Persian Gulf Tribute

© Photographed November 5, 2016

Dedicated July 31, 2006

Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin

44.565367,-90.666667

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PERSIAN GULF TRIBUTE

Mission Statement

"May this tribute honor all branches of America's Military who served through multiple conflicts in the Middle East while marching forward in the Global War on Terrorism and be a place of hope so that we do not walk past you but with you. Let this site be an anchor for education and solace while securing in memory sacrifices made. White hope and prayer, the Persian Gulf Tribute will provide a safe haven for all to reflect and to heal."

PERSIAN GULF WAR TIMELINE

08/01/90 100,000 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait

08/07/90 Operation Desert Shield Begins

11/29/90 UN sets deadline for Iraq to withdraw

01/16/91 Operation Desert Storm begins

01/17/91 Coalition air forces launch Desert Storm

02/24/91 Coalition ground forces invade Iraq and Kuwait

02/28/90 Iraq agrees to cease fire

04/11/91 Iraq accepts all UN terms of the cease fire resolution

08/05/98 Iraq suspends all cooperation with UN

CAMPAIGN PHASE AFGHANISTAN

Liberation of Afghanistan 09/11-10/20/01

10/07/01 The war in Afghanistan begins against Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters

Consolidation I 12/01/01-09/30/06

Consolidation II 10/01/06-11/30/09

Consolidation III 12/01/09

05/02/11 Al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden is killed in a raid by US Special Operations Forces on his residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan

02/12/13 President Obama orders US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by February 2014

CAMPAIGN PHASE IRAQ

Liberation of Iraq 03/19-05/01/03

03/02/03 The war in Iraq begins

Transition of Iraq 05/02/03-06/28/04

12/16/03 Saddam Hussein is captured by US Forces

Iraq Governance 06/29/04-12/15/05

12/15/05 The first national election under the new constitition

National Resolution 12/16/05-01/09/07

12/30/06 Execution of Saddam Hussein

Iraqi Surge 01/10/07-12/31/08

Iraqi Sovereignty 01/10/07-12/31/08

08/10/10 US combat operations in Iraq end

Operation New Dawn 09/01/10 marks the official end of Operation Iraqi Freedom

The Persian Gulf Tribute is located at The Highground, at 7301 Ridge Road, Neillsville, Wisconsin 54456.

The Highground

The Highground: Persian Gulf Tribute

The Bootprint: A Persian Gulf Tribute (PDF of the memorial and significance of each section)

Click here to view all tributes at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park.
 

The Highground: Persian Gulf Tribute

 The memorial is located at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park.

The Highground is located in Neillsville, Wisconsin.