Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Photographed by Kevin W., June 19, 2024
1. Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm Marker
Inscription.
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. . Operation Desert Shield and Operation and Desert Storm (also known as the Persian Gulf War) are the official names for troop buildup and combat phase of operation in Southwest Asia. Following Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United States responded with Operation Desert Shield, the deployment of a significant number of American Troops and resources to deter a possible attack on Saudis Arabia. After Iraq defied demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, Operation Desert Storm was launched with offensive attacks by a U.S. led coalition, With the rapid defeat of Iraqi forces, Operation Desert Storm ended in February 28, 1991. , In honor of the brave men and women of Tennessee who served during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. , It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." , General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Operation Desert Shield and Operation and Desert Storm (also known as the Persian Gulf War) are the official names for troop buildup and combat phase of operation in Southwest Asia. Following Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United States responded with Operation Desert Shield, the deployment of a significant number of American Troops and resources to deter a possible attack on Saudis Arabia. After Iraq defied demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, Operation Desert Storm was launched with offensive attacks by a U.S. led coalition, With the rapid defeat of Iraqi forces, Operation Desert Storm ended in February 28, 1991.
In honor of the brave men and women of Tennessee who served during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle.
It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle."
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Location. 36° 9.902′ N, 86° 47′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37243, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
More about this marker. Along the front of these markers, engraved in the marble base, it reads,
"The stars above are in memory of the men and women who answered the call and died as a result of their service.
We honor and remember their sacrifice."
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 29, 2022
2. Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 29, 2022
3. Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
