A Marine from the 1ST Marine Division stands beside his cot as he cleans out his canteen cup. The Marine's unit is camped in a Kuwait City parking lot following the withdrawal of Iraqi troops during Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Base: Kuwait City

Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Ed Bailey

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/02/1991
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label_outline Explore Iraqi Troops, Cot, Cwo 2 Ed Bailey

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