In February 1991, during the opening days of the Persian Gulf War, USS Missouri was bombarding Iraqi positions near Kuwait when two Seersucker missiles were launched at her. The first failed, but ...

It would be a different story for the vets who came back from the Persian Gulf in 1991. Victory celebrations welcomed returning vets of that war in cities and towns from Bangor, Maine, to San Diego.

Military post also played key roles in the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars and the Cuban missile crisis. Fort Stewart, in Hinesville, is home to more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians.