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Show Local man serves TD Y in Saudi Arabia plained that his unit worked closely with the Saudi military personnel, who were very cooperative and were glad to have the American troops there. The Saudi military feels strongly that they want the Iraqi threat out of their backyard. The Saudi people were friendly, and life seemed to be moving along normally despite the tension in the area. Cmdr. Hill noted that Saudi Arabia is an interesting inter-esting place with some features that a Westerner might not expect to see there (like nice shopping malls). There are several people from the Davis County area in Cmdr. Hill's UANG unit, and so far three of them have served a tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. Cmdr. Hill lives with his wife, Donna, and three children in West Kaysville. Dellastatious holds a bachelor's degree in education from Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania State University, a master's degree in education administration ad-ministration from American University Uni-versity and a doctorate in education administration and supervision from George Washington University. Univer-sity. School board member Nancy Fleming said there has been extensive exten-sive investigation of Dellastatious' credentials, and the board is satisfied that he is the best choice for Davis County. "We are very fortunate in getting him," she said. "He knows how to make the program work, and he has exhibited a very caring attitude toward the kids in the program." By SHERRI EINFELDT KAYSVILLE-Commander Gordon S. Hill, Group Commander of the 151st Air Refueling Group of the Utah Air National Guard, served a tour of duty Oct. 2-30, in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Shield. Cmdr. Hill is a pilot and is in charge of the maintenance, operations, opera-tions, support and training for refueling missions. His command includes approximately 1,600 personnel per-sonnel and eight KC 135 aircraft. His unit's purpose is to be ready to meet wartime needs at any given moment. Cmdr. Hill observed that the air force troops he worked with in Saudi Arabia were keeping very busy and were working hard to be ready for whatever situation may arise. The troops are trained to do a specific job well, so they're glad to be there, ready to do it. Hill said that, while probably no one wants a war, they're ready if it does happen and most want the situation resolved quickly, and not hindered by political decisions. When asked about the morale of the troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, he noted that a lot of mail is received from the folks back home and it is really appreciated. There are a lot of pictures from school kids hanging on the walls of the troops' quarters. A recent shipment containing boxes of gum from kids in an Orern school was especially welcome. Some troops find time to answer the letters they get from these people peo-ple back home whom they don't even know. Cmdr. Hill said the attitude at-titude of the troops was upbeat and enthusiastic. Because he and his roops were stationed at an air field, the quarters, food and general con- . ditions were good. (Although Cmdr. Hill observed that the desolate, hot, uncomfortable desert conditions that we hear about in that part of the world certainly do exist!) While many Americans have forgotten the atrocities performed against the Kuwaitis during the first few days of the invasion, Cmdr. Hill observed that the barbaric treatment of Kuwaiti citizens by the Iraqis continues. So the American troops feel that they're there to protect pro-tect people, not just oil. Hill ex- |