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Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial

1990 - 1991

 
 
Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021
1. Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial
Inscription.
In grateful tribute to
those Nantucketers who served in the
“Desert Shield” and “Desert Storm”
Operations in the Middle East
1990 - 1991

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
 
Location. 41° 17.093′ N, 70° 5.955′ W. Memorial is in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in Nantucket County. It is on Federal Street just north of East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. The memorial lies just west of the Nantucket Information Bureau in a small memorial park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 23 Federal St, Nantucket MA 02554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker: Nantucket World War II Monument (here, next to this marker); Korean Conflict, World War I, and Vietnam Era Memorial (here, next to this marker); Thomas Turner Square (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Town’s Meridian Line"… (about 700 feet away); R.H. Macy (about 700 feet away); Nantucket Civil War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mitchell House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brant Point Shellfish Hatchery (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nantucket.
 
Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021
2. Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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