Hubert “Gunny” Hunnicutt fought in the Vietnam War, so he knows the meaning of quagmire and stinging military defeat. But then for him came the Persian Gulf War, which in terms of combat was totally different. It was over in 43 days — and was virtually no contest, as thousands of Iraqi soldiers threw down their arms before the first weapons were fired.
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