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up next on american history tv, persian gulf veteran stephen wiehe recounts his participation in desert shield and desert "g-day: rendezvous with eagles storm. he is the author of "g-day: ."ndezvous with eagles he describes the soldiers day-to-day activity during wartime. the george bush residential library hosted this event are it it is about an hour. 1991, general. told troops as they went into battle, they must be aware of desert storm. among those this ploy -- deployed was "g-day: rendezvous .ith eagle stephen wiehe he was placed on the front lines. his memoir "g-day: rendezvous with eagles," describes the day to day activities of a desert storm soldier. it has been called one of the best first-person narratives of the gulf war. awards earned many including for army accommodation metals --medals. wherees in austin, texas he is active in veterans affairs. he is joined tonight by his wife sue and his two children, kristin and cody. he has a deep love for country and family is an proud -- and is proud to serve. we are going to show a video to begin the program, and then stephen will co

up next on american history tv, persian gulf veteran stephen wiehe recounts his participation in desert

persian gulf next, veteran stephen d. wiehe discusses his book. from the 101st airborne division, he describes the soldiers day today activities. presidentialsh library hosted this event. it is about one hour. >> told troops as they went into thunderthey must be the and lightning of desert storms. among those deployed was sergeant stephen we -- sergeant stephen d. wiehe of the 101st division. he was on the front lines to direct artillery and air support. a -- rendezvous with the eagles describes the critical mission of the first battalion of the historic regiment. it has been called one of the best first-person narratives of the gulf war. stephen earned many awards for his service, including four army commendation medals, three army achievement medals and other metals. he lives in austin, texas, where he is active in veterans affairs. he is joined tonight by his wife and his two children. welcome. he has a deep love of country and family and is proud to serve the the greatest division, 100 first airborne division, screaming eagles. we will show a

among those deployed was sergeant stephen wiehe. as a forward observer, he was placed on the front lines for artillery and air support. his memoir," gday" details the critical mission and movements of the first battalion of the historic 502nd infantry regiment. it has been called one of the best of the gulf war. stephen earned many awards for his service including four army commendation medals and deliberation of flight service medal. texas, whereustin, he is active in veterans affairs. he is joined tonight by his his twoe, and children. he is a deep love of country and family and is proud to serve with the screaming it goes. we are going to show a video at the beginning of the program, and then stephen will come up to the podium. there will be a reception after the program, and stephen will leave enough time at the end for questions. >> in the early morning hours of , saddam hussein not use a powerful iraqi army invaded its trusting and much weaker neighbor, kuwait. [no audio] >> thank you. technical difficulties are part of it. it

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