He became an icon by entertaining troops in every major conflict from World War II to the First Gulf War
[DOC] [TLE] Persian Gulf War | 1990-1991 | Britannica.com [PAR] Jul 5, 2016 ... U.S. Marines entering Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, February ... Saddam 
steadfastly refused to withdraw Iraqi forces from Kuwait, however, which he 
maintained ... M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of the U.S. 1st Armored Division ... 
on March 20 and thus began what became known as the Iraq War.