An American Special Forces soldier is mobbed by jubilant Kuwait City residents in February 1991 after the city was liberated from Iraqi forces. More than 500,000 U.S. troops served in the Gulf War, along with 160,000 troops from an allied coalition of 34 countries. (AP photo)

A Kuwaiti military helicopter herds Iraqi prisoners across Kuwait in February 1991. More than 60,000 Iraqi soldiers, often poorly fed, clothed and equipped, were taken prisoner in the war. An estimated 150,000 Iraqis deserted. (AP photo)

Workmen dig graves in Kuwait City's Raqqua cemetery in March 1991. More than 100,000 Iraqis were killed, compared with 148 U.S. troops. (AP photo)

A Tomahawk cruise missile lights up the sky and the deck of the USS Wisconsin early in the morning of Jan. 18, 1991, during the second day of allied attacks on Iraq. Following massive air and sea bombardments, the conflict was concluded quickly, less than two months after Congress authorized the use of force. (AP photo)

A destroyed Iraqi tank rests near a series of oil well fires in northern Kuwait. Iraqi troops looted, blew up and burned much of Kuwait's oil infrastructure. (AP photo)