European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 26, 1992 the stars and stripes b Pago 9military kids coping with stress children rebound from pressures of War draw Down by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau most Young americans in Europe Are coping with the dual stresses of the draw Down and last years persian Gulf War amazingly Well a so say officials at department of defense dependents schools in Europe health officials parents and the Young people themselves. A the kids handle the stress better than the adults a said Gretchen Ridgeway Pupil services coordinator for Dodds. A the War Drew people together. The draw Down is pulling people  Lauren Gece Wicz 18, a senior at Lakenheath High school in England agrees with Ridgeway a assessment that reaction to the Kasper War is different from reaction to the draw Down. A this year its a Little different a Gecewicz said. A a we did no to have anything to Bond us together this year like we did last  at in Ciurlik a Turkey children and adults Are still facing stress related problems linked to the evacuation of families from the base during the War. The children a reactions Are a similar to Post traumatic effects of a natural disaster a said or. Capt Ronald e. Jeff Cott chief of air Force services for exceptional children at in Ciurlik. A a there a the immediate Shock and later anxiety and depression. If we can help the people Label these problems they can Cope with them a Jeffcott said. While stresses Grenier a May be pulling some friends co workers and units apart its bringing some families closer. Chris Kasper 16, a Junior at Pitburg High school is working on graduating half a year Early so he can stay with is family when his father retires three years earlier than planned. A i have to graduate by december because my dads got mandatory retirement in december �?T92,�?� Kasper said. Kaspers father was going to retire in december 199s. That Date was changed to 1993 when the air forces High years of tenure changed. With the additional changes brought about by the draw Down the Date changed again to 1992. Since schools in Germany have switched to a seven period Day it is possible for Many students to Complete the graduation requirements up to a year Early said Frank of Gara Dodds spokesman. Coping with draw Down worries Isnit the same As coping with a Parent deployed during the Gulf War Many Stu dents said. The students tended to worry More during the War than now. A a it a been better a said Renee wat Ler of the time since her father returned from the Gulf. A when he was gone we did no to know if he was coming Back.�?�. Watler 16, is a Junior at Pitburg High school. In Ciurlik children faced the War worries with the added problem of terrorism Jeffcott said. Often parents  allow their children outside so they spent their free time in front of a television a watching the War on can a he said. Some of those children Are still afraid of going out of their Homes. The principal of bad Kreuz Nach elementary school in Germany said Watler that he Hasni to noticed significant differences in behavioural problems with the children from last year to this year. A because they were two very highly stressful years i really done to see a difference in Behaviours a Peter d. Grenier said. A if you take these two years and compare Behaviours with before the War started the stress level is definitely  Grenier makes it a Point to eat lunch with pupils every Day and lets them talk about whatever issues Are on their minds. Often the topics Are a what dads Are doing and what they re not doing or the fact that they re going to the states a he said. Grenier went on to say a a it a interesting that Little first graders talk about dad looking for a new Job. They know. Its discussed at Home and a lot of the stuff comes to school in discussions with me and their  during transition briefings at Aviano a Italy parents Are reminded that their children Are just As involved in the changes As the military member said Jim Williams transition assistance program manager at the family support Center. A we Tell the parents that the transition out of the air Force is a family matter a Williams said. A we talk about the chaos that  Williams added that he describes the transition like a Seesaw and when air Force life a drops off the Seesaw a it throws the family on the other Side out of balance. A we try to put balance Back in their lives a he said. Jeffcott said he believes the reactions from families at in Ciurlik Are unique. It was the Only base to evacuate the families during the War and one of a few bases that faces daily terrorist threats. A even today there re still rumours that we re going Back to War a he said. What he Hopes people at in Ciurlik remember when they face the anxiety and depression is that a a it a a Normal reaction to an abnormal situation.anxiety lingers for children at Turkey base by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau children at in Ciurlik a Turkey Are the exception to the a coping Well Rule. But then the families at in Ciurlik faced a different Challenge during the persian Gulf War they were evacuated from the base to the United states. A i think we were unique in Europe because of the evacuation a said or. Capt Ronald e. Jeffcott chief