European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday september 25,1994 presence haitian born Joseph Romulus 35, of the 10th inf Mountain div based at fort drum n.y., hugs his Mother it their reunion in port a Prince Haiti on Friday. American Soldier stops by for reunion with Mother port a Prince Haiti a Joseph Romulus Hadnot seen his mom for three years. So the . Soldier asked his colonel for permission then hopped a humvee and headed to a family Home. For kicks a . Army Convoy followed him and watched the Beefy Soldier a in full combat gear a envelop his frail Mother in his arms. A a he a my favorite a said Dieula Romulus 70, still smiling radiantly hours after the reunion Friday. A i embraced him and he embraced me. I kissed him and he kissed me. We  let go of each other a a the Mother of 11 children said. Romulus 35, of the army a 10th inf Mountain div based at fort drum ?zleft Haiti when he was 18 and joined the army after College. Three years ago he paid for his Mother to visit him at his base in Germany. In the spirit of military cooperation a haitian Soldier went to Dieula Romulus Home in cabaret 20 Miles North of port a Prince to Tell her that t her son was among the thousands of american service members arriving in the nation last week. She left cabaret on Friday for port a Prince to meet him at a relatives Home. When he approached she shouted in Awe a look at my son look at my son a then she muttered softly a ooh Joe a a a and  speak anymore. Port a Prince Haiti apr at the e and of an extraordinary week millions in this oppressed desperately poor land now dare to Hope for peaceful change others scheme to hang on to old ways and . Forces Are in the Middle. Eleven thousand american service members occupied Haiti last week to pave the Way for the restoration of the elected president who was ousted three years ago. They quickly settled in Haiti a two main cities dismantled the haitian army a heavy weapons and curtailed police violence. Defense Secretary William Perry arrived saturday morning in Haiti where he and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil were to review the Mission. A i am proud and i think the american people ought to be proud with the truly outstanding performance of the amen can military personnel in Haiti a Perry said after arriving at the  visit comes As . Forces begin fanning out to two More cities gon Aives and Jamel after already settling in Haiti a two largest port a Prince and Cap Hai Tien. . Officials announced plans saturday to Clear the port a Prince Harbor of derelict vessels to allow More ships with troops and supplies to enter. Grateful citizens who have lived under a reign of military terror for the past three years have welcomed the americans As heroes in the streets they patrol. In Cap haitian on the North coast Haiti a second largest City spontaneous demonstrations in favor of exiled president Jean Bertrand Aristide erupted Friday. A no More paramilitaries a no More policemen beating us when Aristide returns a they chanted. Advance troops of the 10th inf Mountain div arrived in Cap haitian on sat urday to take Over from marines who secured the port earlier last week. The deployment on c-130 transport planes Landing every half hour was to continue All Day. A quota a a a a the haitian army Leader it. Gen. Raoul Cedras and police chief it. Col. Michel Francois both involved in the coup against Aristide met during the past two Days with . Officers to clarify the terms under which they will yield Power. Pentagon denies Bullet rationing Washington a the military denied Friday a in unusual detail a that american paratroops were Given Only 15 bullets apiece As a Cost cutting measure when they were sent toward Haiti. Sen. Hank Brown r-colo., asserted that Pentagon officials had confirmed that soldiers from the 82nd airborne div had been issued Only that amount of ammunition. The paratroops who took off As part of an invasion Force but were called Back were being sent a in harms Way and in a potential combat zone without a the ability to defend themselves properly a Brown said. The military a response in a statement issued by fort Bragg n.c., and released at the Pentagon said individual riflemen with the 82nd carried a Basic Load of 210 rounds of ammunition for their m16s. According to the statement those who carried m9 pistols were issued 30 rounds each. Machine gunners who carried m60 and m249s carried 400 rounds each. The danger to . Forces is far from Over. The Cedras regime armed thousands of paramilitary members with assault rifles pistols and grenades shortly before it agreed last sunday to step aside and Cut Short the planned invasion. The weapons might be used in terrorist attacks against american forces and pro democracy haitians a source close to the haitian military said Friday. Among Many developments in a tumultuous week Aristide finally said Friday from exile in Washington d.c., that he would encourage his supporters in Haiti a Congress to pass a political amnesty demanded by Esdras and approved by the Clinton  alive Foremost on hungry residents minds gon Aives Haiti a the Chil Drin in line at Bon Berger school Are not thinking about . Troops or a president in waiting or generals who wont go. Clutching their enamelled bowls they want lunch. In this falling Down port City and All across a destitute nation plumbing new Depths of poverty after a three year embargo people focus on a single goal staying alive. Three year old Nixon status is just about making it. Each noon he toddles up to the Black kettles under a banana tree for a Dollop of thick Gruel. He wolfs Down most and saves a Little for his Farni by. All around him telltale Carrot coloured hair and protruding bellies reveal deficiencies parasites and diseases that Cut Short Young lives. Sunken cheeked adults look hardly better. A for most our feeding program provides the Only meal they get a said Chris Sykes of care which is the largest employer in a City of 70,000, its payroll is Only 400 people. Care reaches 300,000 children in go natives and elsewhere in Haiti a Northwest. Since last year Nev centers hand out emergency rations of Grain and cooking Oil to another 320,000 people. Altogether voluntary agencies feed 1 million of Haiti a 7 million inhabitants. . Officers list humanitarian Aid As a main goal of operation uphold democracy but Little has yet been planned. A there is some confusion a said Tom Friedeberg care director in Haiti who began his first meetings with . Generals thursday. A i done to think anyone is quite sure of what should be done a gon Aives is a living ghost town its spirit broken. Unemployment May be 95 percent but no municipal workers Are left to make an assessment. Outside of town the 400 children at Bon Berger Ages 3 to 16, Are a microcosm of Haiti a anguish and an indication of what . Officers face in trying to make a difference. Anita Beausejour watches her son eat and Hopes he will fill up before finishing his pile of food. She feeds seven children. Her husband farms Corn but a drought in july withered up to 90 percent of the regions crop. Quot at night i give my family whatever we have a she said. A scorn Beans  asked about the night before she looked away. A i gave them nothing a she said. A if there was Money we could buy food. But there is no  a children wait for meals at a feeding Center in gon Aives Haiti on thursday