66 U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 1990-1991 Dcpaflment of Defense Photo (USMC) 08S3 9 91 The ruins of dcft~u: an iraqi self-prnpelled artillery gun at Al Jahrah, 26 February 1991, is destroyed. were angered by the amount of loot, taken from Kuwaiti homes and businesses, which was evident in virtually every vehicle. One Marine, familiar with the Koran, recalled the verses: As for the Paradise to come, it shall be theirs who seek neither glory in this world nor evil. The righteous shall have a blessed end. He that does good shall be rewarded with that which is better. But he that does evil shall be requited with evil.29 On the "Tigers"' right, the 6th Marines also had crossed the line of departure at 1200. The regiment had pushed its combat service support detachment iflt() the ZOflC On G-Day, in order to keep supplied with fuel and ammunition. Now it was used for a final refuel prior to the allack.2~ As the Tiger Brigade began its movement north, the 6th Marines had to move quickly to keep up with it. Once again, the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and the 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, were on line in the attack, bypassing enemy groups to be taken care of by the reserve battalion, the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines.221 The regiment's advance brought it into a quarry area, in which it encountered several dug-in tanks. A section of Cobra gunships was assigned to the support of each battalion, and was used to engage these targets. As the regiment approached its objective, it destroyed self-propelled artillery pieces and tanks. Several escaping Iraqi APCs were caught by the 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, at the road junction and destr~yed with TOWs.222 Having secured the cloverleaf, the regiment closed its section of the road as an escape route. The 8th Marines had the shortest distance to cover in its attack to its objective on the road. As on the previous day, the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines,First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |