A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Gulf War Cartoons

SUBJECT: Deployed Personnel Behavioral Abnormalities TO: Spouses of Desert Shield/Desert Storm Participants Deployed members returning home from Operation Desert Storm could experience one or several of the following emotional problems due to minor cultural shock. Don't be alarmed. With a little tender loving care your loved one should return to his or her usual self in adequate time. Do not be surprised if your spouse: Gets up in the middle of the night and urinates in the cat box Carries his bed outside to sleep if the air conditioner goes off Starts mumbling to himself if you serve him scrambled eggs, rice or Creole Searches frantically for his gas mask just to go to the pantry Steps outside to smoke a cigarette and then field strips it Goes over to the neighbor’s house to take a shower with them Walks around inside the house after dark with his flashlight on Freaks out if you drive over 35 miles an hour Does his laundry with the garden hose and mop bucket Calls all stores "Abdul's, Aubi's, or Achmed's Stretches a clothesline over your bed Puts all his luggage under his bed and lives out of it until he build a dresser out of cardboard Stops all buses and asks the driver if he is going to tent city Writes "free" on all envelopes to be mailed Complains when he can't find a radio station, which plays only oldies, country, and call to prayer five times a day Asks every morning "How old is that newspaper?" Yells at you for not dispersing your automobile Removes the doors off your car Brings a shovel, sand bags, and a jug of water when you go to the beach Asks your neighbors if they got any mail