NOTES Initial Preparations Unless otherwise noted, the material in this section was derived from the following sources: LtCol Dennis P. Mroczkowski battlefield journal, hereafter Mroczkowski Jnl; oral history interviews with LtCol Christopher J. Gregor, 11Apr91, MajOen William M. Keys, 16May91, LtCol Andrew F, Mazarra, 5Apr91, Col Roger C. McElraft, 8Mar91, Col Sepp D. Ramsperger, 10May91, LtCol Michael J. Swords, 4Apr91, (OralHistColl, MCHC, Washington, D.C.), hereafter Gregor intvw, Keys intvw, Mazarra intvw, McElraft intvw, Ramsperger intvw, Swords intvw; telephone conversations between the author and Col Louis E. Brossy, 6Jun91, Col Jack A. Davis, 7Jun91, MajGen William M. Keys, 13Jun91, LtCol Lee F. Lange II, 7Jun91, Col Roger C. McElraft, 6Jun91, LtCol Ottavio J. Milano, 5Jun91, Col Leslie M. Palm, 7Jun91, Col Ronald G. Richard, 25Mar92, Col James K. Van Riper, 5Jun91, hereafter Brossy telcon, Davis telcon, Keys telcon, Lange telcon, McElraft telcon, Milano telcon, Palm telcon, Richard telcon, Van Riper telcon; personal conversation between the author and LtCol Mary K. Lowery, undated, noted in Mroczkowski Jnl; Col John B. Sylvester, U.S. Army, "Actions Of The 1st ~iger) Brigade, 2nd Armored Division During Operation Desert Shieldl Operation Desert Storm 10 Aug 90-1 Mar 91," hereafter 1-2AD AAR. 1. Lisa Beyer, "Iraq's Power Grab,11 Time, 13Aug91, pp. 16-17. 2. Andrew Rosenthal, untitled, The New York Times, 8Aug91, p. 1. 3. "Marines See Action: Middle East and Africa," Marine Corps Gazette, Sep90, p. 4. 4. Ramsperger intvw. 5. McElraft intvw. 6. Keys intvw. 7. McElraft intvw. 8. Ibid.; Mroczkowski Jnl, 28Jan91. 9. Lowery intvw. 10. "Troops Added," Marine Corps Gazette, Dec90, p. 7. 11. 11Reserves Mobilized," Ibid., p. 6. 12. Davis telcon. 13. Van Riper telcon. 14. Richard telcon. 15. Milano telcon. 16. CG II MEF msg to CG 2d MarDiv, dtd 1 82049ZNov90. 17. Keys intvw. 18. Brossy telcon. 19. McElraft intvw; McElraft telcon. 20. Ramsperger intvw. 21. Gregor intvw.First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |