Emphasis Preaching Journal

David had enlisted in the Marines, full aware of the possibility of combat, especially with all of the "hot" spots heating up around the world. But, when the Persian Gulf area was struck with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, David's unit was one of the first to go. He had experienced a lot of fear and anguish these past few months as the war approached and then began with the fast and furious air strikes. He wasn't so much afraid of death as he was anxious to survive long enough to find out whether his wife, Sharon, had a boy or a girl.