A fast-moving summary of the Spearhead Division during Gulf War operations of 1990-91. The sound is all music, with no narration, with the exception of the voice of then President George H.W. Bush at one brief point. The video was contributed to 3AD.com in 2007 by Ray Starmann, former Asst. S-2 Officer (Intell.) of 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3AD. It was produced in 1992 by the Army Armor Center, Media Branch, Ft. Knox, KY, under the direction of then…
A fast-moving summary of the Spearhead Division during Gulf War operations of 1990-91. The sound is all music, with no narration, with the exception of the voice of then President George H.W. Bush at one brief point. The video was contributed to 3AD.com in 2007 by Ray Starmann, former Asst. S-2 Officer (Intell.) of 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3AD. It was produced in 1992 by the Army Armor Center, Media Branch, Ft. Knox, KY, under the direction of then…
Shot from a fast moving 4-7 Cav, 3AD Humvee on a highway in northern Kuwait, showing the result of Coalition ground and Air attacks on Iraqi vehicles and facilities. The date indicator on the video in inaccurate. It was more likely March 1 or 2, 1991, immediately after the Cease Fire. Video supplied by Ray Starmann, former Asst. S-2 Officer (Intell.) of 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry.
Tag along in a bouncing Humvee and view the awesome might of 3AD's "Thunder" Brigade on the first day of the Division's blitz into Iraq. Original video was taken on Feb. 24, 1991, by SFC Gregory Berge, 3rd Brigade S-5 Civil Affairs, 3AD. Edited for web by Vic Damon of 3AD.com web staff in 2007.
By January, 1991, the Spearhead Division's entire force had been reployed from Germany to await the start of the ground war - Operation Desert Storm. Video was taken by SFC Gregory Berge, 3rd Brigade S-5 Civil Affairs, 3AD.
Filmed within days of the end of combat, the speakers in order here are Lt. Col. Michael Deegan (Commander of the 5th Bn, 5th Cav mechanized infantry) and Col. Rob Goff (Commander of the 3AD's 3rd Brigade, the "Thunder Brigade"). Maj. Gen. Paul Funk, 3AD Commander, can be heard at times in the background, and he is pictured in several quick scenes (seated and with sun glasses). The location was in the war zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border. This was…
Gulf War segments are included in this condensed 4-minute version of The History Channel's 1-hour, 40-min. documentary "Rolling Thunder - The True Story of the 3rd Armored Division," which first aired in 2002. The film, which covers the 50-year history of the division and continues to be aired nationally every year, is available on DVD from The History Channel at History.com . This 4-minute version is the product of editing by Vic Damon of 3AD.com…
A movie trailer of the History Channel documentary "Stormin' Norman and the Abrams Tank". Released in 2005, the full 50 min. film covers the tank's development and ultimate trial-by-combat in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. It is available on DVD at History.com and goes far beyond the Abrams M1A1 in offering a broad perspective of the entire Gulf War. 3rd Armored Division's commander in that war, Lt. Gen. Paul Funk (ret.), is shown in the trailer…
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