Missouri Gulf War Memorial Lacks End Date
Eight black monoliths at the Missouri Veterans Memorial honor wars with no end date for the Persian Gulf War. Pentagon says a cease-fire exists but not an official end, leaving 1991’s end date blank on the Gulf War stone. Locals note the display prompts reflection on unfinished affairs.
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Efferson City
Missouri
Iraq
Pentagon
Missouri National Guard
Saudi Arabia
Bob Morgan
Guard
Washington
Morgan
Missouri Memorial
Jim Whitfield
Missouri Veterans Commission
Missouri River
Guardians of Liberty
Brad Votan
Stephanie Clark
Springfield
Clark
Votan
Lee Johnson
Manhattan
Kan
Missouri War Memorial Park
Jefferson City
U.S
Kuwaiti Beaches Still Littered With Gulf War Mines
On Kuwait City beaches shorelines remain unsafe as undetected Gulf War mines wash ashore. Experts warn a storm could bring more and civilians risk injury or death amid ongoing mine clearance and casualties since 1991.
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Kuwaiti
Kuwait City
Don Knelleken
Fairfield
Calif
Iraq
Kuwait
Sheik Ali al- Sabah
Haiti Army Sees Two Soldiers Killed Amid Protests
In Port-au-Prince and St Marc attackers killed two soldiers and a civilian, amid week of anti-government demonstrations against the military backed government. Col. Jean-Robert Gabriel cited possible political violence and noted injuries to other soldiers as security forces face rising tensions.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Cite Militaire
Port-au-Prince’s
Jean-Robert Gabriel
Army Chief of Staff
Gabriel
St. Marc
Memorial Honors Gulf War Vets with Eastern Iowa Memorial
The Metro Veterans Council launched a fund drive on a Cedar Rapids radio show raising nearly 12 000 from listeners plus 75 000 in donated labor and supplies for a veterans memorial. Local units helped with site work and Cedar Rapids landscaped and paved a parking lot. The nine member committee included Nancy Clark and Karen Peterson. Brad Parks coordinated while organizer Stan Cooper led volunteers.
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Metro Veterans Council
Vietnam
Hall Foundation
WMT
Jerry Carr
Bender
Cedar Rapids
Stan Cooper
Carpenters’ Union
van Gorp
Nancy Clark
Steven
Clark
Karen Peterson
Lou Serbousek
Calla Blake
Brad Parks
Dubuque
Jim Manuel
Memorial Day 21-gun salute honors Soldier veterans in Iowa
VFW Post 462 members and local residents observe Memorial Day at Soldier Cemetery in Soldier Iowa. Kermit Amunson mourns his brother Leo killed in WWII. Veterans fire a 21-gun salute as crowds gather after church services and flag ceremonies.
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Kermit Amunson
Leo
Pacific
Amunson
Soldier, Iowa
Iowa
Oldier
Hillside
Soldier Cemetery
VFW Post 462
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United Nations
Air Force
Rick Oborn
Haiti Soliders
By John Gaps
Darrell Mitchell
Ute
Burdette Nelson
Amunson, Mitchell and
Stanley Holt
Soldier
Doc Holt
Midland Saving Bank
Midland
Smidland Savings Bank
Marion
Edgewood Road
Highway 151
Mount Vernon Road
Ito
Hdrawal
FDIC
Equal Housing Lender
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