What I did on my DESERT Vacation!
WAR DAMAGE
Here are some pictures from Kuwait. Click on the image thumbnail to see the "Big Picture"
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One of the gas stations used by Iraqi soldiers as a staging area during their retreat from Kuwait. |
Bombed building. It is said that buildings with small holes in the sides were damaged by Iraqis. |
Buildings with big holes in the ceiling were damaged by Coalition forces. |
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The "Bone Yard" Iraqi armored vehicles line up as far as the eye can see rusting in the desert sun. |
Iraqi air defense equipment in the "ADA (Air Defense Artillery) Bone Yard" |
Oil fires in the distance. Cleanup of oil puddles continues to this day. Burning is often used. |
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SPC Jose near the DMZ. (De-Militarized Zone) |
UN Checkpoint. |
The "Highway of Death". Retreating Iraqi vehicles were continually bombarded by Coalition aircraft while retreating along this road. |
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Kuwaiti telecommunications dishes. |
The dishes were destroyed by Coalition air-strikes during the early hours of the air campaign. |
These dishes have been replaced by the "Freedom Tower" communications tower |
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