Desert Storm veterans recall pre-deployment training at Fort McCoy, wartime service with 890th TC
Army Sgts. Mark Christensen and Phillip Cornelius with the 890th Transportation Company, an Army Reserve unit based in Green Bay, Wis., are shown in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Feb. 27, 1991. Both Soldiers were part of the deployed 766th Transportation Battalion and operated from Logistical Base Echo in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Both Soldiers became best friends during the operations and are still friends today. Both trained at Fort McCoy, Wis., prior to deploying for the Gulf War.