I was stationed at the Pentagon the summer of 1990. I can tell you, we knew, and by the end of July, there were some exceedlingly long faces, especially in the higher-ups. Generals and Admirals, Colonels and Captains almost too glum to even snap a salute on the way to and from the parking lots. Like a bunch of people going to a funeral...
I wasn’t too worried, I was a Master Sergeant and wasn’t worried about my career opportunities!
Anyway, then Saddam invaded Kuwait on August 2nd.
I’ve never seen such a transformation in such short a time. By the next day, a Friday, the place was hopping like a toad on a Texas sidewalk in July!
I jokingly referred to this early period before Desert Shield as “Operation Save My Job”.
Anyway, then Saddam invaded Kuwait on August 2nd.