by Tobias Brown | Aug 1, 2020
I was a 20 year old specialist during the Persian Gulf War assigned to the 1/227th Aviation Regiment of the First Cavalry Division. My role was an aircraft fire control specialist for the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter. We would jump to various Forward Arming And...
by Donald Branscum | Aug 1, 2020
I was a sergeant assigned to USAF, 1st TFW/71st AMU, Langley, AFB, VA deployed to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 1st Tactical Fighter Wing was the first military unit into Saidi Arabia. First In, First Aerial Kill and First Out. Aug 7, 1990 to March 24, 1991. Perfect setting...
by Biagio Colandreo Jr | Aug 1, 2020
I was a new first lieutenant Cobra pilot in our fleet replacement squadron (FRS), HMT-303, at Camp Pendleton when news hit that Iraq had invaded Kuwait. Two of the Marine Light/Attack helicopter (HMLA) squadrons made up of 18 AH-1Ws and 12 UH-1N Hueys departed within...
by David Bloom | Aug 1, 2020
I was in Marine Corps boot camp in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait. As a split option reservist, I was not on the battle roster when I joined my unit in October 1990 and the roster names were read out. I remember being dejected and a sergeant asked me: “You plan on...
by Edward Canales | Aug 1, 2020
I was a cavalry scout on a M3 Bradly with ghost troop 2/2 ACR and fought in the Battle of 73 Easting, the last great tank battle of the 20th century. It was there where I lost my friend Sgt Miller. Because of him our troop survived the battle. On Feb. 26, 1991, a day...
by Richard Pascoe | Aug 1, 2020
I deployed to Saudi Arabia as a first lieutenant with the 1-41st Field Artillery out of Fort Stewart, Georgia in direct support of the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mech) in late August 1990. I was a member of the advance team from the Division. The 24th ID...
