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The United States suffered 148 killed in action, 458 wounded,
121 killed in nonhostile actions and 11 female combat deaths.

Below is a pic of my oldest son Robert "Butch" Girard.
It was taken out in the desert during "Desert Shield".
Butch a former Marine Sgt. (10/68 thru 10/72) was living with his family in Saudi at the time Kuwait was attacked.

My grandson Christopher was born in Dharhan (Eastern Province of Saudi)..they evacuated my daughter-in-law Deb and Christopher back stateside...while Butch had to finish up business there until Nov. '90.

He would bring many of the military to his home while there and give them a good "home cooked" meal and let them do their laundry etc.. He Made daily trips out where they were to bring ice, cokes, candy
and writing materials to the "men/women"...
it gave him much 'pride' to do this. Matter of fact...he was in his "glory" being around the military once again :-)

" ONCE A MARINE..ALWAYS A MARINE"...SEMPER FI !!"

Women Killed During Desert Storm

Major Marie T. Rossi was killed 1 March 1991 in
Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Storm.
She was flying a CH-47D CHINOOK Cargo Helicopter when it
crashed into an unlit Microwave Tower in bad weather.
Major Rossi was 32 and a native of Oradell, NJ.

The pic's below were taken by my son "Butch".

They are a U.S. Marine outfit,during 'Desert Shield'

2nd Lt. Stacy Holbrook

2nd Lt. Stacy Holbrook sits in a 'captured' T72
in Iraq during Desert Storm. He was a Tank Plt Ldr.
while there and was wounded, thus the award of the
Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

Stacy was promoted to Captain, and was XO after returning,
then went to his advance course. He also was an asst.
S3, S4 and then commanded A Company 2-69 Ar
for 18 months, and is currently teaching ROTC at
Carson-Newman College in TN.

We thank you Stacy for helping to keep us 'free'.

Visit Stacy's site by clicking on flag.

F-15C crew chief, Airman 1st Class Todd Lower
[ U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Vince Parker ]
27th Fighter Squadron F-15C crew chief,
Airman 1st Class Todd Lower,
plugs in a communications cord on an F-15C Eagle at the
end of the Langley Air Force Base, Va., flightline.

The B1B Lancer Bomber

An M2A2 Bradley Tank

A destroyed Iraqi tank

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