{"id":54945,"date":"2019-12-06T17:21:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/06\/national-desert-storm-war-memorial-final-design-unveiled\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:34:56","slug":"national-desert-storm-war-memorial-final-design-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/12\/06\/national-desert-storm-war-memorial-final-design-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"National Desert Storm War Memorial approved concept unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial will be built near the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials. It is expected to be built in time for the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War battles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The final concept for a National Desert Storm Desert Shield War Memorial<\/a> has been unveiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design \u2014 a stone, sand-colored sweeping left hook around an elevated pool of water \u2014 symbolizes the left hook that U.S.-led coalition forces, coming out of Saudi Arabia, used to sweep into southern Iraq and Kuwait, outflanking Iraqi troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier designs did not include the pool of water and had a raised wall rather than one built into the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept was approved by the Commission of Fine Arts recently and unveiled at a ceremony in Fredericksburg, Texas, at the site of one the partners of National Desert Storm War Memorial Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some details may change, but the basic structure and overall look of the memorial will fit into the concept that\u2019s been approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an email to Military Times, Scott Stump, president and CEO of NDSWM Association, explained some of what happens next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis essentially approves the design footprint and layout. We continue to work on developing the commemorative content and details such as quotes, carvings, statues, relief, etc. to be included on the memorial. We would then go before the CFA for fineal d esign approval, projected to happen sometime next year,\u201d Stump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of that will come from to be with feedback from veterans of the conflict that\u2019s already been gathered.<\/p>\n\n\n\t