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THE CUFTON RECORD, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1991. PAGE 2A
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Donating in memory of Buddy Tech
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DESERT 8TORM STORY TOLD-Bosque
County (Clifton) Rotary Club members received
a first-hand report of the Desert Storm conflict
from Command Sergeant Major William E.
McCune (center), 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regi-
ment, lat Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, at the
club's weekly luncheon meeting Sept. 5 at Peve-
to’s Buffet, Clifton. Welcoming the speaker was
Saveli Lee Sharp (left), club president. At the
right is Rotarian Coke Gibbs, program chairman
for the day, who introduced Sgt. McCune.
—Staff Photo By Terri Barron
New Service Personnel
Better Educated, More
Motivated, NCO Reports
Rotarians Hear Desert Storm Veteran
By WILLIAM T. IORDAN resolve the aggravation which clone
CLIFTON RECORD ASSOCIATE EDITOR living had created among the troops.
CLIFTON - Today’s service person
nel are generally far better educated
And more motivated than recent
predecessors, according to Command
Sergeant Miqor William E. McCune,
a combat veteran of both the Opera-
tion Desert Storm and Vietnamese
conflicts.
Comparing Desert Storm comba-
tants with troops with whom he had
served in Vietnam, Sgt. McCune said
that some of the latter had entered
battle immediately after basic train-
ing. He contrasted this with the inten-
sive preparations which are
mandatory for today's armed forces.
Current service personnel know
that while they have educational,
health, and retirement benefits, they
are also always on call for potential
life-threatening duty, Sgt. McCune
said. He addressed the Bosque County
(Clifton) Rotary Club at its weekly
luncheon meeting Sept. 5 at Peveto’s
Buffet.
Desert Storm Details Are Told
Sgt. McCune, in a talk illustrated
by color slides, told the Rotarians that
his unit had been alerted on Aug. 10,
1990 for possible departure to Saudi
Arabia by Aug. 25. Initial excitement
about defending one’s country was fol-
lowed by how waiting affected per-
sonnel.
The sergeant said that some person-
nel lacked wills. This detail and other
matters affecting family members re-
quired attention.
The unit’s equipment was shipped
from Beaumont. Although the person-
nel did not depart until October, they
arrived in Saudi Arabia before the
equipment.
The unit’s first overseas location
was a large grain factory, where the
personnel rested and slept, “foot to
foot and head to head,” McCune said.
The site, not designed for American
military personnel, lacked latrine and
bathing facilities.
Later, the personnel were relocated
in a tent city in a large open area. In
time, that site became crowded.
Goats and camels in Saudi Arabia
attract flies as large as American
horseflies, the sergeant said. Despite
flies, sand, and a lack of customary
sanitary facilities, American military
personnel maintained good personal
appearances, Sgt. McCune said.
Since there was one food serving
area for an entire brigade of soldiers,
long mess lines were common. Meals
were eaten standing, because seating
was then unavailable.
“Our personnel had to learn a whole
new way of life in the desert,” Sgt.
McCune explained.
To maintain health, military per- •
sonnet each consumed five gallons ef
water a day.
Later, Saudi Arabia furnished
refrigerated vans to state food add
beverages. The Saudis also supplied
American military personnel with tel- -
evision seta, video camera recorders,
and tapes.
Greatly needed items were received
from the America Remembers the
Tiger Brigade group, including a San-
ta Claus suit for the Christmas holi-
day period.
The military leadership had to help
Later, the 1st Tiger Brigade was at-
tached to the 6th Marine Regiment.
Brigade personnel became the only
American army soldiers in Kuwait for
the battle portion of Operation Desert
Storm, Sgt. McCune said.
Personnel viewed a continuous
scene of burning oil fields, which had
been set afire by Iraqi troops. Ameri-
can personnel moved forward to the
battle area over six belts or pathways.
Although the belts had been cleared
of mines, vehicles or personnel could
not veer left or right because the area
was surrounded by mine fields. In the
brigade’s initial encounter with the
Iraqis, over 200 prisoners of war were
captured.
“The Iraqi soldier was not a well-
trained, well-fed, well-cared for soldi-
er,” Sgt. McCune commented. Ira-
qi personnel lacked experience in
using their equipment, he added Also
absent were a good communications
system and proper leadership, Sgt.
McCune noted.
Sgt. McCune said that American
personnel “found more Iraqi vehicles
trying to get out of Kuwait than try-
ing to get in.” McCune was assisted
by a Kuwaiti first sergeant, who also
served as an interpreter for Iraqis cap-
tured as prisoners of war.
The sergeant told of heavy looting
by Iraqi soldiers. Jewelry, VCR’s,
money, and other stolen items, includ-
ing parts stripped from Kuwaiti mo-
tor vehicles, were found in abandoned
or destroyed Iraqi military
equipment.
War trophies, including captured
Iraqi military vehicles, are on public
display at Fort Hood, Sgt. McCune in-
formed the Rotarians.
Some American military personnel
re-enlisted while on combat duty.
With the conflict over, a re-entry pro-
gram for brigade combat veterans, all
of whom have since returned home,
included catered meals, movies, and
haircuts.
Sgt. McCune praised the American
people for their patriotic support of
those serving in Operation Desert
Storm.
The sergeant’s 24 years of military
service includes two tours of duty in
Vietnam, where he was wounded, in
addition to assignments in Germany,
Korea, and statewide. He is assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regi-
ment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood.
Sgt. McCune, a native of Decatur,
Miss., was reared in Chicago. Besides
the Purple Heart, his military deco-
rations include the Bronze Star,
Meritorious Service Medal with two
oak leaf clusters, the Army Commen-
dation Medal for valor with two oak
leaf clusters, the Air Medal for air as-
sault, seven awards of the Good Con-
duct Medal, two awards of the
National Defense Medal, and Viet-
nam Campaign Medals. Sgt. McCune
attended the Sergeant Major*’ Acade-
my at Fort Bliss.
Assisting Sgt. McCune in his
presentation at Rotary was E-4
Michael Nicholson of his unit. Sgt.
McCune was introduced by Rotarian
Coke Gibbs, program chairman for
the day.
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To The Editor:
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another year. We would like to thank
our workers, who are all volunteers,
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A special thanks goes to Dick
Fletcher, who started the whole thing.
Thanks again,
Ray Miller
Meridian
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 11, 1991, newspaper, September 11, 1991; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788701/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.