Family or Friends: A Look at My First Unit

Abstract

The period between August 2, 1990 and October 3, 1990, changed my life and set me on the path of selfless service. I was a young, newly promoted sergeant awaiting my turn to support the nation and people of the United States of America in their effort to protect and defend the nations of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait against the advancement of the Iraqi army. For my friends and I, the time was both electrifying and frightening as we prepared to leave our families and test our mettle. Despite our apprehension, we prepared our unit, our families, and ourselves for the unknown and proved to ourselves that teamwork, exceptional leadership, and sincere concern for one another were the secrets to organizational success. In the process, we developed a bond that would see us through the deployment, our careers, and our lives. We became a family.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 2009
Accession Number
AD1132508

Entities

People

  • Darlene C. Taylor

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Airborne
  • Arabia
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Basic Training
  • Cold Water
  • Costa Rica
  • Deployment
  • Families (Human)
  • Gas Masks
  • Lepidoptera
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • North Carolina
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Second World War
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • United States
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.