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Tony Mcdaniel's 'Operation Desert Storm'

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How Operation Desert Storm is similar to Vietnam
“Fighting terrorists like fighting cowards when you try to fight the don’t show their faces”Tony Mcdaniel once said when addressed the subject of Operation Desert Storm. Tony served in the United States Navy during Vietnam. Tony was asked What not only a citizen of the United States was doing during Operation Desert Storm but what was a Veteran doing, during Operation Desert Storm this was his response. When Tony was first asked about Desert Storm he said “I was in Vietnam not Desert Storm.” Then Tony was told that Tony wanted should explain his experience with being a former Veteran how he felt about Desert Storm. His response was that: “fighting terrorists is like fighting cowards.” That immediately made a connection to Vietnam. The Vietnamese fought in bush, trees, and in tunnels they never …show more content…

So tony was asked Was there a time that you remember when you had to make a rushed decision? This was his response “Yes, sometime one has to make a quick decision, to act on impact may save a life. take time to think it over and that time taken may be time enough for someone to die. part of the training is to prepare for those quick decisions.” For example choosing to trust someone. Trusting people is a big part of war so Tony was asked Did knowing that your daughter would be proud of you help you to get through tough times? This was his response “Family support is extremely important. Maybe not during the actual service time but definitely after all the smoke cleared and I had the time to think about it all yes.” Before Tony was asked about his family he was asked If so, do you feel that you made the right decision? He quickly responded “Yes I believe I made some very good decisions, maybe not all were good but most were.” In iraq soldier are always being tested weather to trust someone or

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