Soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines of the United States Central Command:
This
morning at 0300 we launched Operation Desert Storm, an offensive
campaign that will enforce the United Nations resolutions that Iraq must
cease its rape and pillage of its weaker neighbor and withdraw its
forces from Kuwait. The President, the Congress, the American people and
indeed the world stand united in their support for your actions.
You
are a member of the most powerful force our country, in coalition with
our allies, has ever assembled in a single theater to face such an
aggressor. You have trained hard for this battle and you are ready.
During my visits with you, I have seen in your eyes a fire of
determination to get this job done quickly so that we may all return to
the shores of our great nation. My confidence in you is total. Our cause
is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm. May
God be with you, your loved ones at home, and our country.
He had some detractors but we soldiers knew that he had our best interest in heart and we were fiercely loyal to him. He was one of the officers that learned the lessons of Vietnam and vowed not to repeat them. We were told that there was a "duration" policy, no rotation back to the world, there would be no "FNG" syndrome or any screwy Rules of engagement or the "Squad Leader in the Sky Syndrome" that was prevalent during the Vietnam War.
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