European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                These frs 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 239 350 saturday december 12,1992 b d 8693 a Relief workers fear gunmen fleeing troops warlords Call a truce a Marine helicopter whips up a Small dust storm to break up a crowd on the route of the motorcade carrying somalian warlord All Mahdi Mohamed to a meeting on Friday in Mogadishu. Ali Mahdi one of two powerful warlords made a pact with rival Gen. Mohamed Farrah aided to Stop fighting. By Bob Klose Start writer Barbera Somalia a famine Relief workers Here fear being caught in a crossfire Between warring somalian clans if american forces attempt to secure key cities on a piecemeal basis rather than simultaneously a Unicof official said Friday. A we Are a bit concerned. The troops Are pushing the gunmen ahead of them a said Mats Norlen a Unicof official from Sweden. A we just Hope they strike at All places at the same time Quot he said. Norlen expressed his concern As . Marines were reported to be escorting convoys to Bairoa but not elsewhere in the country. Norlen 39, and Relief workers from three other agencies provide food and care for an estimated 30,000 somalian who fled civil War and famine and Are encamped at Barbera. Barbera is a stronghold of Gen. Mohamed Siad hero Morgan who is son in Law of the former somalian dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Morgan drove opposition troops of Gen. Mohamed Farrah aided from bar Dera in october. Aided a a troops Are now reported to be holed up in Bairoa Northeast of Barbera. So far according to Norlen the two clans forces have not crossed a front line running East and West Between the two cities. But Norlen said workers in Barbera fear the reported movement of . Marines into Bairoa without simultaneous action elsewhere could drive Aidados troops across the front and spark new fighting. A it could become much More dangerous a said Norlen. A a lot of these gunmen arc being pushed into the front by .  he said Many gunmen arc spreading into other hostile clans across the territories to avoid capture or loss of their see related stories on pages 2,8 amp 9 weapons to the advancing americans. That was the Case this week in the town of Gal Alassi where the organization say the children was operating a Center for refugees. Armed thugs and so called a technic also fleeing Mogadishu made conditions so hazardous in Gal Alassi that the four foreign save the children workers were evacuated on Friday. The three women and one Man the last Relief team in Gal Alassi were picked up by a German air Force transport plane after a Supply run to Barbera. Pitt Hart 48, of Florida said she and her colleagues decided to leave after All their food was stolen thursday night and their somalian staff Felt it could no longer protect them. In Barbera Norlen said somalian see workers on Page 2hounded Marine wins Back rank by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a first Marine Cpl. . Lewis tried to get an illegal promotion. When his commander thwarted it the Marine took Swift action he urinated on a tire of the commanders car. The victimized commander also took action he promptly demoted the Corporal nicknamed Chesty after the highly decorated Marine Lewis b. Puller. On thursday Chesty who is assigned to the Marine corps Security company at Naples appealed to his commanders senior to reverse his demotion. And now Chesty is out of the dog Chesty House to return to duty Back in a Well the Doghouse. The 5-year-old bulldog is the Marine see Marine on Page 2 Many soldiers express doubts about their future in uniform ii by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau troop cuts have left Many . Soldiers in Europe doubtful about their promotion chances unhappy with the flow of draw Down information and eager to leave the army according to the . Army Europe a 1992 personnel opinion Survey. Three quarters of the Junior enlisted soldiers surveyed said they plan to become civilians or Are Uncertain about their future according to the Survey. A fifth said the draw Down is prompting them to get out. However most of the noncommissioned officers and senior officers surveyed said they plan to remain in the military after their obligations end. And most soldiers said there was an adequate Buffer period Between the redeployment from the persian Gulf in mid-1991 and the inactivation of Many of the units that returned. The Survey is conducted annually to help the commander of the . Army Europe find problems in the command and to provide information to military and government leaders in Washington. The latest Survey is based on responses of 3,916 soldiers in january and february. The command mailed the Survey to 15,000 soldiers. A Survey summary pamphlet prepared by the Heidelberg Germany Headquarters office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel claims 95 percent certainty that a the surveys responses accurately reflect the True see soldiers on Page 2drawdown reactions a Survey of the . Army in Europe questioned solders on. A Range of professional and lifestyle  particular concern were draw Down   Man Tor How Cook ont am you Thot you will stay beat officers will stay you will be promoted on schedule beet Junior enlisted members Wittey beet cos we a stay benefits end retirement wifi be pretested. Source  army Europe a amps Susan Harris