I am a Baton Rouge City Police Officer. I have worked here for 17 years and enjoy every minute of it. I got out of the active duty Air Force in 1991 after Desert Storm. I stayed out 16 years and joined the Reserves in 2007. I am with the 403rd SFS, but was put on inactive status after being injured in the line of duty. I was injured and had an operation on my hand. I now have pins and screws in my hand. The Air Force deemed me non-deployable in October of 2008.
I have worked in Narcotics as a detective and and now I am a Sergeant in Uniformed Patrol. Uniformed Patrol is where the real work is at. I have experianced both worlds and the "real police and back bone of the police department" are the guys on the street. My squad is a hard working group of guys. I would lead them into any situation and they would no doubt follow me.
I will work about 10 more years with the Baton Rouge Police Department and retire. I have four kids: Andrew, Amanda, Alyssa and Alexis. I love them very much and enjoy every second I can spend with them. They make me very proud in everything they do. So far they have been the perfect kids......LOL. My daughters are all very beautiful and my son is just as handsome as his father.
Other Comments:
My grandfather was in the Army during WWII and served in Italy. My father was in the Coast Guard and served in the Phillipines in the mid 1960's. Me and my twin brother , Ronnie, were in the military during Desert Storm. My brother joined the Marines and I joined the Air Force. My brothers two sons are now Marines and stationed in California and South Carolina. Me and my brother served during Desert Storm. My nephew, Kevin, is now serving in Afghanistan. All males members of the Shirley family have proudly served this great nation.
Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
From Month/Year
January / 1991
To Month/Year
February / 1991
Description Just after midnight on January 17, 1991 in the U.S., Bush gave the order for U.S. troops to lead an international coalition in an attack on Saddam Hussein’s army. U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf led “Operation Desert Storm,” which began with a massive bombing of Hussein’s armies in Iraq and Kuwait. The ensuing campaign, which is remembered in part for the United States’ use of superior military technology, introduced the term “smart bombs” to the global vernacular—precision-bombing devices aimed primarily at destroying infrastructure and minimizing civilian casualties. In response, Hussein launched SCUD missiles into Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iraq’s use of SCUDs, notoriously inaccurate weapons designed to terrorize civilian targets, nearly succeeded in inciting the Israelis to retaliate. Hussein hoped an Israeli military response would draw neighboring Arab nations into the fight on Iraq’s side, but he again committed a grave miscalculation. Bush reassured Israelis that the U.S. would protect them from Hussein’s terrifying SCUD attacks and Israel resisted the urge to retaliate. Soon after, U.S. –installed Patriot missiles destroyed SCUD missiles in flight and further foiled Hussein’s plan to goad Israel into a holy war.
Following an intense bombing of Baghdad, U.S.-led coalition ground forces marched into Kuwait and across the Iraq border. Regular Iraqi troops surrendered in droves, leaving only Hussein’s hard-line Republican Guard to defend the capital, which they were unsuccessful in doing. After pushing Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait, Schwarzkopf called a ceasefire on February 28; he accepted the surrender of Iraqi generals on March 3.
