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Originally posted by RocHard
The US Marines are always the first in. I rememer during the Gulf War it seemed like all the Army did was pick up the mess the Marines left behind.
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Wrong. After Iraq invaded Kuwaite 2500 members of the 82nd Airborne Division were the first troops to be sent in to protect Saudi Arabia from an invasion by Saddam's forces. During desert storm The Marines held Iraq forces by "the nose" while the Army forces (including the 82nd Ariborne) made the "hail mary" flanking movement and "kicked them in their ass".