Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Operation Desert Shield
1990 - 1991
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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. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr.
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Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: 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 Womens 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
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Operation Desert Shield Marker (top)
Also see . . . War in the Persian Gulf: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, August 1990March 1991. U.S. Army Center of Military History PDF (Submitted on November 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 14 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.
