Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
War memorial in Washington, DC, United States
Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial honors members of the armed forces who participated in Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield in the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. The national memorial is in Washington, D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial. The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act (H.R. 503) authorized the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a memorial in the capital without use of federal funds. The bill was incorporated into Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 3979) and was enacted in December 2014. The memorial's design was approved in 2023, and construction took place in 2025 and 2026; the memorial was dedicated on October 24, 2026.
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