The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudia Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after.