Envoy holds luncheon to honor families of liberation war victims
The Kuwaiti embassy in Washington held a luncheon to families of American servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives in Kuwait liberation war in 1991. Speaking to the audience, Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said that the function, which is held every year in coincidence with the annual anniversary of the war, is meant to remind the new Kuwaiti generations of the sacrifices made by those American service members to defend international legitimacy and justice. He said that the Kuwaiti people are grateful to the American people and would never forget their sacrifices to defend their country. Kuwait would never let down families of those heroes, he vowed. In statements to KUNA and Kuwait TV, Kuwait’s Military Attache in Washington Rear Admiral Marzouq Al-Bader reiterated that the effective role played by the US military in liberating Kuwait would be remembered forever by the Kuwaiti people. All Kuwaitis knew well what the US had done to liberate Kuwait, Bader said. He added that the Kuwaiti-US relation was and would remain strong and distinguished. Bill Perry, a retired captain in the US Navy and father of a soldier who was killed in the war, said meanwhile that he was eager to partake in the annual event to honor families of war victims for 20 years in a row. He said that the event was an opportunity to show the strong bonds linking both the American and Kuwaiti peoples.