{"id":180803,"date":"2026-03-06T14:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180803\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:39:12","slug":"event-marks-35th-anniversary-of-desert-shield-desert-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180803\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Marks 35th Anniversary Of Desert Shield\/Desert Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County and the Waterman-Twining Chapter of the Air & Space Forces Association\u202fare joining together\u202fto commemorate the 35th\u202fanniversary of\u202fOperations\u202fDesert Shield and Desert Storm\u202fat 10 a.m. on\u202fFriday, March 6. The event will be at the Veterans Memorial Park &\u202fRear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr.\u202fVeterans\u202fMuseum, located at 3602 N. U.S. 301 in\u202fTampa. <\/p>\n

In recognition of those who\u202fserved in the Persian\u202fGulf\u202fconflict\u202ffrom August 1990 to February 1991, the inaugural event will feature:\u202f <\/p>\n

The MacDill Air Force Base Honor Guard, managed by the 6th\u202fForce Support Squadron.
\nKeynote speaker retired United States\u202fAir Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, an aerospace\u202fexpert\u202fand\u202fprincipal\u202fattack planner for\u202fthe Operation\u202fDesert Storm coalition air campaign.
\nAwards to local Gulf War veterans\u202fof\u202fthe\u202fUnited States\u202fAir Force, Army,\u202fCoast Guard,\u202fMarines,\u202fNavy and Special Operations.
\nFree refreshments and fellowship following the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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Special Gulf War Veteran Awards will be presented\u202fduring the 35th anniversary Gulf War Commemoration event. <\/p>\n

The event\u202fis\u202ffree and open to the public\u202fin the amphitheater at Veterans Memorial Park. <\/p>\n

For more information on\u202fHillsborough County\u2019s\u202fVeterans Memorial Park & Museum,\u202fvisit\u202fhttps:\/\/hcfl.gov\/departments\/veteran-community-services<\/a>\u202for\u202fcall 813-635-8316.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n

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The Veterans Memorial Park & Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr. Veterans Museum was established to provide a centralized location to which all citizens and visitors could memorialize and honor the veterans of all eras.\u202fThe park also serves as a location for regional ceremonies on Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Patriot Day, along with a variety of other organized events. It has a reputation as a well-designed location for reading, reflection, meditation, picnicking, gathering as a family and\/or walking\/jogging its many paths, and it has fitness stations along the trail of the Bypass Canal. <\/p>\n

Learn more about volunteering at the museum at https:\/\/hcfl.gov\/locations\/veterans-memorial-park-and-museum. <\/p>\n

The\u202fVeterans Resource Center\u202fis also located on the grounds of the park in building 3610 and offers services for veterans. <\/p>\n

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The park has 14 war memorials, which currently include: <\/p>\n

Iraq
\nAfghanistan
\nKorea
\nVietnam
\nWorld War I
\nWorld War II
\nSpanish American
\nFallen Heroes
\nCommitted Forces<\/p>\n

Additionally, to watch\u202fa Stitches of Duty video, filmed at the memorial park, visit www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UtWr03dxPu4<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County and the Waterman-Twining Chapter of the Air & Space Forces Association\u202fare joining…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-180803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}