It was all the more notable as this particular vet also served in the Gulf War in 1991. Of course, it wasn't a sailor, but rather was the U.S. Navy's Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64 ...

She was joined by sister ships USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Wisconsin, USS Illinois and ... combat again in the early 1990s during the Gulf War. In 1991, the battleship bombarded defenses ...