- Dates
- 1991-05-09 – 1991-05-21
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryhealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Lt. Michael McGinnity returned to Beaver Island on May 9, 1991, after six months with the National Guard’s 207th Evacuation Hospital Unit in Saudi Arabia. He resumed full-time duties at the Medical Center on May 21.
Evidence limits
This is a community newspaper homecoming report, not a military deployment file, travel record, or Medical Center employment record.
Sources
- Reports McGinnity’s May 9 arrival at Welke Airport after six months in Saudi Arabia, the school and McDonough’s Market closures, a crowd with flags, banners, yellow ribbons and Boy Scout and Goo Goo honors, his family’s Mother’s Day reunion, and his return to full-time Medical Center duties May 21. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1991-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the homecoming and Medical Center return report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michael McGinnity returns to Beaver Island after Gulf deployment, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/michael-mcginnity-returns-from-gulf-deployment-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1991, “WELCOME HOME MIKE!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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