1990–1991 · Iraq · War
Gulf War
A hundred-hour ground war to drive Iraq out of Kuwait, after six weeks of bombing.
383
United States dead
172,815
held on this memorial
How It Began
Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990. A coalition of thirty-five nations assembled in Saudi Arabia over the following months. The air campaign opened on 17 January 1991 and the ground assault on 24 February; Kuwait was retaken in four days.
Men held here from this war
J
Jerry A Lilly
U.S. Air Force
Served, died 2008
R
Rodney Allen Lambert
U.S. Navy
Served, died 2018
J
John Andrew Freeberg
U.S. Navy
Served, died 2015
T
Tamara L Brooks
U.S. Army
Served, died 2017
All 172,815 of them →
In Our Keeping
Years
1990–1991
Fought at
Iraq
Kind
War
Held here
172,815 men and women
Stewarded by
NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Held by NeuraWeb Global Inc. and kept permanently.