Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Desert Shield
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Desert Storm
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
1. Desert Shield / Desert Storm Marker
and
Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW 17)
Deployment
August 7, 1990 – March 28, 1991
In memory of our twenty-three fallen shipmates during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm
Dedicated by the crew of the
U.S.S. Saratoga (CV 60) and
Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW 17)
and
Residents of the County of Saratoga, New York
June 7, 1991
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 43° 1.568′ N, 73° 36.908′ W. Memorial is in Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It can be reached from Duell Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville NY 12871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Address by President Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Saratoga (a few steps from this marker); Town of Saratoga (approx.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Gen. Henry Knox Trail (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Retreat, Pursuit, and Surrender (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
2. Marker in the Saratoga National Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
3. Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 676 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
