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The 101st Airborne Division, known in their local area of Fort Campbell, Kentucky as the Screaming Eagles, were first assigned as Air Assault in 1974. Since then, the 101st has been sent to deal with some of the world’s biggest problems Including those in Grenada, Kuwait, and Thailand. ... The 101st Airborne should never have been deployed to Iraq.
On August 17, 1990 the first units of the 101st arrived in Saudi Arabia. ... During the 100 hours of combat the 101st searched day and night for Saddam Hussein. ... This unyielding search would later come back to haunt the 101st. ... The 101st would be leaving for Afghanistan in search of the leader of the Al Qaida terrorist unit, Osama bin Laden.
In January of 2002, the 101st Airborne was deployed to Afghanistan to relieve the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of operations to destroy the Al Qaida terrorist network and the Taliban regimen of Afghanistan. ... The 101st returned to their base at Fort Campbell Kentucky in mid-2002. Their stay would not be long, as their unique talents were called upon in February, 2003 when President Bush ordered the 101st to deploy to the Persian Gulf to prepare for war with Iraq. (History of the 101st Airborne Division, para. ...
Since the 101st was deployed to Iraq, there have been many problems arise.
Approximate Word count = 1100
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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