of incur like a services for exceptional children. Families that evacuated began returning at the end of the War Jeffcott said. A when they came Back we thought there a be sort of a honeymoon period a he said but that period lasted Only a couple of months. Added to the worries of a Parent a going to War a Jeffcott said there was added the worry of terrorism during the War. Parents did no to permit their children to venture outside their Homes and the children had nothing to do but watch the War on television he said. A the kids Are afraid to go outside they re afraid for their parents to go outside a he said. A parents who looked at the situation As temporary and passed the idea on to their kids had kids that coped  Jeffcott said that even the return of families to in Ciurlik did no to always relieve the anxieties. A when the families returned the base was still Busy some people working 12-hour shifts a he said because of operation provide Comfort. Child and spouse abuse reports have increased Jeffcott said. Also on the increase Are behavioural problems at the school such As truancy. Some children from 3 to 6 years old Are having nightmares and Are afraid to sleep by themselves. The base has received help from . Air forces in Europe in the form of extra mental health professionals. The command sent a psychiatrist and a men Tal health technician to the base in december. The two health care workers stayed for six weeks said Doug Moore a Safe spokesman. In january social and mental health workers went to in Ciurlik and Moore said they Are due to return to their units in May. A if i was to do this Over id spend More time debriefing the people in groups get them to talk and share their experiences a Jeffcott said. Though it has been nearly 10 months since the last of the families returned from the states Jeffcott said that the base health officials Are still coping with stress related problems. Jeffcott expects most of the problems to last up to two years and suggests that anyone at in Ciurlik or any other installation who is experiencing anxiety and depression Contact their local mental health clinic family support Center chaplain or social actions office for assistance. He said that if people can Label their problems it makes it easier to Cope with them.. Firms that sold goods to Iraq named Washington a leading american computer companies were identified Friday As suppliers of High technology equipment for nuclear and other military programs in Iraq. The list of companies including Hewlett Packard Uniss corp. And Honeywell inc., was compiled from Commerce department documents from 1985 to 1990 by a private group seeking to slow the worldwide arms race. Last year the Commerce department said it would tighten Export controls to countries suspected of developing nuclear chemical and biological weapons As Well As missiles. However president Bush on thursday announced a relaxation of Trade restrictions on computers and other High technology products to Western Europe Japan and Australia. Such items could easily be re exported from there critics say. The . Role in building iraqis military might became Clear after the persian Gulf War when the Commerce department a under Strong Public pressure a admitted it had allowed . Firms to sell Iraq some $1.5 billion in dual use High technology meaning items with both military and civilian use. . Firms that sold dual use equipment to Iraq have typically said they were told the items would have a non military use and had relied on Commerce to Check the sales for any problems. A we got All the required approvals a said Marlene Somsak a spokeswoman for Hewlett Packard which is listed As Selling Iraq items Worth nearly $2 million. A we did sell equipment to Iraq which was a . Ally for More than 10 years a she said. Two other Well known computer firms a Uniss corp. And Honeywell inc. A were also named with licenses Worth $2.6 million and $353,000 respectively. Honeywell and Uniss also received Commerce department approval to sell computer equipment to Iran which is on the . List of countries that support terrorism according to classified documents obtained earlier by the associated press. Honeywell also got licenses to sell equipment to Syria another country on the list of supporters of terrorism the documents show. In addition Hewlett Packard sold equipment to Syria some of it going to that country a atomic Energy commission. The names of most companies exporting under such licenses have been kept secret because of a Law protecting the proprietary interests of . Business firms. Those newly disclosed were compiled from Commerce department shipping licenses obtained by Gary Milhollin director of the Wisconsin project on nuclear arms control. Milhollin said he named companies whose License applications listed end users known to be involved in iraqis nuclear or missile program such As the iraqi atomic Energy commission the ministry of Industry and military industrialization Nassr state Enterprise Saad 16 and the state organization for technical Industry. The list was first published in fridays new York times. Some of the licenses were held by . Subsidiaries of German companies such As Carl Zeiss and Leybold vacuum systems. German firms were the leading suppliers of iraqis arms industries