First the Camp, Then the Sandbags
![A group of men filling sandbags in an assembly line A group of men filling sandbags in an assembly line](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-gulf-war-1990-1991--operation-desert-shield--desert-storm-/first-the-camp--then-the-sandbags/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1506625596670.jpg)
Seabees and Marines fill sandbags. Believe it or not, sand must be imported from the desert because the hard surface rock on which they are camped cannot be dug.
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