My "war"
I emailed the following to my friends and family:
"As you all know I was stationed at King Khalid Military City during Desert
Storm. I just found this information online and wanted to share it with
you:
King Khalid Military City was used to house thousands of American and other
coalition soldiers during Operation Desert Storm. Of the many countries
representing the coalition during the Persian Gulf War, troops from two
countries -- the former Czechoslovakia and France -- reported chemical agent
detections during Operation DESERT STORM. The detections were confined to
within an approximately 35 mile radius near Hafir al Batin and King Khalid
Military City, and all the detections occurred within the first week of the
air war campaign of Operation DESERT STORM. The Czech detections made on 19
and 24 January 1991 are credible. The other detections, while not as
thoroughly substantiated, cannot be discounted."
And, this is what my baby wrote back to me today:
"Lara
You didn't mention all the smoke from the burning oil fields. You could literally smell and taste the oil in the air all the way down to Riyahd and Daharan where I was deployed. That couldn't be good to your system either.
I'm very proud of you and I very much appreciate what you accomplished during your wartime service. I love you with all of my heart and you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Keep holding it together while I'm gone. I will love you always, Kelly."
God I love that man! I wish he was here holding me in his arms right now.
"As you all know I was stationed at King Khalid Military City during Desert
Storm. I just found this information online and wanted to share it with
you:
King Khalid Military City was used to house thousands of American and other
coalition soldiers during Operation Desert Storm. Of the many countries
representing the coalition during the Persian Gulf War, troops from two
countries -- the former Czechoslovakia and France -- reported chemical agent
detections during Operation DESERT STORM. The detections were confined to
within an approximately 35 mile radius near Hafir al Batin and King Khalid
Military City, and all the detections occurred within the first week of the
air war campaign of Operation DESERT STORM. The Czech detections made on 19
and 24 January 1991 are credible. The other detections, while not as
thoroughly substantiated, cannot be discounted."
And, this is what my baby wrote back to me today:
"Lara
You didn't mention all the smoke from the burning oil fields. You could literally smell and taste the oil in the air all the way down to Riyahd and Daharan where I was deployed. That couldn't be good to your system either.
I'm very proud of you and I very much appreciate what you accomplished during your wartime service. I love you with all of my heart and you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Keep holding it together while I'm gone. I will love you always, Kelly."
God I love that man! I wish he was here holding me in his arms right now.