![]() McWilliams remembered his thoughts when the guns went silent in 1991.It was first seen as a brilliant success, and is now viewed by some as a missed opportunity that led to America's controversial Iraq invasion in 2003, which sparked an insurgency that continues today. Through Sunday, The Gazette will examine the Gulf War with stories of those who fought there and the analysis from historians who search for the war's meaning. But the Persian Gulf War changed how Americans fight and left a legacy that shakes the Middle East to this day. That sound kicked off a ground war that was surprisingly brief - it lasted just 100 hours. "And listening to the chatter on the radio - everyone was operating in unison." "It was a beautiful sound listening to the tanks and Bradleys," he said. The retired command sergeant major from Colorado Springs remembers the sound of the start of the Persian Gulf War 25 years ago as his troop of soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment raced into Iraq, leading the American attacks. ![]() 14, 1991, Terrance 'Mac' McWilliams was at the tip of the spear. ![]()
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