Whats going on in Rock the Casbah?
Copyright 1990 Gannett Company Inc. USA TODAY October 10, 1990, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A LENGTH: 274 words HEADLINE: GIs rocking to a new desert sound BYLINE: Kirk Spitzer DATELINE: EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA BODY: Chief Petty Officer Rich Yanku brought Armed Forces Radio to U.S. troops here in a familiar way Tuesday: He used his best Robin Williams voice to wail, ”Gooooooood mornin’, Saudi Arabia!” Yanku, 38, of Albany, N.Y., one of four broadcasters making a debut here, had promised he wouldn’t steal Williams’ line from Good Morning, Vietnam. But he couldn’t resist. ”I liked that. I think I’ll do it every morning,” Yanku said. Military officials have high hopes for the radio: relief from the boredom and loneliness of desert duty. ”We feel like we’re doing a lot to help the morale of people living out in the desert, sleeping in tents, eating food out of a package. This is a touch of home,” said another broadcaster, Air Force Staff Sgt. John Haynes, 27, of Phoenix
