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National Desert Storm Memorial Association
Slippery Rock Gazette
Architectural renderings of the proposed Desert Storm
History tells us that in 1990, then president, George H.W. Bush, with the help of Secretary of State James A. Baker III put together a coalition of over 30 countries including: Canada, Australia, Kuwait, France, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain to combat Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and feared invasion of Saudi Arabia. On August 7, 1990, Desert Shield was launched in defense of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia against Iraq’s aggression.
On January 17, 1991, under the command of General H Norman Schwarzkopf, Operation Desert Shield transitioned over to Operation Desert Storm as the air offensive began. General Schwarzkopf is still credited to this day for coming up with the “Left Hook” strategy that ended the war quickly, saving thousands of lives. By February 28, 1991, it was all over. Kuwait was liber- ated and Saudi Arabia had been defended.
Sharon Koehler
Stone Industry Consultant
Almost 20 years later, in 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Scott Stump, a Desert Storm veteran, thought that, maybe, people were undervaluing and forgetting about the Desert Shield/Desert Storm war that lasted from August 1990 through February 1991. He wanted it to be remembered by all and not just a footnote in American History. So, he founded the National Desert Storm Memorial Association, a non- profit organization. The Goal: A Desert Shield/ Desert Storm War Memorial in Washington, DC.
Scott created a board of veter- ans to organize and run the non- profit. He also did some fund raising and walked the halls of Congress to try and drum up sup- port for the project. Scott knew he needed renderings to help his fund-raising efforts. For that, he called upon CSO, an architectural
firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. CSO agreed to help and because of the nature of the project, they decided to help at no charge. The project then landed on the desk of Randy Schumacher in 2012. Randy studied the approximately 100 sites in Washington DC that are set aside for memorials. He picked a beautiful site not too far from the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Veterans Memorial show a central granite monument within a spiraling installation. The low walls bear sculptures of soldiers.
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