To The Heros of Desert Storm

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INGION SHI JUL Honoring 1991 ThoseWhoServed 0066 Honoring ThoseWho Served 29 29 SOUTHWEST ANA SERVICE ACHWEST 2BRVICE Desert Shield Desert Storm Desert Shield* Desert Storm

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TO THE HEROES OF DESERT STORM First Day of Issue: July 2, 1991 First Issue Location: Washington, D.C. On August 2, 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein – the Iraqi tyrant greedy for domination of the Middle East – launched a brutal assault on the tiny, defenseless country of Kuwait. In response to Hussein's naked aggres- sion, U.S. President George Bush initiated Operation Desert Shield — a unilateral mobilization of both active and reserve military forces to Saudi Arabia. On January 16, the day after a United Nations deadline directing Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, word came. Operation Desert Storm— the liberation of Kuwait — had begun. For the next forty three days, more than half a million Ameri- can sons and daughters from all five branches of service — the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard – battled an implacable enemy. Vastly outnumbered, they fought valiantly and achieved one stunning victory after another. On February 28, Saddam Hussein — his heinous war machine decimated and his army in rout capitulated. This Maximum Card is dedicated to the Heroes of Desert Storm. No. 91-55 ©1991 The Maximum Card Collection A division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting for the Maximum Card by Tom McNeely