European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 25, 1994 crisis in Rwanda the stars and stripes Page 3italy troops setting out in quiet resolve by j. King Cru gelt Northern Italy Bureau Vicenza Italy a what is expected to grow into a torrent of . Army forces flowing out of Italy to Aid rwandan refugees is set to Start today with a trickle of troops the departure of a Security Force from the Southern european task Force in Vicenza. A the flow will Start tomorrow and will grow and grow and grow and grow a col. James r. Mcdonough commander of set aft a inf brigade said sunday. The initial contingent will Fly out of Aviano a about a two hour drive Northeast of Vicenza and will land at an Asyet unannounced destination. Mcdonough expects that 1,300 Vicenza based troops will deploy via Aviano to take part in the . Military a humanitarian Effort operation quiet resolve. The operation is being run by a . European come task Force headed by Brig. Gen. Jack p. Nix jr., set aft a commander. A a a v Quick fix your enemy is the grim reaper. You la be saving the lives of children like your children. Fathers like your fathers. Mothers like your mothers. Old folks like your old folks a col. James r. Mcdonough set aft a inf brigade commander the first group to deploy from Vicenza will include about 80 soldiers according to Mcdonough. The Speed of the deployment of other forces depends on the availability of transport aircraft Mcdonough said. A a this command setae is going to grow with the arrival of All kinds of specialized forces to help the humanitarian Effort. People Are flowing in Here who weren there 48 hours ago a he said. Earlier sunday Mcdonough told a formation of More than 1,000 men and women that they would be facing the worst humanitarian disaster of the latter half of this Century. A your enemy is the grim reaper. A a you la be saving the lives of children like your children. Fathers like your fathers. Mothers like your mothers. Old folks like your bid folks a he said. Mcdonough told the troops that their country had turned to them to embark on a an incredible journey. One that you will look Back on for the rest of your  a a what you Are about to do is a it ble Mission that defies imagination. People in our country today and for generations to come will envy your  How Long will the Mission take a a it a open ended a Mcdonough told the troops. He later told a reporter that he expects it will take More than a month to get to the Point where a the world can expect the children of Rwanda to grow into the adults of  american soldiers in Vicenza have been Busy since Friday getting ready to depart. Most of them expect their deployment to Central Africa to be a Long one possibly lasting up to six months. Many soldiers already have scrapped plans made for Christmas. As departure neared spirits were High. A the soldiers Are really pumped up for this one a said col. Joseph a Fucci set aft a acting commander in nixes absence. A we vow to take excellent care of their families while they Are gone and the soldiers know they Are going on a great humanitarian  says by the Washington Post Brussels Belgium a . Forces probably will remain for at least several months in Africa where Remote locations and primitive conditions will make assisting rwandan refugees the most logistically Complex humanitarian Relief operation in . Military history defense Secretary William Perry said saturday. Perry was briefed Here saturday morning by the senior military commanders of the Relief Effort who told him the crisis could swell far beyond its current horror if it is not contained during the next month. A we want to see them go Back to Rwanda to go Back and get their Fields harvested and planted so that there a not a longer term disaster behind the Short term disaster we re looking at now a said Perry who diverted his return trip from a we Klong tour of the Balkans army Gen. George a. Joulwan head of the . European come briefed Perry. Adding to the Burden Joulwan said is the Prospect of lava flowing from an Active Volcano near Goma. A the lava flow can come very close to the Airfield a Joulwan said a so we re watching that  a spokesman for the european come Navy cmdr. Ron Morse said in Stuttgart Germany late sunday that the smoking Volcano had not impaired Relief efforts. Perry said the . Forces face an extraordinary Challenge because of the num her of refugees and the 4,000-mile stretch Between the Large encampments in Zaire and Rhein main a Germany where the Airlift operation originates. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael a Hayden the senior intelligence officer for the operation noted that is the same distance As Between Dallas and Honolulu. With tens of thousands of refugees dying or near death human rights groups Nave stressed the urgent need for action by the United states and allies and some have been critical of what they see As a lackadaisical response. But army Gen. Jack p. Nix jr., who is leaving in a few Days to be the senior com. Zaander on the ground in Africa said he is determined not to plunge in Slapdash. A the tendency is to Rush headlong Down there a said Nix who joined the briefing on Perry a plane. A but if we do that i May have soldiers standing around not really Able to  help on Way from americans . Servicemen Ibers above set up Camp saturday at Gomas Airport in Zaire where they arc helping assess the humanitarian needs of rwandan refugees. At left airmen from Mcguire fab n.j., Board a c-i4i transport at Rhein main a Germany on saturday. They Are headed for Entebbe Uganda to Aid in the movement of Relief supplies to the refugees. A photos