Desert Storm MARINE HERO on Navy Cross COMBAT Action | Eddie Ray

Born in Southern Los Angeles, Ray joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1977. He earned his bachelor’s degree while serving as enlisted artilleryman, and joined the reserves as an officer. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, Ray led his Light Infantry Vehicle company overseas, joining the international coalition defending Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield.

On February 24, 1991 Allied forces launched Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait. One day into the operation, then-Captain Ray received word that his division’s command post was threatened by a large force of Iraqi armored vehicles. Ray ordered his vastly-outnumbered force to charge the oncoming Iraqi brigade.

At the end of the battle, Ray’s unit had captured more than 250 enemy soldiers and destroyed over fifty enemy vehicles. His leadership and courage earned him the Navy Cross, one of only two awarded during that war.

Interview recorded on November 4, 2016

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Video Credits:
Interviewer - Greg Corombos
Editor - Daniel Taksas