Against who was the war Howard E. Wasdin served in against?
Howard E. Wasdin Dr. Howard E. Wasdin (born Howard E. Wilbanks on November 8, 1961) is a former member of the United States Navy who served as a sailor in the Atlantic Fleet as well as a Navy SEAL. Following his honorable discharge, he co-wrote the autobiographical memoir "SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper". He also wrote "I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier". Wasdin served in operation Desert Storm and was part of the operation to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a Somalian warlord. It was in the operation that Wasdin was shot and almost lost his leg. After 12 years of service, he now lives in Georgia where he operates a chiropractic clinic.
Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦 , Hepburn: Okinawa-sen ) (Okinawan: 沖縄戦 , "Uchinaa ikusa " ), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II, the April 1, 1945, invasion of Okinawa itself. The 82-day battle lasted from April 1 until June 22, 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were planning to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 mi away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations for the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands.