Congress Gives Thumbs Up to Global War on Terrorism Memorial at Prime Spot on National Mall

SFC Michael Hasbun
..."A Desert Storm Memorial deserved a site near the other war memorials to solidify its place in the nation's collective memory of a conflict that brought together a coalition of 35 nations in common purpose to defeat tyranny, Stump said. "It should not be a footnote to history due to its brevity," he said.

Desert Storm "put to bed a lot of the Vietnam syndrome and the resulting tension between the American public and the military," Stump said. "That's part of the story of this memorial."