As it Happened -- The Gulf War on CNN (pt 2)

[ken0311usmc]

I was stationed just a few miles south of the Kuwait border at the inception of ODS. Just sitting in the desert for months sucked.

[Suprkit]

Two of my uncles served in the Gulf. One in the 82nd Airborne,the other in the 101st.

[branman055]

When I was in Ft. Sill getting ready to ETS they told me that I wouldn't be going anywhere and to prepare to get ready to go to war. All of my friends were in shock and everyone was nervous because we didn't know if we were coming back home. I never saw this program until now 20yrs later because I tried to forget about the stuff I had seen or had been involved with. I am now sick from all the stuff exposed to and the many vaccines I was given. War only harms the living who have to suffer

[dustyaries]

This is the first time I'm experiencing this particular day from the other side of Desert Storm. 19 years ago, on Jan 17, I was on a Military Airlift Command aircraft with about 200+ personnel on our way to Rheim Main Germany. I graduated from Fort Knox a couple of days before.

The Captain of the aircraft came in to the PA and announced that Coalition forces has begun an campaign called Desert Storm. No one clapped or cheered. We'd all was shocked. The only sound was the drone of the jet engine

[nythreefer]

@dustyaries why were u shocked? this wasn't a surprise attack this war was building for months before it finally boiled over.

[bshaun2]

I was in Wrestling practice at my high school when the janitor came in and turned on the TV

lol Those reporters have some serious friggen balls man.

[bshaun2]

I was in Wrestling practice at my high school when the janitor came in and turned on the TV

[oscuro999]

where is bernard shaw?

[theblue64]

R.I.P. John Holliman 1998 killed in a car crash.

[starstriker32]

what about the turkey sandwich ?

[EligosPoltergiest]

I believe the F-15D's were all trainer aircraft. Are you sure it wasn't a Strike Eagle?

btw, I salute all airmen who served in the coalition.

[johnl60415]

i will never forget that night i had a front row seat

at 15,000.00 feet above bagdad in an f15 d model

it sure was something too see

[billfish6244]

Really? Didn't know we used any D models over there. And, nobody was at 15000 over Baghdad that night. We had C and  E's in country, no D's. Now, prove me wrong

[101andrewj]

@johnl60415 yeah right, in 91 iraq had a massive air defence system, and a f15 wasnt stealthy enough.... it was only stealth planes that wer droppin bombs on baghdad

[tjmick1992]

@johnl60415

Buddy, all I can say is that is one kick ass ride!

[buttler753]

@johnl60415 i am so sorry for you.....lost your brains



[Crisgo3d]

This is quite the account. History right here. I can remember being glued to CNN as a kid watching this

[southplnk]

@Crisgo3d i remember having my mom call in sick at school for me so i could watch this all day

[Horsesboy85]

Let us never forget Michael Scott Speicher and continue to search for answers as to what happened to him.

[zan17]

...the excellent HBO movie is titled LIVE FROM BAGHDAD. michael keaton, helena bonham carter, et al.

[b5kalad]

@zan17, I agree. I read the book in which the movie was based. There was enough material for an 2 hours.

[masonberg]

@zan17 i have the dvd and have watched it at least 10 times very good i love the history behind it as i was a young kid.

[priapusfudd]

Peter Arnett, what a tool!

[michelb08]

just like those other sheeps in the barn doing just what they be told to do :)

[dioschilote1986]

yo tenia 5 años cuando paso esto

[dioschilote1986]

i;have five years in the first gulf war

[XTimdizX]

lol, I just saw the movie related to this.

[parigod]

What's the name of it?