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Saints at War

The Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Kenneth L. Alford
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Combat artist Lieutenant Colonel Frank Thomas standing on Kuwaiti Emir’s Palace balcony on March 26, 1991. Courtesy of Frank M. Thomas.Combat artist Lieutenant Colonel Frank Thomas standing on Kuwaiti Emir’s Palace balcony
on March 26, 1991. Courtesy of Frank M. Thomas.

An Iraqi 25 dinar banknote. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.An Iraqi 25 dinar banknote. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.

Combat artist Lieutenant Colonel Frank Thomas with burning oil field fires in the background, north of Kuwait City on March 20, 1991. Courtesy of Frank M. Thomas.Combat artist Lieutenant Colonel Frank Thomas with burning oil field fires in the background, north
of Kuwait City on March 20, 1991. Courtesy of Frank M. Thomas.

Reverse side of leaflets dropped in Iraq during Desert Storm visually showing that a coalition of many nations was united to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.Reverse side of leaflets dropped in Iraq during Desert Storm visually showing that a coalition of many nations was united to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.

Desperate Extraction: North of the Euphrates, Two Days Before the War by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. This nine-man Special Forces team is shown being extracted after their commando operation went awry in Iraq. Courtesy of the artist.Desperate Extraction: North of the Euphrates, Two Days Before the War by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. This nine-man Special Forces team is shown being extracted after their commando operation went awry in Iraq. Courtesy of the artist.

Baghdad Express: Special Operations Assault into Iraq by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. The artist painted this after learning of a helicopter that was forced to land on a stack of Army mattresses because its rear wheels had been shot off. Courtesy of the artist.Baghdad Express: Special Operations Assault into Iraq by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. The artist painted this after learning of a helicopter that was forced to land on a stack of Army mattresses because its rear wheels had been shot off. Courtesy of the artist.

Desert Storm: M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks in the Attack by Latter-day Saint U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. Nicknamed “Whispering Death” by U.S. soldiers, the tank’s quiet jet engine allows it to approach within a mile of its intended target without being heard. Courtesy of the artist.Desert Storm: M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks in the Attack by Latter-day Saint U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. Nicknamed “Whispering Death” by U.S. soldiers, the tank’s quiet jet engine allows it to approach within a mile of its intended target without being heard. Courtesy of the artist.

Cutting the Basra Highway: 1/4 “Horse Cavalry” Attacks the Retreating Iraqi Army by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. Known as the “Quarter-Horse” cavalry since the Civil War, this painting illustrates one of the last battles fought in the Gulf War. Courtesy of the artist.Cutting the Basra Highway: 1/4 “Horse Cavalry” Attacks the Retreating Iraqi Army by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M.
Thomas. Known as the “Quarter-Horse” cavalry since the Civil War, this painting illustrates one of the last battles fought in the Gulf War. Courtesy of the artist.

Thunder in the Desert: Arkansas National Guard 142nd Brigade Firing in Desert Storm by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. Courtesy of the artist.Thunder in the Desert: Arkansas National Guard 142nd Brigade Firing in Desert Storm by U.S. Army combat artist Frank M. Thomas. Courtesy of the artist.

National Crest of AfghanistanNational Crest of Afghanistan

National Crest of IraqNational Crest of Iraq

Example of leaflet dropped in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.Example of leaflet dropped in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Courtesy of Brent Johnson.