3} i ‘Walsh. 3 (continued from page 1) "| atDallas United Methodist Church a in the gazebo by the pool to listen ~~ eagerly as Kathy talked about TTT a. RR RRR RRR £5 he Dallas Post home on Westminster Drive to meet the many friends and neigh- bors who had come to welcome “her home. The nine children in Mrs. Ch- eryl Wagner's Sunday School class quickly gathered around a table some of her experiences in Saudi Arabia. These were the same chil- ~~ dren who wrote to Kathy and sent her packages while she was in the | Gulf. Now they were anxious to ~~ see the photographs Kathy brought home and hear what she had to say. ~ “Itwasalotbetter thanI thought it would be,” said Kathy. “I'm glad I was a part of it. The war had started when we got there, so we unloaded our gear and all 400 of us slept in a garage for four days. Believe me, we had no extra space. The first thing we had was a meeting with instructions on how to get into our MOP Gear (protec- tive poison gas) gear. There was a Scud warning the first night. We were in the Kobar Tower area ~ where there were 18,000 or more troops at a time. “That was Saddam's target and ‘we could see the Patriot missiles from the windows. There was also a terrorist attack the first night as ~ well as the Scud alert. It was an- “nounced over the public address system to put on our MOP gear at the fourth level, that's full gear. We had excellent radio coverage,” Kathy explained. ~The hospital unit moved into the desert January 26, where the unit members set up their own hospital in tents. There were 400 beds and they were in three hospi- tals which included all kinds of treatm... “We treated EPW’s (Enemy Pris- ~ oners of War) at first and when the war ended we were still treating ~ them as well as POW’s. We sup- ported the POW camp and after we treated the POW’s we turned them back to camp. I saw about every- thing; lacerations, amputations, broken bones, burns and justabout \anything in the line of injury. Alot of the Iraquis came to us with self- inflicted wounds so they could get into the hospital away from Sad- .dam and his elite army. “They had the best of treatment : ‘and didn’t want to leave,” Kathy explained. They were afraid of being killed. They were different people Graduation Cash & Carry $15.00 B Eo I oo A A A A HH A I FA Center Piece " EVANS-KING FLORAL INC. 1280 Wyoming Ave., Forty-Fort, PA 822-1128 - Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 15, 1991 than Saddam's Republican Guard Elite Group. Those that came to us were emaciated, had lice, dysen- tery, and had nothing to eat or drink. They had no boots and their feet were just terrible.” She also said she expected to see a lot worse than she did be- cause all she had heard of before she got to the Gulf was about the injuries in the Vietnam War. Because the hospital was back from the front lines and in Saudi Arabia, the unit members had excellent food. They had their own cooks and most of the times had three hot meals daily. “We had steak, eggs, and shrimp among other foods. We were a stationary unit, if we had been a MASH unit it would have been different. We never saw any weap- ons - that is for us to use, but I'll tell you we have weapons that you will never see,” said Kathy. The kids were terrific, according to Kathy. She said they sent her letters and Easter cards and other items from home. She also had an opportunity to ride a camel but turned itdown. “We had alot of pet lizards and tarantulas, however,” she said. : When the children asked her about staying home, Kathy told them she had to go back to Indian- tcwn Gap Sunday May 12 for outprocessing which should be completed by May 16. Then the unit members will be sent to Ha- nover Park where there will be a big welcome and after that be free to come home. “It will be great to get home for good,” Kathy said. “The water over there was terrible and it was warm and we had to do our laundry by hand, even our heavy uniforms. The flies were terrible and the temperature can go as high as 130 degrees and in five minutes you can toast a slice of bread. I am glad I went, however, it was a wonderful experience,” she said. “It's a differ- ent life.” 3 RRR RAR SI RRR OUTER 288-3671 WILL to reduce reinvestment risk?” ment descisions. Jeffrey | HIGH-COUPON | MUNICIPAL BONDS BE CALLED? Perhaps...and you should do the proper planning now. Between 1990 and 1995, billions of dollars worth of high- coupon municipal bonds will be called...and your bonds may be among them. So Smith Barney has prepared a special report to give you answers to questions such as, “How do I know when my bonds will be called?” and “What can I do now And Smith Barney will help you to find tax-exempt municipal bonds that meet your particular investment needs — such as ~ coupon rate, quality, maturity or in-state exemption. ~ If your bonds are called, be ready to make informed reinvest- For a free copy of Smith Barney’s special report, High-Coupon Bond Calls: Implications for Portfolio Strategy, call: 2nd Vice President - Investments Toll free: 1-800-327-0273 SMITH BARNEY YOUR S. Miller Miami, © 1991 Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc. 777 Brickell Avenue A PRIMERICA Company FL 33131 Member SIPC Pierson— (continued from page 1) stayed out of the limelight, at the same time making things happen by staying behind the scenes. With the exception of the members, few people realized that Carol was president of the Basketball Boost- ers Club,” said Wycallis. Carol cared about people and she was especially interested in children. She wanted her daugh- ter Aria to do the best that she could; that was all that she asked of her. “She had a special perception that few people have and she was very good for me,” Wycallis states. | “She had a special way of project- ing animage to people ifIwasn'tin and they could be sure I would get back to them. Carol had a special talent that you seldom find in an individual.” Those around her all agree that the late Carol Pierson was a very dedicated person but thatshe also had a mind of her own. She was a motivated self-starter who never began a job that she didn't finish. Carol Pierson never let others know how seriously ill she was. She missed very little time and when she had tovisit her doctor for a variety of different tests or treat- ments, she always scheduled them for a Friday so she would not have to take off too much time. Since Carol, her huband and daughter moved to the Back Moun- tain nearly 12 years ago, she was involved in Little League and at’ one point was in charge of the refreshment stand. She was also involved in volleyball. She wanted Aria to go out for basketball but when Aria decided to play volley- ball, Carol was just as proud of her. A scholarship committee com- prised of one or two administra- tors, guidance counselor or coun- selors, and one or two faculty members will select a female stu- dent athlete by a set standard of criteria with emphasis on excel- lence in sports, especially, base- ball, volleyball and basketball as they were Carol's favorites. Aca- demic performance will also be included. Nothing could please the late Carol Pierson more than the award- ing of the Carol Pierson Memorial Scholarship to be awarded Tues- day, May 21, at the Dallas High School Honors Banquet. 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