European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes thursday june 18, 1992 much work ahead for army suppliers top logistician says by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany the 21st theater army area come will be in business a Long time though its Mission May change according to the 21st�?Ts new commander it. Gen. William g. Pagonis. A the 21st will have a role of some sort for quite a bit of time a Pagonis said a but because the strength of the european theater is dropping Down the size of the 21st will of course drop Down with changes in the  Pagonis said army suppliers Are the Lam a great believer that if you Taka care of the soldiers and their families the Mission will be done a it. Gen. William g. Pagonis first people assigned anywhere citing operations desert shield and desert storm As recent examples. A in Southwest Asia the first people in were logisticians and the last ones to leave were the logisticians a he said. Pagonis who was the army a no. 1 logistician in desert shield and desert storm said the operations in Southwest Asia  have been improved. A i done to think you can go any quicker than what we did in Southwest Asia a he said. A you can to run it any  that a not to say there were no problems Pagonis said. Quot if i went 10 minutes without a problem i had a great Day. A but we had a solution to those problems because we had very talc Tea reservists National guard and Active duty soldiers working together a he said. The differences in wartime and peacetime logistics Are few Pagonis said. A a in be commanded in two different environments. In be commanded in a pure combat environment and let me Tell you its just As Tough Here in Kaiserslautern with the Mission and the budget cuts and the  the commands peacetime Mission in Europe is twofold Pagonis said with both missions having equal importance in the general a mind. A the Taco my a first Mission is to be prepared to handle any contingency not Only in Europe but any place in the world to support it logistically a he said. A your second Mission which is really our first Mission As far As in a concerned is taking care of soldiers and their families. A a in a a great believer that if you take care of the soldiers and their families the Mission will be  the command has acquired a third Mission because of the draw Down of forces in Europe. Soldiers and civilians working for the 21st Are responsible for returning excess equipment to the United states. That equipment includes items used in Southwest Asia As Well As equipment from units leaving Europe. It. Gen. William g. Pagonis head of the 21st theater army area come. A amps Peggy  agree jewish Man can attend auction Washington apr a saudi company picked by the Pentagon to sell excess military stocks said an employee of a . Contractor should not participate because he is jewish documents show. But the saudi embassy said the Man would be allowed to enter the country and take part in the auction. The decision was conveyed by saudi officials to the employee a Day after the anti defamation league wrote a letter to defense Secretary Dick Cheney to protest the saudi company s rejection of John Schwartz an employee of a firm in Long Beach Calif. The jewish group urged that the United states pull out of operation desert auction until a such discriminatory policies against jewish americans Are  but saudi authorities on tuesday told the employee he would get an entry visa to saudi Arabia the company and the saudi embassy said. Rita Lowy owner of Lowy enterprises a scrap Metal business said Schwartz took the initial saudi refusal to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in los Angeles which contacted lawmakers and officials in Washington. A in Light of the service of 500,000 american men and women including jewish americans to protect the Freedom of saudi Arabia the company a action is even More objectionable a wrote the anti defamation leagues National director Abraham Foxman on june 15. The auction is being conducted by Maroon Nasser auctioneers to sell . Trucks scrap metals tents and heavy equipment. On june 2, Lowy enterprises sent an application to the saudi auctioneer asking to take part in the auction. In a june 3 response the saudi firm welcomed the . Bid but rejected Schwartz a  sailors in civvies can now Wear earrings Pensacola Fla. Apr sailors Are being allowed to revive an old sea custom of wearing earrings but Only when off duty. A policy change announced last week puts the Navy in line with the army and air Force by allowing men to Wear earrings when they Are in civilian attire. But the marines will continue to require off duty male leathernecks to keep their lobes unadorned. �?o1 believe our policy is Correct a said col. . Neyland of the Marine aviation training support group at Pensacola naval air station. Neyland said he does t think wearing earrings is a indicative of the image that we want to  the nautical tradition of earrings was based on the belief they would fend off bad spirits and had been permitted in the Navy until the Early-1900s, said a spokeswoman at the Navy department Library. Plan to overhaul Antietam Battlefield sets off Sharp fighting among groups Sharpsburg my. A the Battle of Antietam lasted one Day but it has taken three years to come up with a plan to return the Battlefield to the Way it looked at the Dawn of the civil wars bloodiest Day. At Odds Are historic conservationists groups that oppose government land purchases and Western Maryland residents who fear the restoration will lure too Many tourists. During the past three years the National Park service has heard from More than 4,000 individuals groups and government agencies. It finally approved a 20-year plan to restore the 3,245-acre Battleground to the Way it looked before the first shots were fired at Dawn on sept. 17, 1862. The fighting which the confederates called the Battle of Sharpsburg left 23,110 soldiers dead wounded or missing. Under the plan released last week farm Fields Woodlands and Orchards would be replanted. The exterior of the pry House which Union maj. Gen. George a Mcclellan used As his Headquarters would be restored. A now people will stand and see a 50-acre Cornfield a said Rich Rambur the Sites superintendent. A a i hey wont have to imagine where the Woods were a  be  1 he Park would lose 3.4 Miles of paved roads. Some roads that did not exist at the time of the Battle would be removed and some that did exist would be restorer to their original condition. 1 he Park service would buy about 220 acres accept 140 acres donated by the conservation fund a non profit group based in Arlington a. And expand the Battlefield by 95 acres. The project would Cost about $6.2 million excluding the land purchases. The Public May Challenge an environmental Impact statement accompanying the plan until next month when the plan is scheduled to become official. The Battlefield 60 Miles Northwest of Washington i already among the Best preserved civil War Sites