Allen, Brian, 1SG

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Current Service Status
USA Retired
Current/Last Rank
First Sergeant
Current/Last Service Branch
Armor
Current/Last Primary MOS
19Z50-Armor Senior Sergeant
Current/Last MOS Group
Armor
Primary Unit
2010-2013, 19Z50, HHC, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Previously Held MOS
19D20-Cavalry Scout
19Z50-Armor Senior Sergeant
Service Years
1989 - 2013
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Cold War Certificate
Order of Saint George
Order of the Spur
Armor
First Sergeant
Eight Service Stripes
Five Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

1st Cavalry Division 2nd Cavalry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Army Recruiter (Gold) - 1 Sapphire

Schutzenschnur Silver


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of Saint George (Gold)


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
US Armor AssociationMilitary Order of the Purple Heart
  2005, US Armor Association
  2009, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page


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Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
From Month/Year
January / 1991		 To Month/Year
February / 1991

Description
Just after midnight on January 17, 1991 in the U.S., Bush gave the order for U.S. troops to lead an international coalition in an attack on Saddam Hussein’s army. U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf led “Operation Desert Storm,” which began with a massive bombing of Hussein’s armies in Iraq and Kuwait. The ensuing campaign, which is remembered in part for the United States’ use of superior military technology, introduced the term “smart bombs” to the global vernacular—precision-bombing devices aimed primarily at destroying infrastructure and minimizing civilian casualties. In response, Hussein launched SCUD missiles into Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iraq’s use of SCUDs, notoriously inaccurate weapons designed to terrorize civilian targets, nearly succeeded in inciting the Israelis to retaliate. Hussein hoped an Israeli military response would draw neighboring Arab nations into the fight on Iraq’s side, but he again committed a grave miscalculation. Bush reassured Israelis that the U.S. would protect them from Hussein’s terrifying SCUD attacks and Israel resisted the urge to retaliate. Soon after, U.S. –installed Patriot missiles destroyed SCUD missiles in flight and further foiled Hussein’s plan to goad Israel into a holy war.

Following an intense bombing of Baghdad, U.S.-led coalition ground forces marched into Kuwait and across the Iraq border. Regular Iraqi troops surrendered in droves, leaving only Hussein’s hard-line Republican Guard to defend the capital, which they were unsuccessful in doing. After pushing Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait, Schwarzkopf called a ceasefire on February 28; he accepted the surrender of Iraqi generals on March 3.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1991		 To Month/Year
February / 1991
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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