During the conflict, two paratroopers of the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, 1e RPMIa; Sergeant Schmitt and Corporal-Chef Éric Cordier were killed while clearing unexploded U.S. submunitions near Al-Salman on 26 February 1991.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈɑːnflɪkt, tˈuː pˈæɹətɹˌuːpɚz ʌvðə fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːn ˈɪnfəntɹi pˈæɹəʃˌuːt ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, wˈʌn ˈiː ˌɑːɹpˈiːmˈiə; sˈɑːɹdʒənt ʃmˈɪt ænd kˈɔːɹpɹəlʃˈɛf ɪɹˈɪk kˈɔːɹdiɚ wɜː kˈɪld wˌaɪl klˈɪɹɪŋ ˌʌnɛksplˈoʊdᵻd jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˌʌbmjuːnˈɪʃənz nˌɪɹ ˈælsɐlmˈɑːn ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.