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THE MILITARY POLICE IN DESERT STORM
October 23, 2007 (San Dimas, CA)
Military-Writers.com is a website committed to listing servicemembers who have
authored books. The website added a free, completely downloadable, novella on
Sergeant
Jim Heitmeyers experiences as a
Military
Police Officer in Desert Storm.
According to
Jim Heitmeyer, Trucks and equipment were
loaded quickly for deployment and all soldiers received their necessary overseas
vaccines. Large musters were formed to insure all soldiers were present as
activated. All soldiers 201 files were checked for updated information. New dog
tags were issued with name, religion and blood type.
Some troops were transported by
buses to their assigned duty bases for the necessary training in NBC (nuclear,
biological and chemical) warfare and tactics. Everyone was present and accounted
for and ready for transport to their newly assigned staging point.
Some members of the 745
Military Police Company were activated in
October of 1990. At 0400 hours on 28 November 1990 I was called to report to the
capital hill armory off 44th and Pennsylvania Street. The remainder of our unit
had been activated. We were told to report to the armory with all our gear.
Being activated must have affected Vietnam vets in a similar manner when they
were called to war.
Later, after the war had begun,
Jim Heitmeyer writes, Then it dawned on me. I didnt have any aerial markings
on my vehicle and that was a serious problem right now. The gunship continued to
track me for a mile before banking off. I thought, Ok Jim, you have nearly been
killed four times already on this trip and only GOD could have saved you. I
was shaking like a naked man in a snowstorm from fear. Just about the time when
getting my senses back two F-16s scraped me, flew in front of me and turned back
my way. They lowered their altitude to about tree level headed directly at me.
I am definitely toast and dead now! I thought.
Jim Heitmeyer was born in Phoenix, Arizona
and raised in Paradise Valley. Jim joined the
United States Marine Corps and completed
his service to our country. Jim later joined the Oklahoma
Army National Guards 745
Military Police Company. Jim served during
the Just Cause war in Panama and Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm. Jim
Heitmeyer attained the rank of sergeant (E5).
Jim Hietmeyer is a retired lieutenant from
the
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office
(Oklahoma). After his retirement from the
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office he worked
as a
police officer for the Arcadia Police
Department from 2001 through 2004. During his career, he worked as a jailer,
deputy sheriff, CLEET instructor, American Red Cross Instructor, and biohazards
instructor. He is the author of two books under the pen name of Jim Daly:
Lockdown Madness and Behind Steel Doors.
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