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Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial

 
 
Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 21, 2022
1. Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial
Inscription. In memory of Persian Gulf War Veterans

"There is no one more devoted, more committed to the hard work of freedom, than every soldier and sailor, every Marine, airman and Coast Guardsman - every man and woman now serving in the Persian Gulf."
-President George Bush

"I have seen in your eyes a fire of determination to get this job done quickly so that we may all return to the shores of our great nation. My confidence in you is total. Our cause is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm."
-General Norman Schwarzkopf
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
 
Location. 41° 55.46′ N, 83° 25.089′ W. Memorial is in Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on N. Custer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Monroe MI 48161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monroe County War On Terror Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Of Foreign Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Col. Matt L. Urban (a few steps from this marker); Monroe County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County World Wars Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterloo Dam 1820 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monroe County Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.
 
Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 21, 2022
2. Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial
Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 21, 2022
3. Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial
Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 21, 2022
4. Monroe County Persian Gulf War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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