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Soldiers fin By The Associated Press CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA ? It wasn't quite a storybook engagement celebration but it was definitely unforgettable: silk flowers, a fake ring and nonalcoholic champagne served in a tent in the desert. For Air Force Staff Sgts. Dee Ann Heiderscheit and Steve Poole, the picnic dinner on an Army cot featuring cheese and crackers and summer sausage was the culmination of a five-month romance. It began at a bus ston at another air hasp, in the Persian flulf As tents start to fold and Desert Storm shifts to non-desert homecomings, the more than 500,000 U.S. troops deployed in the gulf will be closing a chapter in their personal lives. For a few like Sgts. Heidersheit and Poole, the pages are filled with poems, love letters and wedding plans. Few others, there are memories of lust and sexual escapades. But for some, there was only emptiness, heartbreak and even divorce. Chase Continued from nape 1 a o" the road. ing officers and tr Police said the two vehicles then but was placed on turned into the Hardee's parking handcuffed, lot where he struck her vehicle again and came to a complete stop. Warrants were i The two jumped from their cars sault and res is tin; and Johnny ran toward her Johnny Bell will t screaming. at 2 p.m. on chaj He pushed away from the arrest- driving and failure Every year, the Ar prepares people they neve - The Red Cross gets he Thank goodness the United It brings out tl UnfCadMtau So, Gamecock ads are a v Then why are you re Advertise in The Gamecock and get results! Call 777-4; The University Career Center And . \ The Humanities & Social Sciences * Alumni Career Advisory Board Prftcpnt* I J Hear Alumni talk about "Everything I Wish I'd Kn< At Age 19 About Caree And Life Planning" Saturday, April 6,1991 10:00- 11:30 AM Gi Auditions for Carolina Alive will be held * April 9 at 7:30p.m. J r lL Room 311 McMaster If for more information Call Dr. Conant at 777-3125 Ti< k VV s4-00-1 II L H/Vt $6.00-Sen J) !?00-Ge' > * k At The Koger Center Friday, April 5,1991 8:00 p.m. d love in d "I think that this experience has been the acic for relationships," said Air Force Capt. Mi< Thornton, 35, of Kansas City, a Church of Chris nister and Protestant chaplain. 'To be or not ti that is the question. And many are finding out the answer is." Unlike Vietnam, which was renowned for its girls, Saudi Arabia offered no chance to frate with the completely robed and veiled local womei But the Persian Gulf War had far more Ame women in the military, so there were opportunitie relationships, though not on ships or in combat where females were banned. At one air base in the gulf, a senior officer set "love palace" in a tent that was the envy o juniors. The camp commander, angered at reports of ^ spread hanky-panky, sent security police with vision goggles peering under tent flaps. Several PRSSA ied tn opt Continued from pi ? O ?J J the ground and and eight winning chapters w awarded a total prize packa ssued for the as- $6,250. The first place wi g arrest charge, will be flown to Warner-Lam >e tried April 10 headquarters in New Jersey t( rges of reckless sent their campaign to corr to stop. management nerican Red Cross for the disaster jr expect. lp from United Way. I Way gets help from you. he best in all of us. vaste? COjjMY lading one? To El. VIC 249 for details. UMOAoff/jJ jf | use ? Dor ;wn 19$ imbrell 153 Application Contacl i Villi! ^MM jkets: Students ^ _ _ dor Citizens m neral public m s?jj esert despite 1 test were caught and disciplined, according to pilots at t ;hael base, speaking anonymously, t mi- There was a daily sale of 150 condoms, thouj 3 be, only 130 women were stationed at the base. The pile what noted that many GIs used condoms to prevent dt and sand from getting into their rifles, bar- During the buildup to Desert Storm and the war rnize self, sleeping quarters were always at a premium an n. troops were lucky to get cots. Usually, it was anj rican where from eight to a dozen in a tent, leaving littl 5S for nnnortnnitv fnr nrivarv t i v r"' units But the troops were enterprising: They used sheet bedspreads and plywood as cubfcle dividers, up a "Many friendships started here ? why not rc f his mance?" said Sgt. Rafael Lopez, 27, of Caguaj Puerto Rico, a laboratory technician at a base in wesi vide- ern Saudi Arabia. "When there's a will, there's night way." [ GIs One married couple at a base in eastern Saudi Ai FOUR YE ill be ge of' IBS nners bert's ) pre- I ipany mi^m I B .? -> If you think the tests in col- $60 lege are tough, wait until your S first job interview. Last year, Fort America's businesses lost ing c WE'RE PUTT1NC ! Partner. "I ALWAYS WANTED TC Modern day heros have a new name may not wear capes or fly through efforts and place them where they'i Community Service Programs. Campus Ai STUDENT LEADER i't Forget to register for the >1 LEAD Conference May 8-9,1991 Charleston, SC s available in the Campus Activities C I Novella Fortner or Chrissy Vaughn ? 777-5780 of details. as, That's Today!) ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss imp out RIVER RID conditions he abia spent two months trying to figure out how they could be alone together: They finally determined that gh a radar shack was unoccupied for two hours before >ts dawn once a week, ist Women did get pregnant and were sent home, but jt_ the U.S. Central Command has no statistics on it In A several cases, the women said they were using pre " gnancy to get out of the wartime assignment. One female soldier propositioned a European photoe grapher, telling him she desperately wanted to get pregnant to go home. Virtually every GI knew someone who received a >- "Dear John" or "Dear Jane" letter. 5, "We had a guy corresponding with his girlfriend t- and she asked him to marry her," said SgL Wendy a Senn, 21, of Whitmire, S.C., a communications specialist. "He said yes. A few weeks later, she sent him a Dear John letter." i ARS OF COLLEGE billion to drugs. means you won't be considered 0 this year, most of the for employment. une 500 will be administer- After ail, if you're into drugs, [rug tests. Failing the test how smart can you be. 1 DRUGS OUT OF BUSINESS. >hip for a Drug-Free America ) BE A HERO..." these days, VOLUNTEERS. They the sky, but we applaud their re needed most: The Office of ctivities Center, 777-5780. S_ Summer Session in Guadalajara! 1991 TLIJ.. ilt^AL. 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