Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Operation Desert Storm
Veterans Memorial Center
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 3, 2021
1. Operation Desert Storm Marker
1990
Aug. 2: Iraq Invades Kuwait
Aug. 7: F-15s Depart to Persian Gulf
Aug. 7: USS Independence to Persian Gulf
Nov. 8: 200,000 Troops Depart U.S.
Nov. 29: U.N. Authorizes Force
1991
Jan. 12: U.S. Congress Approves Offensive
Jan. 15: U.N. Deadline
Jan. 17: “D” Day
Jan. 29: Battle of Khafji
Feb. 24: Ground Battle Starts
Feb. 24-28: 100 Hour War
Feb. 28: Ceasefire
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1990.
Location. 28° 21.082′ N, 80° 40.971′ W. Memorial is on Merritt Island, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from South Sykes Creek Parkway just south of Fortenberry Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located within the Veterans Memorial Plaza part of the Veterans Memorial Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 S Sykes Creek Pkwy, Merritt Island FL 32952, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: September, 11th, 2001 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named September, 11th, 2001 (here, next to this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans
this page online
Also see . . . Gulf War. (Submitted on January 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 3, 2021
2. Operation Desert Storm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
