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  • Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi, reflects on his role in Gulf War. Victor Besa / The National
    Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi, reflects on his role in Gulf War. Victor Besa / The National
  • Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with the now retired Maj Gen Helal Al Shehhi at the time of the war. Courtesy: Helal Al Shehhi
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with the now retired Maj Gen Helal Al Shehhi at the time of the war. Courtesy: Helal Al Shehhi
  • A Kuwaiti refugee stands beside his car outside Kuwait City after Iraq invaded. Friday marks 30 years since Kuwait was liberated. Scott Applewhite / AP
    A Kuwaiti refugee stands beside his car outside Kuwait City after Iraq invaded. Friday marks 30 years since Kuwait was liberated. Scott Applewhite / AP
  • Kuwaitis demonstrate against the Iraqi invasion in August 1990. Derek Hudson / Getty Images
    Kuwaitis demonstrate against the Iraqi invasion in August 1990. Derek Hudson / Getty Images
  • Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi led UAE troops in the advance into Kuwait. Victor Besa / The National
    Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi led UAE troops in the advance into Kuwait. Victor Besa / The National
  • An Egyptian soldier holding a bayonet takes shelter in a hole to protect himself from Iraqi artillery fire on February 25, 1991 while Allied troops launch a ground offensive to free Kuwait from Iraqi invasion. Pascal Guyot / AFP
    An Egyptian soldier holding a bayonet takes shelter in a hole to protect himself from Iraqi artillery fire on February 25, 1991 while Allied troops launch a ground offensive to free Kuwait from Iraqi invasion. Pascal Guyot / AFP
  • The Founding President, Sheikh Zayed, reviews UAE troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm. Courtesy: Al Ittihad
    The Founding President, Sheikh Zayed, reviews UAE troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm. Courtesy: Al Ittihad
  • The Late President, Sheikh Zayed, with now retired Maj Gen Helal Al Shehhi. Courtesy: Helal Al Shehhi
    The Late President, Sheikh Zayed, with now retired Maj Gen Helal Al Shehhi. Courtesy: Helal Al Shehhi
  • Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi, was honoured by Sheikh Zayed after the war. He now lives in Au Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Retired UAE Maj Gen, Helal Zaid Al Shehhi, was honoured by Sheikh Zayed after the war. He now lives in Au Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National