Features

Click HERE to pig out on pictures in our massive photo slideshow!

Ever wonder how judging works at the Smoke On The Mountain state barbecue championship?

Take a look behind the scenes in these videos, as we follow BBQ judge Lois Sebastian of Atlanta during her judging of three teams — Low Country Longshots of Georgia, Checkered Pig of Martinsville and Red Hot Smokers of Mississippi.

Originally published by The Gazette in 2001

Shortly after the reservists returned home, Staff Sgt. Jay Kincanon, a U.S. Army journalist, collected stories from the members of the 424th for an article in the Garrison Gazette.

1990
• Aug. 2 — Iraq invades Kuwait.

• Aug. 5 — President George Bush declares invasion “will not stand.”

• Aug. 6 — King Fahd of Saudi Arabia meets with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, requests U.S. military assistance.

• Aug. 8 — Initial U.S. Air Force fighter planes arrive in Saudi Arabia.

• Aug. 10 —Proposed air campaign outlined.

PART 1 OF 2