The 144th Service and Supply Company, Army National Guard (ARNG), was responsible for establishing a central receiving and storage point for all damaged and destroyed combat vehicles. Thirteen Abrams and 15 Bradleys, contaminated with DU during Operation Desert Storm, were returned to the 144th Service and Supply Company at King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia. The Army buried six destroyed Bradleys at King Khalid Military City. These vehicles were not returned to the US, because the certifying officer was unable to declare that the wreckage was free of unexploded ordnance.
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