Description:
Blanket Party in Desert Storm is a Kirkus Reviews "GET IT" and Indie Spotlight feature in the Jan 15, 2026 issue of Reviews Magazine. This memoir chronicles one woman's survival as a female during Operation Desert Storm.
Brief description: Darnnell Reese is a Desert Storm combat veteran who served as a Military Intelligence Analyst (98 Juliet) from 1989 to 1992. She was assigned to Bravo Company, 511th Military Intelligence Battalion, VII Corps, and attached to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment during Operation Desert Storm. She is one of the few Military Intelligence soldiers authorized to wear the 2nd ACR combat patch, having provided intelligence support during Operation Desert Storm, including the Battle of 73 Easting.After leaving the military, Darnnell built a successful career in the federal government while raising her daughter as a single mother. She has spent decades advocating for Gulf War veterans and fighting for recognition of Military Sexual Trauma and toxic exposure.Darnnell is the author of the Victorious With God series, which includes Victorious! Defeating Bullies & Giants God's Way, In All Seriousness... Totally Funny Bible Stories, and their companion Defeating Bullies and Giants Coloring Book. Blanket Party in Desert Storm is her third full-length book in the series.She lives in Fort Washington, Maryland, with her husband Terrence, a federal police officer with 25 years of service, whose love, kindness, unwavering support, and fierce protectiveness created the safe space that allowed her to finally tell this story.