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Persian Gulf War
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- What was it like at home? How was life different because of the war? Was there someone that he missed? What was the biggest sacrifice he had to make because of it?
- What did he do at home to help the war effort? Did he send letters or gifts to the troops overseas to help keep their spirits up? Did he wear a yellow ribbon or have a "Support Our Troops" bumper sticker? Did he think that people treated soldiers differently than they did during Vietnam?
- Did anyone close to him fight in this war? How did he feel when they left? Was he scared? Did he think that he would never see them again? How did things turn out?
- Did any of his family or friends die because of the war? Who? Did he know how he or she died? When did he find out about this person's death?
- How did he keep in touch with his loved ones who were away during this time? Did he save any letters he wrote or received?
- When did the war end for him? When the ground war was over? Was it when a loved one came home? Describe that day.
- Did he think that the Gulf War would have a lasting effect on Iraq and Saddam Hussein? Did he think that he would ever attempt anything of this nature again? Did he think that the fighting had gone far enough or not? Should the U.S. have captured Hussein?
- What was it like when his friends and family finally came home? Had they changed in ways he didn't expect? Had he changed in ways they didn't expect? What was hardest to adjust to once they got back? What was easiest?
- Did it take a long time for life to return to normal? Did it ever? Was it easy to put it all behind him and get on with his life or did he have to struggle? Why?
- What sort of memorabilia did he save from this time? Yellow ribbons or American flags? What did these items symbolize to him? What memories and feelings did it bring back after the war was over?
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