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New memorial to the 1991 Gulf War opens

NPR | By Greg Myre,
Sacha Pfeiffer
Published October 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM CDT

President Trump is weighing the possibility of another major attack on Iran. Today, just a few blocks from the White House, military veterans dedicated a memorial to an earlier Middle East conflict: the 1991 Gulf War, which was a military success, but is often overlooked.

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