Editing Timothy McVeigh (section)

=== Career in the US Army ===
Following graduation he enlisted in the Army where he served in Desert Storm and earned the Bronze Star. He stated he decapitated an Iraqi soldier with cannon fire on his first day in the war and celebrated. He said he was later shocked to be ordered to execute surrendering prisoners - which was, essentially, a [[war crime]] - and to see carnage on the road leaving Kuwait City after U.S. troops routed the Iraqi army.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/69debb4c262e35ec720f1bb7b30e5522 Timothy McVeigh Known as Dedicated Soldier, Solitary Loner], ''AP News''</ref><ref>[https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/timothy-mcveigh-and-desert-storm-f5e797f7fa90 Timothy McVeigh and Desert Storm], ''Medium''</ref>

In his spare time McVeigh studied explosive and sniper training materials. During his time in the army he was reprimanded for purchasing a [[White Power Movement|white power]] t-shirt at a [[Ku Klux Klan]] protest against African-American soldiers wearing similar [[Black Supremacy|black supremacy]] t-shirts. He was a top-scoring gunner with the 25mm cannon of the Bradley Fighting Vehicles used by his 1st Infantry Division and was eventually promoted to sergeant. After being promoted to sergeant, McVeigh earned a reputation of assigning undesirable work to black servicemen and frequently used racial slurs against them. McVeigh tried to join the special forces but washed out of training, and then decided to leave the Army.