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    Kuwait kicks off month of 50/20 festivities at Qaruh Island

    QARUH ISLAND, KUWAIT

    01.25.2011

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Matthews 

    U.S. Army Central   

    Kuwaiti divers proudly wave the Kuwaiti flag and a photo of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah The fiftheenth Amir of the State of Kuwait, Jan. 24, during a reenactment of events which took place 20 years earlier. Qaruh Island was the first piece of land liberated by Kuwait and U.S. Forces and was the first action of Operation Desert Storm. The reenactment of Qaruh Island kicks off a month of festivities, culminating in a parade which will mark 50 years of Kuwait’s independence and 20 years of Kuwait’s liberation from Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces, Feb 26.

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    Date Taken: 01.25.2011
    Date Posted: 02.19.2011 09:38
    Photo ID: 368906
    VIRIN: 110125-A-8133M-006
    Resolution: 299x450
    Size: 22.58 KB
    Location: QARUH ISLAND, KW

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