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Fireworks light up the night sky above the Lincoln Memorial at the conclusion of the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky above the Lincoln Memorial during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky above the Lincoln Memorial during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky above the Lincoln Memorial during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks illuminate the night sky at the conclusion of the National Victory Celebration in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky during festivities following the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied Forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky behind the Washington Monument at the conclusion of the National Victory Celebration, a day-long event being held in honor of the liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm

The U.S. Capitol is illuminated prior to fireworks concluding the National Victory Celebration being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky behind the Washington Monument at the conclusion of the National Victory Celebration, a day-long event being held in honor of the liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm

Fireworks light up the night sky above the Lincoln Memorial at the conclusion of the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied Forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Base: Washington

State: District Of Columbia (DC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Michael E. Buchanan

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

08/06/1991
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Location

Lincoln Memorial ,  38.88928, -77.04998
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The U.S. National Archives
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https://catalog.archives.gov/
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