In the early hours of Sunday, 24 February, 1991, the still of the desert night was disturbed by the sound of helicopters, packed with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, rising into the dark. The land war to free Kuwait from the Iraqi invaders had begun. It was to last a matter of days, but for the men who fought it Operation Desert Storm would stay with them for the rest of theirs.

Narrated by Paul Waggott
Written by Robin Scott Elliot
Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio
Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn
A Goalhanger Podcasts Production
Cast;
Amal El-hawrani
Nezar Alderazi
Terry Silverthorne
Kasper Michaels
Cherise Silvestri
Amina-Rose Jameel
Yusef Jameel
Ali Al-Saffu
Tim Skinner
Thomas Mitchells
Abdelrahman Alhato
Qutaiba F. Abdelhaq
Tony E. Walker
Dorien Jaye
Ahmad Al Al Ketbi
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