Gulf War I: A Mystery and a Man are Laid to Rest
It’s the end of an 18-year old mystery. The remains of the first U.S. serviceman killed in the first Gulf War have been found. The discovery lays to rest the confusion surrounding the disappearance of Captain Michael “Scott” Speicher, who was shot down the first night of the first Gulf War in 1991. He was originally declared missing in action when his plane was discovered in 1993. But whether he was captured or killed remained a mystery until now. Gordon Lubold, the Pentagon correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor has the rest of the story.
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