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May 30, 1991

Mrs. 'Stormin' Norman' Speaks

May 30, 1991

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Mrs. 'Stormin' Norman' Speaks

He May Be "Stormin' Norman" in Battle, but as His Wife Recounts, His Talents as a Father, Friend and Trivial Pursuit Whiz Win Him Accolades on the Home Front

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Table of Contents

Articles

Heroes of the War

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George Bush

The President Earned His Place in History by Leading the Country—and the World—to a Swift Victory Against a Tyrant Who Invaded a Helpless Neighbor

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Marie Rossi

One of the First Women to Fly in a Combat Area, She Was a Vibrant Army Commander Who Easily Won the Affection of Her Troops. She Died in a Helicopter Crash but Left Her Country a Legacy of Love and Loyalty.

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Saddam Hussein

His Bid to Lead the Arab World Shattered by a Humiliating Defeat, the Dictator Turned His Wrath on the Battle-numbed People of Iraq

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Bob Simon

Curiosity Led the Veteran Cbs Correspondent and His Crew into Iraqi Hands; Only the Swift Allied Victory Ended Their Dehumanizing Ordeal and Saved Them from Becoming a Grim Footnote to the Gulf War

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Emir of Kuwait

Kuwait's Reclusive Leader Is Under Attack at Home and Abroad for Being a Modern-day Nero: Fiddling with Luxury While His Country Burns. How Much Longer Can He Hang On?

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Frank Bradish

He Went from the Sagebrush Hills of His Native Idaho to the Bloodstained Desert of Southern Iraq. in the Horror of Battle, He Sustained Terrible Wounds and Found Extraordinary Courage.

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Jeffrey Zaun

As a Pow, He Put An Indelible Face on the War. but the Navy Airman Wants the World to Know That He Is Uneasy About His Fame.

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Whitney Houston

The Super Bowl May Have Been a Doozy, but the Best Moment of All Came Just Before Kickoff

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Peter Arnett

As Baghdad Was Under Siege, the World's Most Experienced Combat Correspondent Riveted Some Viewers—and Infuriated Others—with His Censored Reports for Cnn from Behind Enemy Lines

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Colin Powell

The Formidable Career Soldier Who Planned and Unleashed Desert Storm Prefers Being Cast as a Role Model Rather Than a Hero

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Weldon Word

Who Says American Ingenuity Is Dead? One of the Weapons That Earned An A+ in Desert Storm Was Cobbled Together in the '60s with Seat-of-the-pants Engineering and Off-the-shelf Parts by a Team Led by This Man

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Benjamin Netanyahu

As Saddam Rained Down Scuds, the Chief Israeli Spokesman Stood His Ground—calming His Countrymen and Winning the World's Respect for His Nation's Forbearance

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Gaye Jacobson

With America's Indifference to Vietnam Vets Fresh in Her Mind, She Launched Operation Yellow Ribbon and Helped Thousands of Families Cope with the Agony of Separation and the Terror of War

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Arthur Kent

Dubbed the Satellite Dish and Bombarded with Lust Notes by His Enraptured Fans, Nbc's Man in Dhahran Learns That Ducking Scuds May Have Been Easy Compared with Surviving the Not-so-friendly Fire of Critics and Rival Networks

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War Factoids

Millions of Chocolate Bars Were Eaten. Letters Arrived by the Ton. and Donations of Food Came in by the Peking Duck-load. the Desert War Produced a Sandstorm of Stats.

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Tales from the Front

Elation and Grief, Fear and Triumph: Some Heroes and Heroines of Desert Storm Share Their Memories of War in the Gulf

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Emotions of War

Long After the Battle Plans Are Relegated to Military History Books, the Human Side of the Conflict, Captured in Indelible Images, Will Remain

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Terms of Bombardment

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Sequels

Soldiers and Civilians, Protesters and Peacemakers—all Marched into Our Pages. Here Is An Update on How History Altered Their Lives, for Better and Worse

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Tour De Kuwait

No Tv Journalist—not Dan, Bernard, Peter nor Wolf—wanted to Be Part of the Pack. So Each Gave Chase for the War Story of a Lifetime.

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From the Heart

Armed with Little More Than the Courage to Care, These Civilians Proved That Hope Can Abound—even During War

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Oh, Man, I'm Hit!

His Jet Hit by Enemy Fire, a Young Airman Ejected from the Flaming Fighter, Only to Land in An Iraqi Stronghold. This Is the Story of How He Survived as a Pow.

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Love Among the Dunes

Rockets' Red Glare? Bombs Bursting in Air? No Problem. If There Are Human Beings in the Vicinity, You Can Be Sure Cupid Is in the Neighborhood as Well. in the Sand and in the Mail, Many Soldiers in the Gulf Found Brand-new Best Friends...and Lovers. for These Couples—and Even Butch and Bojoe—life Will Never Be Quite the Same Again.

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A Fallen Brother

Four Sons of Emma Stephens-bell Were Sent Off to Fight the Gulf War. Edmund, Willard and Timothy Came Home. Christopher Did Not.

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Honor Roll

Remembering the 263 Americans Who Died During Operation Desert Storm

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Out of Uniform

The World Learned of the War's Progress Via Military Briefers in Riyadh and the Pentagon. Now That the Winds of War Have Waned, Two Top Sortie Counters Have Time for Surf, and Turf. and the Victorious General Is Dogged by a Bear.

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