European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hes a amp my 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 8 350 saturday april 25, 1992 d 8693 Friendly fire report Back Edig finds no cover up involving Soldier s death Nashville Tenn. A an army investigation has found no evidence of a cover up in the death of a Nashville Soldier killed by Friendly fire during the persian Gulf War according to a report by the army inspector general a office. The report obtained by the associated press under the Freedom of information act concerned the investigation into Why the parents of sgt. Douglas Lance fielder initially were told he was killed by enemy fire. Fielder a 22-year-old Winner of the Bronze Star for valor died feb. 27, 1991, when his Squadron of combat engineers was hit by machine gun fire from a . Army unit. Members of the 3rd army Cav of fort Bliss Texas mistook fielder and four others for iraqis after their vehicle broke Down at a desert Airfield. Fielder was with the 7th engr brigade 1st army div. The army at first told fielders parents he was killed by iraqis but his friends told them two months later he was killed by american soldiers. Official notification came aug. 12. The 83-Pagc report attributes the mistake to poor communication distance errors and a the army a obsession with providing casualty details to the next of Kin expeditiously and prior to the news Media releasing the  the findings were similar to a report by the House armed services investigations subcommittee which also found no evidence of a cover up. Fielder s Mother Debbie Shelton said she had just received the report and Hadnot read it. His father Ron fielder said he was notified his own Freedom of information request had been lost and that he had to file another to get the report. The report cited a series of Quot unusual  a no one from either of the units that were directly involved in the incident accompanied the body Quot the report said. The doctor who authenticated the see report on Page 2answers demanded in fatal blast two Days after Pic Resi operation blockade operation Rescue demonstrators Block a rear in ices on main Street in Buffalo n.y., on Friday. They trance Gate guarded by police at gyn women a scr were arrested. Sec Story on Page 7. Guadalajara Mexico a sewer line explosions killed at least 176 Copl dents of Guadalajara s Reforma District on Friday pressed their government for answers and moved ahead with the huge task of cleaning up the wreckage. President Carlos Salinas do Gortari ordered attorney general Ignacio Morales Lechuga to pinpoint blame for the disaster by sunday and investigators questioned officials through the night and past Dawn. Guadalajara mayor Enrique Dau Flores and sewer system chief Gualberto Limon were among those questioned by investigators. Angry residents said their complaints of Strong fumes from the sewer system went unanswered. On Friday the City Council granted Dau Flores request for a leave of absence luring the investigation. About 400 onlookers a most of them supporters of the mayor a chanted a no no no a hut became quiet after a Council member called for a moment of silence for the dead. The mayor had said he wanted investigators to freely see blast on Page 2 army decides Gulf vets can keep chocolate chips Washington a after some prodding from Congress the army announced thursday that persian Gulf War veterans May keep one set of the camouflage uniforms they were issued for the War a a message is being sent to the Field suspending the request for soldiers to turn in their desert storm bus Battle dress uniforms a said army spokesman col. Don Kirchoffner. The attire donned by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf during his famous television briefings was dubbed a chocolate chips because of its Brown Black and White speckled appearance. At the end of the conflict Active duty personnel As Well As members of the National guard and Reserve were told that they could keep one set for Homecoming parades and other ceremonial purposes. A set costs $51. But by Law members leaving the service must return equipment and uniform items issued them. So a directive was issued March 26 telling desert storm veterans that by june 30, they must return the one uniform they had been told they could keep. Congressional reaction was Quick. A senior democratic member of the House armed services committee rep. Ike Skelton d-mo., asked the service s leaders to think again. The order was suspended one week later and Skelton applauded the army a change of mind. A a it a Good to see the Pentagon do the right thing when a problem is brought to their attention a Skelton said Kirchof see army on Page 2the Issue b-2 bomber editor s note the associated press has been asking the major presidential candidates questions about their views on a particular Issue and assembles their responses. Here Are the views of the major presidential candidates on the question Quot should the United states add five More b-2 bombers to the 15 now in production at an estimated Cost of about $1 billion Aach As some m it a Congress Are suggesting Quot. Republican George Bush president Bush proposed in his fiscal 1993 budget building a total of 20 b-2 bombers. Congress has authorized 15. Patrick Buchanan a spokesman said Buchanan had no position on the Iesue. Democrats Jerry Brown a spokeswoman said Brown would use the Money to develop the infrastructure instead of buying five More bombers. Bill Clinton Quot i believe we should halt production of the b-2 bomber at the current level of 15 because additional bombers Are unnecessary in the Post cold War  set related Bories on Hay 4 s4s