WrrH THE 2D MARINE DIVISION IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM             87

(OralHistColl, MCHC, Washington, D.C.), hereafter Conry intvw, Gombar
intvw, Holcomb intvw, Keys intvw, Livingston intvw, Richard intvw, Sparks
intvw; telephone conversations between the author and LtCol Bruce A. Gombar,
26Jun91, Maj Michael J. O'Mahoney, 7Jan92, Col Larry S. Schmidt, 16Dec91,
hereafter Gombar telcon, O'Mahoney telcon, and Schmidt telcon; telephone
conversation with BOen Russell L. Sutton, 17Dec92; Col John B. Sylvester,
U.S. Army, "Actions Of The 1st ~iger) Brigade, 2d Armored Division, During
Operation Desert Shieldi Desert Storm 10 Aug 90-1 Mar 91," undated after
action report, hereafter  1 -2AD AAR;  Command Chronologies for the 1st
Baflalion, 8th Marines, 1-28 Feb 91, 2d Baflalion, 4th Marines, I Feb-1 Mar
91, and the 3d Battalion, 23d Marines, 1-28 Feb 91 (MCHC, Washington,
D.C.), hereafter 1/8 ComdC, 2/4 ComdC, 3/23 ComdC.

200. 2d MarDiv COC Jnl, 26Feb91.
201. Gombar telcon.
202. Gombar intvw.
203. Gombar telcon.
204. Holcomb intvw.
205. Battaglini intvw; also Gombar intvw.
206. 2d MarDiv COC Jnl, (0245) 26Feb91.
207. Keys intvw.
208. Richard intvw.
209. Mroczkowski Jnl, 27Feb91.
210. Ibid.
211. 2d MarDiv COC Jnl, (1200) 26Feb91.
212. 1-2AD AAR.
213. Thid.
214. Ibid.
215. Thid.
216. Ibid.; Tystadt intvw.
217. Ibid.
218. Ibid.
219. The Koran: 28; 83-84.
220. Sparks intvw.
221. Livingston intvw.
222. Sparks intvw.
223. Conry intvw.
224. 1/8 ComdC.
225. 3/23 ComdC.
226. Livingston intvw.
227. 2d MarDiv COC Jnl, (2250, 2330) 26Feb91 and (0450, 0555, 0720)
27Feb91.
228. 2/4 ComdC.
229. 3/23 ComdC.
230. Ibid.
231. Mroczkowski Jnl, 27 and 28 Feb 91.