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Desert Storm Veterans

Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
Desert Storm Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Desert Storm Veterans Marker
Inscription.
Thank you Desert Storm Veterans
for preserving our freedom
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
10th Anniversary
1991 - 2001

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
VFW Post 2811 - Gainesville, FL

 
Erected by VFW Post 2811 - Gainesville, FL.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
 
Location. 29° 37.041′ N, 82° 25.243′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 41st Place and SW 75th Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida. It is also in the American South. 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: Korean War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Patrick K. Prindeville and Tomorio D. Burkett (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); Duane E. Dewey (a few steps from this marker); Cpl Milton Lewis (a few steps from this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker);
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K-9 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); LT. Carl P. Hetrick (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Gulf War. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 10, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 
 
Desert Storm Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 3, 2023
2. Desert Storm Veterans Marker
Desert Storm Field Patch image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Desert Storm Field Patch
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2024, by Robert Dennis of Atlanta, Georgia. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026