For those of you that are having a complete and utter melt down because I recently posted that I am a Gulf War Veteran, and you do not believe I have the right to claim this....Please understand this...there were various different campaigns to the Gulf War....Operation Desert Storm was the first one in 1991. Operation VIGILANT WARRIOR ( the one in which I was involved with ) was a military operation from 8 October 1994 to 15 December 1994 by the United States in response to two divisions of Iraqi Republican Guard troops moving toward the Kuwaiti border. A quick response by United States President Bill Clinton allowed USCENTAF command and staff to deploy to Riyadh within days[ This too falls under the "GULF WAR" era. On the evening of 7 October 1994, 1st Brigade of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) based at Fort Stewart GA went on alert. ( MY UNIT!!!) The following day, lead elements of that Brigade, consisting of four line companies each from the 2/7 Infantry Battalion and 3/69 Armor Battalion plus the 2/7 Infantry Battalion Headquarters, deployed by air on orders to Camp Doha, Kuwait. Those elements completed the air movement within 48 hours. Within 72 hours, that reinforced brigade drew pre-positioned equipment stored at Camp Doha In addition two Patriot missile batteries from Fort Polk, Louisiana were dispatched to theater. It was these batteries that stood guard when President Clinton came over to Kuwait to speak to us.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:01:20 +0000
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