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Podcast – Desert Shield II – Deploying the armored force

Desert Shield Battle Streamer
The U. S. Army campaign streamer for Desert Shield. U.S. Army image.

This is my second podcast taking a look back at Desert Shield, which began in August 1990. I share some of my memories as a veteran of the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division, the legendary Big Red One.

In a scene familiar to countless Soldiers and Marines in 1990, a unit of the 1st Cavalry Division marches across the Saudi Arabian desert on the fall of 1990. Life Magazine Photo.

To get caught up, here is my first podcast about Desert Shield. I examine the role the Iran-Iraq War played in paving the way for the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Never forget, Mark