The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 ...

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17. Burdan notes.
18. Waymire interview, 22 December 1994; Marlin, “History of the 4th
Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment in Operation Desert Shield/
Storm.” 582–84.
19. Ibid.
20. Burdan notes; Ball interview, 12 August 1995; Tedesco interview,
29 June 1996.
21. Wehage interview, 25 January 1994.
Chapter 15
1. U. S Army Central Command (USARCENT) U.S. Department of
the Army, HQ USARCENT G3 Plans, Historical Narrative of Desert
Shield, Desert Storm, Defense and Restoration of Kuwait, and Redeployment,
6 April 1991.
2. 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, Daily Staff Journal, Tactical Operation Center:
0700 4 March to 0700 5 March 1991; VII-Corps, FRAGO 158-91
Cdr’s intent is to begin to posture the corps to move out of Iraq within a
period of 72 hours after receipt of execution orders, 5 March 1991; VII
Corps, Operational Orders and Plans, FRAGO 161-91 Corps continues
relief of XVII Airborne Corps, 8 March 1991.
3. Burdan notes.
4. Ball interview, 12 August 1995.
5. Osburn interview, 3 September 1994.
6. 1LT David J. Palmieri, Interview by John Burdan, A Troop, 1st
Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley, KS, 20 August 1994.
7. Bills interview, 25 May 1996.
8. 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, Daily Staff Journal, Tactical Operation Center:
0001 28 March to 2400 28 March 1991, 28 March 1991.
9. Gruenig interview, 15 April 1994; Osburn interview, 3 September
1994.
10. Debra L. Anderson, conversation with author, January 2004. Anderson
supervised the preparation of the awards at division headquarters.
11. 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, Daily Staff Journal, Tactical Operation Center:
0001 To 2400 2 April 1991.
12. VII Corps, Commander’s SITREP #80 (062100Z-072100Z APR 91), 7
April 1991.
13. Pope interview, 5 October 1993.
14. VII Corps, Commander’s SITREP #74 (312100Z MAR-012100Z APR
91), 1 April 1991.