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When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard. -- General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
![]() War Stories: Gulf WarWar Stories published under this topic are as follows:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 7 March 1991 Today we moved again, transferred to the control of the 3rd Armored Division. The 26 mile trip back to the Iraqi/Kuwait border took less than three hours. We put our tents up in record time. ![]() ![]() Iraq invades Kuwait August 18-30, 1990 A couple of dozen of the unit fly to Camp Shelby, Mississippi to support Exercise Vulcan Knight. We fly to Gulfport, then bus to Camp Shelby. My first thought upon seeing the place is that it's Beetle Bailey's Camp Swampy, incarnate. The concrete block billets are not air conditioned. It pushes 100 during the day but is actually easier to take than the evenings. |
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1189:
Philip Augustus, Henry II of England and Frederick Barbarossa assemble the troops for the Third Crusade.
1863: Two Confederate ships drive away two Union ships as the Rebels recapture Sabine Pass, Texas, and open an important port for the Confederacy. 1919: The German Krupp plant begins producing guns under the U.S. armistice terms. 1930: An international arms control meeting opens in London. 1941: The United States lifts the ban on arms to the Soviet Union. 1942: In North Africa, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel launches a drive to push the British eastward. While the British benefited from radio-intercept-derived Ultra information, the Germans enjoyed an even speedier intelligence source. 1943: A Nazi daylight air raid kills 34 in a London school. When the anticipated invasion of Britain failed to materialize in 1940, Londoners relaxed, but soon they faced a frightening new threat from the sky. 1951: Communist troops force the UN army out of Inchon, Korea after a 12-hour attack. 1951: Lieutenant Colonel William E. Bertram, 523rd Fighter-Escort Squadron commander, became the first F-84 Thunderjet pilot to shoot down a MiG-15. 1953: Aircraft from three carriers continue relentless assaults against communist supply buildups near Hungnam and Wonsan. Meanwhile, Air Force F-86 Sabre jets downed seven MiGs and damaged three others in a trio of engagements. |