Always Remember – Never Forget- August 2022

Anti-Terrorism Awareness Month

August 2 – Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990. On August 7, 1990, George Herbert Walker Bush launched Operation Desert Shield.

August 4 – Coast Guard Birthday (1915)

August 7 – Purple Heart Day (1782)

August 14 – Navajo Code Talkers Day (Est. 1982)

August 14 – Congressional Medal of Honor Society Birthday (1863)

August 16 – National Airborne Day (1940)

August 29 – Marine Forces Reserve Birthday (1916)