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Henderson in Henderson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Operation Desert Storm Memorial

 
 
Operation Desert Storm Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015
1. Operation Desert Storm Memorial
Inscription.
The people
of Henderson County
pay tribute to those
members of its armed
forces who served honorably
in the Persian Gulf War
"Operation Desert Storm"
Jan. 16, 1991
Apr. 11, 1991

 
Erected by the People of Henderson County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
 
Location. 37° 50.322′ N, 87° 35.572′ W. Memorial is in Henderson, Kentucky, in Henderson County. It is on North Main Street 0.1 miles north of Washington Street when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 20 North Main Street, Henderson KY 42420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Tri-State Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Raid on Newburgh (a few steps from this marker); They Served with Honor for Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson County Vietnam Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); A Civil War Action (within shouting distance of this marker); Central Park Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance
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of this marker); a different marker also named Henderson County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Workers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.
 
Operation Desert Storm Memorial area of Central Park. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015
2. Operation Desert Storm Memorial area of Central Park.
Operation Desert Storm Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015
3. Operation Desert Storm Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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