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It also makes some of them a bit nervous. They too, were once young and eager soldiers who prepared for invasions on the beaches in Italy or France nearly 50 years ago. Though no Cana dian infantry will be involved in this impending ground war, of amphibious landings in Kuwait; it still makes them nervous To some, the impending invaâ€" sion of Kuwait is similar to the However, this is a war that is dividing a few ranks at legions across the country. Some veter ans stand behind the men and women serving in the Gulf and believe that the war is serving a good cause, others, want the Canadians out of a war they shouldn‘t be in. One of the biggest topics is whether or not the coalition forâ€" ces should attempt a ground invasion, even more topical, should they attempt an amphibiâ€" ous attack. Rules of war, if there are any, state there should be three times the number of invadâ€" ers to defenders, says one veterâ€" an, but such is not the case in Kuwait ‘It‘s a television war," claimed branch president Len Dunkel a proud Canadran soldier who took part in the Canadian invasion of Italy in the Second World War If they don‘t like what they see, people just turn the channel. You‘re never really getting the truth." Waterloo‘s Branch 530 Legion is similar to any other legion in Canada. A white haze of smoke denses the air in the room. Old men, some with artificial limbs, others baring a stump where a leg Conversations _ would _ range from pensions to hockey, but when the War in the Persian Gulf is mentioned, there‘s a sense of bitterness in their voices. or arm once was, sit starring into a glass of beer _ there are no real winners in war While growing up, there was never any conversation about what daddy did during the war. He wasn‘t ashamed about it, but it was something he felt didn‘t need to be discussed. Aithough, he‘d be the first to tell you ‘There are no real winners in war.‘ l , YAMAHA FOGUS . _ One of the names on these wooden and bronze reminders of past wars was my fathers. He served Canada in the Second World War. The war to end all wars Pete Cudhea Chronicle Staft When you walk in the lobby of the Waterloo Legion Branch 530, there are plaques adorning the walls baring the names of the oldtimers who once drank beer, played cards or pool and carried on at the Princess Street hall. PAGE A8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991 Veterans fear for new crop COSMETICS * CARDS â€" ALL OCCASIONS * GIFT WRAPPING + SOAPS + PERFUMES * VITAMINS *« PAPER PRODUCTS * PHARMACY Everything You Want In A Drug Store SHOPPERS DRUG MART: Art Breithaupt, 79, a Lieutenâ€" ant with the Calgary Tanks reâ€" members the day the Canaâ€" dians hit the beaches of Dieppe. Although his 42 tonne Churchill tank was knocked out of commisâ€" sion by a German antiâ€"tank gun Dieppe invasion in France. Canaâ€" dians and British forces were scheduled to hit the beaches of Dieppe in July of 1942, but bad weather forced the postponement of the raid. In the early morning hours on August 16 the forces decided to hit the shore of Dieppe, but the Germans were ready. More than 900 of the 5,000 Canaâ€" dian troops were killed and 2,000 were captured. Waterloo author of several war books, John Mellor, was also in Dieppe. Shot in the head, Mellors lost n eye and was unconscious. He eventually came to, only to see the Germans climbing down on to the beach to capture the wounded. To avoid captivity, Melâ€" lors jumped back into the water and swam a mile and was eventuâ€" We suspected that the Gerâ€" mans were waiting for us, but we were in the army and did what we were told to do," Breithaupt said. leaving him slightly wounded, he considers himself to be one of the lucky ones even though he was a PoW for 32 months. ____ OPEN SUN. 11â€"5 _‘ _ OPEN SUNDAY! FREE oeuve rike RY ON MED}CATIONS FOR SENIORS & SHUTâ€"INS WATERLOO Town SQUARE 884â€"1500 WATERLOO LOcaATIONS: Some of these veterans believe that the coalition forces will be slaughtered on the beaches of Kuwait, then there are others who just don‘t know. In the wee hours of an August morning in 1942 there was very little air cover compared to what‘s instore for the impending invasion. Yet, the Iraqi forces, just like the German forces, know that the invasion is coming as they wait. No doubt every soldier who survived Dieppe has their own horror story to tell. Some wonder why today‘s politicans don‘t sit bafk and listen and remember. ally picked up by one of his own ships. 886â€"3530 BEECHWOOD CENTRE ‘‘When there‘s a big bully like that (Saddam Hussein), you have to do what‘s right." And when Breithaupt, Mellors and 5,000 other Canadians hit the beach almost 49 years ago thinking that they were going to be the surviâ€" vors, so are the thoughts in the minds of the coalition forces. Breithaupt realizes that the machines and tools of war have changed, but soldiers are soldiers and they will do what has to be done. And when he watches and reads the news of the war in the Gulf, he thinks about the men who will be risking their lives if there‘s an invasion. 886â€"6130 OPEN SUNDAYS CONESTOGA