Royal welcome for UAE troops returning home
1991 - Rapturous delight pervaded the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi as grateful citizens rolled out the red carpet and embraced their victorious soldiers. The festive mood was evident since dawn as citizens lined the streets leading to Al Bateen airbase and the Mafraq-Tarif highway, where the brave sons of the nation arrived after participating in operations to liberate Kuwait. The soldiers were received by Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Head of the Crown Prince’s Court, Major-General Saeed Al Badi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohammad Saud Zein Al Lamieh, Ambassador of Kuwait, and senior civil and military officials. At the Tarif venue, the soldiers drove home in a serpentine convoy.
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