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Professor glad to have aided effort in gulf war zone
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Scuds and sand didn't break prof's spirit
Kansan staff writer
Capt. Virgil Woolridge does not look much worse for the wear.
A few pounds lighter. A few more gray hairs.
The desert camouflage uniform is one of the telltale signs that he spent three months from KU in the Persian Gulf. The other is his 5-year-old son clinging to his side as if his dad were going again away.
It would be difficult to tell that two Scuil missiles exploded a few meters from Woolridge while he was in Saudi Arabia.
Woolridge, assistant professor of military science, left for duty in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 28 and came back to the United States on Thursday. He returns to work at KU on May 22.
Woolridge volunteered for duty in the gulf in January and was assigned to the Big Red One, the 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley.
After he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 4, he was put in charge of feeding the entire division.
"It was a big job. It takes a lot of food to feed 21,000 troops," he said. "But the division never went hungry."
The Scud missile incident occurred on Valentine's Day when he was retrieving food rations from a warehouse in Hafar al Batin.
"At noon we heard a big explosion.
It really shook the building." he said.
"We were real close to it."
At the time, he did not know what caused the explosion. All he could see was a black plume of smoke, so he on his gas mask until he left the area.
A few days later, Woolridge found out that the explosion was caused by two Seud missiles colliding and possibly missing not missile intercepting the Scuds.
"That was really my only legitimate war story," he said.
Woolridge said his division was stationed right smack in the middle
"Sand was everywhere. During the sandstorms, visibility was zero," he said. "It was cold when I first got out of the bedroom and froze my bans in the morning."
But by the time he left, temperatures were exceeding 100 degrees during the day.
"Now is the time to get out of Saudi Arabia." he said.
Woolridge said he rarely had contact with Saudi Arabian people. When he did see Saudi Arabian men stealing black inked veils from head to toe.
"It sure is nice to see women without veils over their faces," he said.
Woolridge he missed a lot of things about life in the United States while he was in the Saudi Arabian desert.
"I missed cold sodas and hot showers," he said. "After going 30 days at a time without a shower, you appreciate them more when you can have it."
The only thing Woolridge said he did not miss was television.
"I have no desire to sit down and watch TV," he said.
Woolridge said he would rather spend his time off with his two sons, Christopher, 10, and Aaron, 5.
Sgt James Gerlaugh, army ROTC administrator, said Woolridge's experiences in the Persian Gulf War would help him when he taught.
"He's one of the very few that can say he was in a combat situation," he said. "It's a big plus for our cadets."
Chuck Anderson, Salma sophomore who was in one of Wooldridge's military science classes before the war, said he thought Wooldridge's decision to go to the gulf was a good one.
"He felt he could help out there in the desert — and I believe he did," he said.
Bainie Pasquini, Lee's Summit freshman, casts her vote for next year's class officers. About 325 people voted in this year's election.
12 CLAS officers elected
Kansan staff report
Officers for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were elected yesterday for the next academic school year.
The senior officers are: Jalie Bahr,
president, Overland Park junior;
Meghan Lasater, vice president,
Houston junior; Ann Rossi, secretary,
Chicago junior; and David
treasurer, Kansas City, Mo.
junior.
The junior officers are: Mark
Dominik, president, Lawrence
domiphore; Nicole Roberson, vice
president, Ellsworth domiphore;
Holly Apolio, secretary, Tucson,
Ariz. domiphore, and Katy Regen,
treasurer, St Louis domiphore.
The sophomore officers are: Rob Swindle, president, Mulvane freshman; Ed Austin, vice president, Oladeh freshman; Kirsten Bieri, secretary; Lawrence freshman; Krisi Jarvis, treasurer, Overland freshman.
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