Gulf War veteran remembers heading into Operation Desert Storm 30 years later
SAN ANTONIO โ Itโs been exactly 30 years since the start of the first Gulf War. The war began after then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded the oil rich nation of Kuwait in August, 1990. Bush ordered Operation Desert Storm. David Stewart, a Gulf War veteran, was then 22-years-old and formed part of the U.S. Armyโs 101st airborne division. Operation Desert Storm has since been the largest and deepest air assault in history.