Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Operation Desert Shield
1990 - 1991
— Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Operation Desert Shield Marker
August 2: About 100,000 Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait, initiating the Gulf War. The U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 660 demanding Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait immediately and unconditionally.
August 4: Kuwait was under Iraqi control after Saddam Hussein declared a victory over Kuwait.
August 7: The United States launched operation Desert Shield. first U.S. troops arrived in Saudi Arabia.
August 8: Saddam Hussein proclaimed the annexation of Kuwait.
August 12: naval blockade of Iraq begins.
August 28: Iraq declared Kuwait as its 19th Province and renames Kuwait City as Al-Kadhima.
November 29: The U.N, Security Council passed Resolution 678 setting a deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait before January 15, 1991, or face military action.
Erected by Hillsborough County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm. A significant historical date for this entry is November 29, 1990.
Location. 27° 58.572′ N, 82° 21.746′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Memorial can be reached from U.S. 301, 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Marker stands within Hillsborough County Veterans
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Operation Desert Storm (here, next to this marker); The Gulf War (here, next to this marker); Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Women’s Memorial (a few steps from this marker); K-9 Corps/K-9 Handlers (a few steps from this marker); Hillsborough County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lt Col James Michael Basta (a few steps from this marker); Richard “Dick” Arens, Major USAF (Ret) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . . Operation Desert Shield. (Submitted on April 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Operation Desert Shield Marker (top)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
