Desert Scouts

On August 1, 1990, Iraq shocked the world with an unprecedented attack by sending thirty thousand soldiers and two hundred and seventy-five tanks into Kuwait. In a single stroke, Iraq was in a position to influence nearly half of the world’s oil supply. What later became know as Operation Desert Shield and Storm ultimately turn out to be the greatest one sided military victory of all time. This is the story of Captain Joseph “Quarry” Samuels and the Marines of Scout Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2ndMarine Division. Long before the two divisions of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Forces ever launch into the offensive later known as the “Hundred Hour War”, Quarry and the Scouts must face numerous encounters with the 108th Iraqi Armored Division and get information back to friendly forces that will help plan the liberation of Kuwait.