Queen, Major Honor Dead in Gulf War
United Press International
GLASGOW, Scotland —
Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister John Major joined church leaders Saturday in a controversial service of remembrance and thanksgiving for British troops who fought and died in the Gulf War.
Anti-war activists had criticized the memorial service at Glasgow Cathedral as a glorification of the allied military might that turned back Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
More than 40,000 British troops fought in the war. Forty-two were killed and 44 were wounded.
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