Posted on Jun 23, 2015
Why doesn't Desert Storm get the recognition it deserves?
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What does it deserve that you don't feel it is getting? It lasted 8-9 months from buildup to ticket home. We got in, did what the politicians would let us do with a fraction of a percent casualties, and then we got out. Yes, Job WELL done, but at the same time, spending 1, 2 or 3; 13 month tours are a bitch. These guys today have a hell of a load to bear. Yeah, we did our thing and did it well, but sustaining against an insurgency is just plain harder. I'm OK with being a little lost in the shuffle of that...in fact, my only regret is that I didn't stick around to do my part of it.
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SGT Jesse Walton
Thank you for the response. My question is why isn't it recognize like other conflicts. As you stated it was quick and precise, with minimum casualties for our forces. I'm truly blessed to come out injury free, and didn't have to endure multiple tours. I do feel for our younger troops who have to do multiple tours, with an enemy in which our tactics aren't familiar with.
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SGT Richard H.
SGT Jesse Walton probably the best piece of memorabilia I have is a book my Mother gave me called "Triumph in the Desert" distributed by by random house publishing if you can still find it.
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Desert Storm was a "good war" with clearly defined goals and objectives. Desert Storm laid the ghosts of Vietnam to rest. We showed America and the World what we could do. We were tasked with kicking Iraq out of Kuwait and did it within 100 hours. We beat the 4th largest Army in the world in 100 hours. We packed up and left and everybody loved us. We had big parades, America celebrated and everything was good. We were lionized and then it was done. A "job well done" was all we really needed, but got so much more from the American public - adoration, a never ending supply of morale items and free candy. The war was over too quickly to even have any decent music. But then some folks thought deep thoughts and you know the rest - we now have a heavy metal soundtrack to Iraq & Afghanistan.
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SGT Denis Donovan
Love the music comment!, we were forced to listen to Credence clearwater revival by our Platoon Sgt who was a Vietnam vet. That war never got its own soundtrack. Oh well when you lay an ass whipping out so hard and fast like that there isn't time for a sound track.
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MSgt Mike Brown; MBTI-CP; MA, Ph.D.
When we came home, we were treated so-well by the American public -- parades, parties, celebrations, etc. Everyone all of the sudden had become patriotic etc. which is great... BUT two points:
1. An active duty senior enlisted Marine looked at me, when we were sitting around a club one night after we had come back to the U.S.-- and set me straight immediately (paraphrased) "You all got parades, the American Public likes you.. I got two purple hearts and was spit on at the airport." That set me straight immediately. He did not need to say much more...
2. The irony/comparison of the way agent orange was viewed, and now only G-D knows what we were poisoned with. How many know of a fellow veteran that is now suffering from one disease or another??? Please "google" Dr. Beatrice Golumb - Gulf War Studies...
Let's concentrate our efforts at "recognizing" that there are many ill veterans in need of medical care... My two cents.
Very Respectfully Submitted to all the men and women who served in Viet Nam and Desert Storm,
Mike
1. An active duty senior enlisted Marine looked at me, when we were sitting around a club one night after we had come back to the U.S.-- and set me straight immediately (paraphrased) "You all got parades, the American Public likes you.. I got two purple hearts and was spit on at the airport." That set me straight immediately. He did not need to say much more...
2. The irony/comparison of the way agent orange was viewed, and now only G-D knows what we were poisoned with. How many know of a fellow veteran that is now suffering from one disease or another??? Please "google" Dr. Beatrice Golumb - Gulf War Studies...
Let's concentrate our efforts at "recognizing" that there are many ill veterans in need of medical care... My two cents.
Very Respectfully Submitted to all the men and women who served in Viet Nam and Desert Storm,
Mike
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Basically it was over before it began. It only took us 96 hours to run them out of Kuwait back to Iraq. Minimal casualties, no controversies, just a great bunch of leaders at the top who knew how to get things done. Hands down, General Schwatzkopf was an amazing leader during this Operation.
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