I remember the day my cousin said he was going to be shipped out into the Persian Gulf, although he was many years older than me, I looked up to him like a dear brother. He came from a home with a single mother raising my cousin and his three younger sisters. He enlisted in the Marines at the age of twenty-two to find guidance in his life and help his struggling mother financially. When the news came that my cousin would be deployed into hostile territory our entire family was petrified with pure horror. He was a lance corporal

All in all, the Bush administration's actions during the Gulf War crisis were considered to be very successful. There were those, of course, who criticized Bush for U.S. troops having to die for "oil money." However, the largest criticism over time was that Bush didn't "finish the job," by assuring that Hussein was out of power and/or assassinating him. The fact that this was the largest criticism of Bush speaks to the effectiveness to Bush's campaign and shows how demonizing Saddam Hussein truly was the best way to earn support from the American people. Rick survived through the seven months he had been in hostile territory although he will forever tribute the sanctity that other men and women fought for this great cause known as freedom.

Rick was involved in restoring order within a Marine compound up the street from where he had been marinating guard duty. A drive-by shooting had att

Some common words found in the essay are:
Persian Gulf, Middle Eastern, Desert Storm, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Rick Calderon, hostile territory, largest criticism bush, largest criticism, desert storm, armed forces, terrorist attacks, criticism bush,
Approximate Word count = 601
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)