This photo was sent to the LOG by Paul Lewis of Chesapeake, Va. It was taken of the deck gang on the Cornhusker State in April 1991 after a four-month trip to deliver its cargo of military supplies to Saudi Arabia in an effort to free Kuwait from the invading Iraqis. That was known as Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.Lewis, who was the ship’s bosun, is standing second from right.
The very same auxiliary crane ship, operated by SIU-contracted IUM, was deployed more than 11 years later in support of yet another conflict in that same part of the world — this time in Operation Enduring Freedom, the nation’s war against terrorism.
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