Why i chose this topic

The reason why I chose this topic is because my dad was in Operation Desert Storm. Another reason why I chose this topic is because it was a recent war that happened and it is interesting to know that we are still in Iraq fighting for other reasons. Operation desert storm was the beginning to the war that is going on still in Iraq. There where American soldiers that lost their lives fighting for our country not to long ago. Their where about 300 American deaths in this war which is not much compared to other wars throughout history, however those lives were still lost which is a big deal. Another reason why I chose this topic was because this was an event that just recently happened and it made me realize that not all important events that happened in the past had to happen a long time ago. History is made everyday and every year not just events that happened a long time ago. Those were the reasons why I chose my topic.