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HONORING THE SACRIFICE OF THE 14TH QUARTERMASTER DETACHMENT DURING
OPERATION DESERT STORM
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HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United Slates Army Reserve during Operation Desert Storm. Thirty years ago, on February 25, 1991, an Iraqi-launched SCUD missile killed 28 soldiers and wounded 99 others. The 14th Quartermaster Detachment, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, lost 13 soldiers and 43 others were wounded, the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during the conflict.
In January of 1991, these citizen soldiers from southwestern Pennsylvania deployed overseas and put their civilian lives on hold to defend Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Saddam Hussein's aggression. Following intense training, the 14th Quartermaster was selected for the critical task of supplying clean water for coalition forces in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. On February 19, 1991, the detachment arrived in Dhahran, and six days later, 28 of these brave Americans lost their lives, and many others suffered injuries that changed their lives forever. This attack was the deadliest assault on American servicemembers during Operation Desert Storm. Just one in four members of the 14th Quartermaster emerged without mortal or physical wounds from the attack.
Madam Speaker, the brave men and women of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve are truly exemplary Americans. Thirty years later, the legacy of their extraordinary service lives on in Pennsylvania and across our nation. We can never repay the debt we owe these servicemembers and their families, but we must ensure their sacrifice is never forgotten.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 36
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