GWVRP NewsWire - Tracings

Brown, Yancy

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Lcpl Yancy A Brown USMC Sept.5 1990 - April 12 1991 Fox Btry 2/12 K-Bay,Hi.

My unit landed in Jabal, Saudi Arabia on 9/5/90, and was rushed into a very big warehouse. Inside were about 1000 cots and swamp fans going at high speed. When we got

Winkler, David

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hi,My name is David Winkler. I served in Desert Storm from 12-27-90 to 6-27-91. I served as a truck driver with the 1485th Transport Company of Dover,Ohio.This is my true story.. Don Douglas & I were down at the phones,I was talking to my mom and my k

Proietti, Marianna

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I was eventually diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome a couple of years ago but still do not get the help I need. I have only been waiting 17 years, but who's counting?

My marrige broke up but it's just one of those things. I w

House, John

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I am a Gulf War era veteran, but I did not serve in theater as I was receiving a medical discharge at the time for what I believe is the original Gulf War Illness. I participated in the Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt in April 1980, with 1st SOW out of Hurlbu

Parr, David

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Got the call and went to the 1487th transportation company. I was treated great by the unit and went to the sand box in january 1991.

I don't remember too much -- besides having ganglion cyst removed and getting sick in the m

Correira, Russell

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I'm Russ I was in country in Aug '90-spring '91. I went to a triple A complex 90% finished that the Saudie's haven't taken possession of yet. I was with Alfa-Btry.3/319th AFAR. A few months earlier we earned our Bronze star in our wings for operation-Just

Adams, Tim

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I was a grunt stationed out of neu-ulm Germany, attached to a transportaion unit outside of Hafin al Baten in Saudi Arabia. We had many gas alarms go off all the time and just heard that they were false alarms, being an infantryman I took these alarms ser

Fain, Henry

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When the alert went out that Sadam was invading Kuwait, I was on my way from Florida to Ft. Bliss, TX with my family. As soon as I signed in on post, the base went on lockdown. I was assigned to HHT 3/3rd ACR, but didnt know it was a

Winnett, Jr., David

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

During both Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm I was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division. I was a 1st Lieutenant at the time. I was assigned as the Battalion Motor Transport Officer. Our Battalion was in direct support of the 1s

Driggers, Jack

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I want to mention five men who are no longer with us. Airman First Class (A1C) Rocky Nelson, 4th Civil Engineering Squadron who gave his life during the construction of base facilities at Al Kharj Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield. Major Peter Cook and Ca