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The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial is a new national monument to be built at the National Mall in Washington D.C. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 14, 2022. Our goal is to dedicate the completed Memorial in 2025.
The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial is under planning to be constructed in Washington, D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial. It will honor members of the armed forces who participated in Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. [1]
project timeline. There are 24 steps in the process to build a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial is following all guidelines and moving at a rapid pace towards construction, with the opening projected for 2025.
Washington, DC. The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial, soon to be constructed at the National Mall, has entered the final design phase. Located near the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial, this new monument will commemorate the international unity of the U.S.-led coalition that freed the peaceful nation of Kuwait in 1991.
Jul 14, 2022 · The National Desert Storm War Memorial Association (NDSWM) broke ground Thursday on a memorial at the corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, not far from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and...
Jun 1, 2022 · WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — The groundbreaking ceremony for the newest monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War is scheduled for...
Dec 17, 2019 · The National Desert Storm War Memorial has crossed a major hurdle needed before the monument can be built near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Officials with the memorial association received approval for a design concept earlier this month and unveiled an artist’s rendering at a press conference in Texas.
National Desert Storm War Memorial, Washington D. C. 38,037 likes · 3,601 talking about this · 299 were here. The non-profit responsible for building the Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
Dec 1, 2022 · The approximately one-acre memorial has three primary elements: a storm wall, inscription wall, and unity shield fountain, which is the centerpiece. Its circular form is meant to evoke the “left-hook” maneuver led by the Armed Forces that liberated the country.
Veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm will soon have their own memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., thanks to legislation signed today by the president.
