European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 r the stars and stripes lift held up after bullets hit 3 planes from staff and wire reports Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a the humanitarian Airlift to Sarajevo was suspended for several hours wednesday a Day after three planes were hit by Small arms fire . Officials reported. Another apparent reason for the temporary shutdown was mortar fire near the Airport. Four mortar rounds landed in the Airport area late tuesday two of them near the runway Peter Kessler spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said from Zagreb Croatia. None of the three planes struck was a . Cargo aircraft flying missions out of Rhein main a Germany in support operation provide Promise said 1st it. Gwyn Olthoff of the operations joint information Bureau at Rhein main. At least two mortar shells were believed to have come from government held territory said maj. Herve Gou Melon a . Military spokesman in Sarajevo. A protest was to be sent to the bosnian army. . Officials said two logistics flights of the . Protection Force and one Unher plane were hit by Smalls arms fire tuesday. The damage was no tic cd Only after the planes returned to base and it was not known exactly where the gunfire originated. Gou Melon reported increased combat throughout Bosnia. Two children were seriously wounded tuesday by a 120 my mortar Shell in croatian held Ora Sec in. Northeastern  court martial set yet in death of Elora Mckemy by Mark Kinkade staff writer after a nine month investigation a massive Dan dragnet and five months of Case review the army still has not recommended court martial proceedings against spec. Patrick Mcdonald Smith in the kidnapping and murder of a 2-year-old american girl. The army charged Smith 22, with rape sodomy murder and kidnapping May 19 in the death of Elora Mckemy. The girl disappeared Between 1 . And 4 . Sept. 15, 1993, from her family a fourth floor military apartment in Babenhausen Germany. Her mutilated and sexually abused body was found several hours later beside a. Water filled Quarry about a Quarter mile from her Home. The charges against Smith Are what the military Calls a a preferred charges a those charges that the army wants to bring against Smith in court. Currently the army is in the midst of an article 32 Ina castigation named for the Section of the uniform code of military Justice that governs special investigations. Shortly after Smiths arrest the army initiated the article 32 process by detailing an officer to examine the evidence and prepare court martial recommendations no recommendations have been made a spokeswoman said. Eventually the commander of the 32nd army air defense come will make the decision about court martial proceedings. As convening authority the commander could follow the investigators recommendations revise them or return the Case for further investigation according to Legal sources. Army officials would hot predict How Long the investigation will continue or when a court martial might be set the spokeswoman said. Smith stationed in Babenhausen As a 27th Field arty regt armorer in charge of weapons was arrested after Dan testing linked him to the crime a German police spokesman said after the arrest. Investigators took blood samples from nearly 1,900 people during the Early stages of the i Vestiga Tion a Keg it one of the largest Dan sweeps Ever used by Law enforcement. Officials said they have other evidence linking Smith to the Case but did not give details . Airmen work on a f-117a stealth fighter after a training Mission at Holloman fab n.m., late tuesday. Twelve stealth fighters from the base arc being sent to the persian  from Page 1 Secretary William Perry was leaving wednesday on a trip to Egypt Kuwait and saudi Arabia to discuss the developments in the. Gulf with government officials and to visit american troops in the Region. In Kuwait Secretary of state Warren Christopher met with the foreign ministers of the emirate Britain saudi Arabia Qatar the United Arab emirates Bahrain and Oman to discuss the iraqi moves a we have to make sure that the threat Saddam Hussein has mounted is removed and then we have to see How it can be prevented in the future a Douglas Hurd the British foreign minister said As he arrived for the meeting. A v., but afterwards Christopher said no decisions on action were made. . Instead the ministers issued a joint statement saying Saddam was threatening Kuwait s Security in Clear violation of . Resolutions and must be turned Back. A we Are United on what the goals should be a Christopher said. A we Are exploring the  the United states has been exploring a proposal to have the . Security Council bar Saddam a ground forces from a wide Swath of land near the kuwaiti Bor by Robert Dvorchak the associated press spec. Gary Steensgard has More on his mind than Saddam Hussein. Like other american troops Rushing Back to Kuwait he a aware that thousands of his comrades were afflicted by a mystery ailment after operation desert storm. A. A 7. 7 a. A \ Quot a a in a concerned about it but my main concern now is getting Over there safely and completing any missions. I done to think that la be a problem a said Steensgard 29, of St. Louis. While the military is watching for specific health problems there is no special precaution being taken against persian Gulf syndrome a a collection of illnesses for which no single cause has been identified. A we know that people Are sick. We have acknowledged that. But we done to know the cause a said . Army spokeswoman capt. Bonnie Hebert. A if there a no specific thing you can pinpoint you can to take some kind of preventive  troops heading for the persian Gulf have stood in line for the Standard inoculations for tetanus typhoid and influenza plus a dose of Gamma globulin that wards off several infectious diseases such As hepatitis. Training has been intensified to guard against chemical warfare and service members arc required to carry a Gas mask 24 hours a Day. After desert storm veterans complained of such symptoms As debilitating fatigue rashes headaches pain in Muscles or joints memory loss sleeping problems and diarrhoea. In april experts organized by the National institutes Der. Iraqi military flights Are already banned in the North and South to protect dissident kurd and shiite a muslims.  a a b a a a a a a a a a a a a a a the United states Britain and France increased their presence in the Region tuesday with warships attack aircraft and fighting troops honouring 10-year defense pacts signed with Kuwait after the Gulf War. Bahrain sent ships and aircraft to Kuwait on wednesday the first Gulf state to join the .-led buildup against Iraq. The official Bahrain news Agency did not identify what was sent. A Over the past week Iraq sent tens of thousands of soldiers toward the Border with the emirate bringing the total number of soldiers in the area to 71,000, according to . Estimates revised downward tuesday. On tuesday evening John Deutch the Deputy defense Secretary said that most of Saddam s forces along the Border had begun retreating but that one brigade that remained must leave before Washington a can Call this crisis Over.�?�.  a a a a a a a a a a a a a. Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said it would be a quite some time before iraqis actions would be Clear enough to warrant a change of . Troop plans. Baghdad had claimed the buildup was a routine rotation and training exercise. But the mobilization was alarmingly similar to the one that preceded iraqis August 1990 invasion of Kuwait. About ailments of health concluded that something sickened at least 20,000 men and women. The experts however could not pinpoint a disease or cause. The Best theory is that it was caused by a combination of stress chemicals and parasites. A one thing we probably failed to recognize in the past is the need to be aware a said Kimo Hollingsworth a Marine artillery platoon commander who was stricken with some of the symptoms after his return from Kuwait. Some have recommended that the Pentagon protect troops against environmental factors and Monitor stress according to experts who identified the persian Gulf syndrome. V a this is the time to think about preventive monitoring a said or. Gareth Green who chaired the Nih panel. A was in any kind of potential epidemic we want to maintain surveillance of the troops. We want to pick up any symptoms in its Early stages and track it  however Green does no to necessarily expect a repeat because the original outbreak was caused by specific circumstances of the rapid deployment of troops in the j hostile environment of desert  we done to feel there a any sort of mystery agent Over there lurking to cause the same problem. We think its More complicated than that a he said. One Veteran who testified before Congress about a rash he attributed to the mystery ailment is concerned about american troops returning to the desert. A if i had known then what i know now i  have gone in the first place a said Sterling Sims of Birmingham Ala. A the government Hasni to done anything to take care of us As far As medical needs