. What about some of the newer units they should have closed them Down. The 2nd has some proud  Wallace is also concerned about memorials to the units soldiers killed during the persian Gulf War. Seven soldiers and one civilian died during the War and various buildings and other facilities have the units future. The 2nd army Cav regt has been on continuous Active duty since 1836. Although several medical units were named on the wednesday list Peden Barracks in Wertheim is the Only installation where patient services will be affected according to a wednesday news release from the 7th medical coma. Medical and dental clinics will close in the bavarian town by the end of june and the nearest facilities for those troops who remain will be nearby at the . Army Hospital in Wurzburg the release said. The 32nd army air defense come a Darmstadt based unit that sent Patriot missile Crews to Israel during the persian Gulf War has been Cut by half through draw Downs and unit reshuffling. A year ago the command numbered 11,000, but its soldiers who Are spread been named in their Honor. A what happens to them Quot Wallace asked. He also regrets leaving the Post itself and Rural Northern Germany. A i kind of like the place being up Here by itself a he said. A you done to have All the hassles like being in Frankfurt for example. And everybody knows everybody else up Here. That a one of the Good things about  sgt. Michael Murillo a Cannonier with the Headquarters Battery of the same unit has never been stationed anywhere else but he too will miss the Post he said. A a it a a Good Post the nicest facilities in be Ever seen. 1 like the  Many soldiers say giving the Post up is a mistake saying its facilities Are too new and much better than those at older installations. A a it a kind of a waste because they put All this Money into the Post a said spec. John Askins a truck Driver for the 2nd army div Headquarters company. A and its kind of sad to see the division go because it has a lot of history to it. Across Germany had dwindled to about 6,800 by the Start of the week. Another 1,500 soldiers will depart because of the wednesday announcement said it. Col. William Harkey Public affairs officer for the command. A the Bottom line is we re getting smaller like everybody else is a Harkey said. A but we will be no less capable of responding to crises in the future. We will still be the largest air defense organization in the army and we will still be just As formidable a defense against air  a . Air forces Europe spokesman said thursday that the command is proceeding with plans to reduce its forces from 80,000 to 45,000 by 1995. Doug Moore said the command was not aware of any current plan to Speed the reduction. Hopefully someday if things change  bring it Back a one of the newest soldiers on Post also regrets seeing it Given up. 2nd it. Joseph Mcmahan was transferred to Karlstedt in october after helping close Down an Armor battalion there one in which he spent Only about seven months. He a due to leave 3rd in 66th Armor in March for another 3rd army div unit in Erlanger. A i was hoping to come to a unit that was not deactivating but that a Fate i guess. In a Lucky in a not married Quot he said referring to the frequent transfers. A but the Way i look at it i get to see Northern Germany and get to see Southern Germany. 1 just wish they could transplant this facility Down South  Clay Cavern in Karlstedt was custom built in the late 1970s for a 2nd army div brigade. Unit spokesmen say they have no information on what the Post will be used for after the americans leave but its widely believed it will become a nato base of some kind perhaps even with an american battalion. Gis look Back at proud history