European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 16, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5heat from Page 1 iraqi Leader has withdrawn much of his assault Force Back from the kuwaiti Border. A. A a a a a a in a still Here a said Priester who a assigned to b go 3rd in 69th army regt part of the 24th inf dives task Force 2-7 that deployed last weekend to head off the latest persian Gulf crisis. The division is based at fort Stewart a. A a in a not relieved until the problem is solved and i can go Back Home a Priester said. A i wish we  done what we needed to do the first time so we did no to have to come  but for now at least the most immediate threats facing the armoured task Force Are the swarms of flies that seek Shade and moisture by trying to Fly into soldiers Mouths. A it was a Little tense id say a staff sgt. Tad Craig said of his first few Days in the Oil Rich emirate. Craig an infantryman with the 2nd in 7th inf regt was notified of his deployment last saturday and after two hours of sleep left for Kuwait on monday to help Ward off an iraqi deployment of Republican guard armoured forces. Early on tuesday his outfit took up combat positions in Bradley fighting vehicles. A Saddam moved All his tanks Back North and now we re just Here chilling a Craig said saturday sitting in the Back Hatch of his Bradley to avoid the scorching midday Sun. A a it a not a win or a loss a Craig said of his contribution to the iraqi withdrawal from the kuwaiti Border where Republican guards  massed earlier this month. A r _ a. A. A a a a a a a they found a better political Solu lion a said Craig who was assigned to the 3rd army div in Kirch Gons Germany when he fought in the persian Gulf War. On Friday his commander told him that a the threat of War is Over a Craig said. A it kind of went from a be prepared for War to a execute  a the unit probably will pull another 60-Day Kuwait training stint using the training funds of a fort Carson colo., task Force that  been scheduled to train in Kuwait later this year. Despite the recent easing of Border tensions the soldiers still live in austere desert conditions with Little news from the world beyond their fighting vehicles. They have plenty of water and even ice and the occasional hot meal but they Haven to  showers or seen a television or Telephone since their arrival. Most of the soldiers from task Force 2-7 Are not newcomers to the desert. Task Force members spent two months in Kuwait this summer finishing their training stint just 45 Days ago and they were sent to meet the Gulf crisis because of their recent experience. Also Many soldiers such As Craig fought in the persian Gulf War some 3vz years ago devastating Saddam a forces in operations desert shield and desert storm after the invasion of Kuwait on. Aug. 2, 1990. A. A. A a a a is amps Ken George soldiers from fort Stewart ga., sweat out saturday s midday heat behind their Bradley fighting vehicle in the desert West of Kuwait City. In front pvt. John Baldwin cleans a weapon As sgt. Greg Brown watches. Inside Are Start sgt Tad Craig and sgt. Jct White. 11 it v f Quot v Quoit a v a it i Ltd a i a 1&Quot a a i a Quot a \ r. A amps Ken goo go a Bradley fighting vehicle moves into position for a live fire exercise at the Dairi Range Kuwait. The Crew is with the 2nd in 7th inf out of fort Stewart threat from Page 1 invasion was critical to avoiding War. Earlier on saturday Perry told soldiers with the . Army a 24th inf div Mech in Kuwait that the iraqi army unit that stopped in its withdrawal from Southern Iraq did not appear to be digging in dangerously close to Kuwait. A the Encampment they re making right now according to our intelligence looks like a temporary Encampment rather than digging in a Perry told the troops. A it looks like they re simply waiting for the transportation they need to take them  in Washington a senior defense department official said that division of iraqi Republican guard troops remained worrisome and decisions on . Military deployments would depend in part on what those stalled soldiers do. A they Haven to really changed their position or posture much a said the official speaking Ort condition of anonymity. A they Are not digging in. They Are not loading to leave. A they Are just kind of sitting there. That a the division that a  in contrast he said a second Republican guard division continued to pull Back to Northern bases and  largely completed its move away from areas threatening to Kuwait. A the signs there Are All very positive a the official said. The two Republican guard divisions with about 20,000 soldiers in total Are in addition to regular iraqi forces of about 50,000 that  been stationed in the South before the crisis and Are not of As a much concern the official said. Former pal resort hotel joins Chain fort Mill . A Jim and Tammy bakkers old pal getaway spot is now the Radisson grand resort its owners announced Friday. Malayan United industries which has owned the Retreat now known As new heritage Usa for nearly four years said that the hotel has become affiliated with the Radisson Chain and now carries that name. The 501-room resort  been called the heritage grand hotel. In the Bakker Days it was heritage Usa. Two years ago the name was changed to new heritage Usa. Even though the a Jesus is god sign no longer hangs Over the registration desk managers said the hotel will retain its family image with bans on smoking and alcohol. A it will still be known As a religious family resort a said Jim Smith Radisson a District director in Charlotte , Bakker the former television evangelist was convicted of criminal fraud and conspiracy in 1989. He  raised at least $158 million by Selling lifetime partnerships which included timeshare lodging in heritage Village but oversold lodging units and used the Money to pay pal expenses and support a lavish lifer style. A a. A _. A a 9 Hanau soldiers to vie in nato Duel to construct Bridge ii Anau Germany a amps a nine soldiers from a local Engineer company will represent the . Army in this years International medium girder Bridge Competition in Hamyln on oct. 18. The soldiers from the 130th engr brigades 38th engr co make up the Bridge building team competing against the Best medium girder Bridge teams from other nato countries a one each from Germany and Italy and five from the United kingdom according to a statement by the unit. Teams will be required to construct a five Bay single Story Bridge with aluminium pieces weighing from 150 to 570 pounds. They will compete for the fastest times. Once built the Bridge will Span a 32-foot  and will be capable of supporting the crossing of 70 tracked and 100 wheeled vehicles to include an my Abrams tank. Army training manuals set the Standard for building such a Bridge at 30 minutes. However Normal competitive times Range Between nine and 11 minutes. Camp Darby Pov list editors note a listed below Are the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles Are available for pickup at the 1321st medium port comas vehicle processing Center at leghorn army depot Italy. Numbers indicated Are the last four of social Security numbers. Allgeier . 2612 Andrews . 0511 Bevington . 1095 . 2192 chatela1n . 2029 Clarke . 6819 . 4410 Dugan m b. 0289 Eldred r. 9944. Evans . 3909 Foster . 0480 Gookin Ujj. 4291 Gunn  1095 Hobbs . 9208 Jacobs . 4966 Johnson r e. 16.36 Keech j.e.9959 Menne . 4966 Montgomery . 8742 Mcmillan . 6631 Mccloskey . 8852 Nate Perez m. 1878 / Neal . 5834 oshields . 0221 Perry . 8577 Petty . 0095. Raynes . 9199 Reeder  4003 Sconyers . 0976 Shoults . 2662 Spangler . 5755 Steebe . 3961 Tyler v. 9023 Wingfield r. 6233 Wright . 9023