![]() ![]() On the horizon, they saw huge explosions and massive fires raging, according to Bourque and Burdan. On the way to their designated passage lanes, 1st Infantry Division troops passed the burning, stinking wreckage of an Iraqi mechanized brigade that had recently met its match. 26, Rhame’s 1st Infantry Division was ready to pass through the area controlled by the 2nd Cavalry, near the Kuwait border. Five tanks and the same number of Bradleys had been knocked out by depleted uranium shells-a type of tank round only fired by American tanks during Desert Storm. Another 30 were wounded, according to The Road to Safwan. Weisman, commander of the 1st Division’s 3rd Brigade, wrote in a report on March 10, 1991.Īnd yet six American soldiers were killed the morning of Feb. “Every effort was made by commanders to maintain control during what was very obvious, to those who were there, to be a very dangerous and potentially disastrous evening,” Col. Many others suffer from Gulf War Syndrome, which consists of a series of symptoms, such as chronic headaches, chronic fatigue, and cognitive issues. As of 2015, veterans of Desert Storm who had been near the plumes were dying of brain cancer at two to three times the rate of troops who were stationed farther behind the front lines. troops who served in Iraq and Kuwait in 1991 were exposed to dangerous plumes of nerve gas and other chemical agents after Iraq’s chemical weapons plants and storage sites were destroyed. Of the veterans we know died by suicide in 2014, 65 percent were old enough to have seen action during Desert Storm, Vietnam, or previous conflicts. About 12 percent of Gulf War veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. In a less visible way, the war has continued in the hearts, minds, and souls of those who fought and survived it. The most obvious evidence that Desert Storm never ended is, of course, America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq, which created immeasurable blowback that’s still playing out today. If there is a truth to be told about the war all these years later, it’s that it never ended. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |