Those who served… and those who died… in the first Gulf War are being remembered as heroes whose service should not be discounted because the conflict they served in was so brief.
Thursday marked the 22nd anniversary of the end of Operation Desert Storm, after just four days of ground combat.
Ceremonies were held at the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield to mark the occasion and to remember the 14 Illinoisans… including Christian Porter of Springfield… who died in the conflict.