An American led coalition orchestrated by president George hw bush had given sadam who same an ultimatum leave kawaii by january 15th 1991 He didn't and on January 16th 16th the world witnessed what the grating Greatest fighting force ever created could do. The invasion went in two phases first an air war Where the combined might of american and allied militaries rained thousands of tons of ordnance on the iraqi army weeks later. A platoon from 27th engineer battalion also from fort brag was attached to my company Soon after crossing into iraq it was assigned the mission of clearing munitions from airfields after coalition bombing had rendered them inoperable Sadly when