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Home > Archives for Veterans' Voices: First Gulf War

Veterans' Voices: First Gulf War

March 18, 2025
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Jeff Hall: Ambulance Unit

Jeff Hall was an officer assigned to an ambulance company. His drivers had to be ready at a moment’s notice. Still, he found some of the units they were assigned to had put them on KP duty. What if casualties suddenly came in? [Read Transcript...]

March 18, 2025
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Casey Mahon: Public Affairs Officer

Casey Mahon was coming off a 12-hour shift in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when an explosion shook his building. It was a Patriot missile encountering a scud. That’s when he knew he was at war. [Read Transcript...]

March 18, 2025
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Eric Kerska: Good Hunting

Erick Kerska’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia. The Gulf War was ramping up and this Army officer never forgot what the flight attendant told him when he exited the plane: "Good hunting." [Read Transcript...]

March 18, 2025
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Cal Portner: Trip to Spain

During Desert Storm, Cal Portner’s unit was asked to take its mobile photo equipment to Spain to set up a photo processing and interpretation center for a stateside unit. [Read Transcript...]

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