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Background. The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) was a war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait . The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian ...
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing ...
Hanyu Pinyin. Lín Yīng. Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. In 1981, while still an undergraduate at Yale she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned ...
Added to NRHP. July 27, 1995. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. 's West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950–1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995.
Three Soldiers (also titled Three Servicemen) is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart. Unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1984, [ 1] on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial [ 2] commemorating the Vietnam War. [ 3] It was the first representation of an African American on the National Mall.
14000388. Added to NRHP. July 11, 2014. The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the more than 26,000 "residents and citizens" of the District of Columbia who performed military service in World War I, including the 499 who gave their lives in that service. Located on the National Mall, it was constructed in 1931 as a domed, peristyle ...
National Global War on Terrorism Memorial: District of Columbia: August 18, 2017: Will commemorate the events and veterans of the War on Terror, including the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan and other military campaigns. There is a 2028 deadline to raise funds and finalize a design for the memorial, which received an exemption to be built in ...
On April 16, 2005, Jennifer Horn sustained a mortar injury while serving in Iraq. Horn couldn’t see or walk as the attack continued. She had injuries scattered around her arms, legs and chest ...