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Veteran recalls build up before Desert Storm operations Examiner-Enterprise 5/15/2021 Joe Todd © Jordan, ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. Army launch Rocket System fires rockets into Iraq from Saudi Arabian Desert, Feb. 16, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm. Operated by "B" Battery, 6th field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division. This is the second installment of an interview that historian Joe Todd did with Lt. Col. Mark Holt (retired) on April 28, 2021, in Tulsa. The interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. (The interview picks up with Holt discussing his training e...

As a child, Larry Dorn grew up listening to his father’s war stories. At 4, he was reenacting his father’s experiences in France and Germany during World War II (WWII) using his little green army men toys. His father, Russell (Russ) Dorn openly shared his experiences in the war, fueling an interest in his son, Larry.  A number of years ago, Larry inherited his father’s WWII memorabilia, which included medals, maps, articles, and correspondence that his wife, Dorothy, had saved while he was overseas.  “I knew I wanted to do something with it, but I didn’t know wh...