8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91

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Subject: 8TH TANK BN  COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91  12 APR 91     

Unit: 8TH TANK BN 

Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV    

Box  ID: BX600007

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990                                                

Document Number:          1

Folder Seq  #:         11




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                                      On the morning ::f the @@8th i:-'                                                                       a
                                      the irea                          to Al                     the rqe@4@     Cal       1,Aii V,@      )P.,-i @@l' ii 4-, d  Tri
                                to i,r,:,vidi@. i high ILve.1 of medical)                                a       i t i e       t i        x t r ,;q     y ii,:,
                                etivir@.jnm@?nt, the BPS set iir, its                                 "train" ,Pl:,aratt, from the l@:,Ei train to
                                avoid either having to move the entire log train to the contact
                                receiving iti.ji-tred Marines to be                                                  more than a very short
                                distance in a                       level of emergency care.                           This operation was
                                when the cease fire rc.,c,irrec).
                       G.       i Mar - 31 Mar 1991
                                      Following the cease fire, attention was AqAin @-lacod jr.,
                                sanitation and safety.                        This was liartic@tlarly imr,@jrta@)i, in the Kl-kwait Citv
                                area                 the 'tactical situation necessitated cam.@-site                                                                W @,. r-. ri
                                the situation became clearly unhealthy for a long-term location, rp,ljif,@ts
                                were made, and granted to move @c, a location with a greater                                                                    of
                                environmental health. H@)wever, the entire area was contaminated with
ily smc@ke from bi-ir,ning oil wells, associated
                                resl:,j.r,at-:,ry area gastrointestinal symptoms.
                                      An accide,.rttal illtrishc,t wc,Lind and detonation of a 7.6c-rim rc,ttt)cl
                                Marines, both requiring evacuation and 1-ic@,,Pitalizati,in.
                                      f)s prospects for%                                    increased, the medical section
                                places for smooth processing for Iischirge from active di-tty.







































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Document 60 f:/Week-34/BX600007/COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990/8th tank bn command chronology nov 90 to mar 91:01029709504216
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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997