02/27/2026
For reasons unknown to us, we are hearing from veterans daily who served during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm who are just now learning that a memorial honoring their service and sacrifice is in progress at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial is now under construction and will be dedicated on October 24, 2026. This project was started in 2010.
We respectfully ask organizations such as Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW, AMVETS National Headquarters, The American Legion National Headquarters, DAV, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , The Marine Corps League, and others to share this information with the veterans you serve. Many still do not know this memorial is being built in their honor.
Details on the memorial's dedication can be found here: https://www.ndswm.org/dedication-ceremony
Here is the Facebook Event for the Dedication Ceremony: Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial.