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the persian gulf

Reflecting on my experience in the Persian Gulf War many things are readily accessible in my twisted memory. Time, distance and other irrelevant aspects are distorted and askew; each recollection is as daunting and subdued as the next. I can recall the fighting all too clear; days, nights, weeks and months in battle, minimal water and mealy scraps of food to eat. The time was 1500 hours in late February 1991 although it was around midday the sky resembled that of dark night. The ground war had been underway since the start of January about a month ago and I was mentally and physically exhausted. I was unaware then that my state of exhaustion would not be endured much longer, the war would be over in a matter of days and that we the coalition had managed to drive the Iraqis from Kuwait. My platoon had been assigned the duty of clearing bunkers. During the last portion of our briefing we were given explicit instructions to ensure that we all made it back alive. We were also instructed to...

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