Following her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Super Bowl, Houston decided to carry it over into a concert to honor the troops, their families, and military and government dignitaries of the Gulf War.

On January 27, 1991—ten days into the Persian Gulf War —Whitney Houston took the field at Tampa Stadium and performed "The Star Spangled Banner", backed by the Florida Orchestra along with music director Jahja Ling, before 73,813 fans, 115 million viewers in the United States and a worldwide television audience of 750 million. [5][6] The pregame...

March 31, 1991 – Whitney filmed her legendary HBO TV special Welcome Home Heroes which was broadcast live from the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, for 3,500 servicemen and women returning from The Gulf War.

Mar 31, 2020 · Whitney’s first TV concert, Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston aired on HBO TV on March 31, 1991 (29 years ago today). The show was broadcast live from a naval hangar at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, for 3,500 servicemen and women returning from the Gulf War.

Mar 31, 1991 · 25 years ago this week (March 31, 1991), Whitney performed her first televised concert at Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia for the Gulf War troops and dedicated to the troops, their families and military and government dignitaries.

Feb 16, 2012 · It was what turned a star into a superstar: Whitney Houston's mesmerizing rendition of the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl. Houston's powerful "Star Spangled Banner" performance came at a poignant, patriotic time - …

Feb 2, 2021 · Whitney Houston's stirring national anthem played out as the Gulf War in the Middle East dominated America. (Michael Wagstaffe/Yahoo Sports)

Jul 4, 2018 · Kevin Macdonald, the filmmaker of the new “Whitney” documentary, told Fox News while at the “Whitney” press junket in New York City on Wednesday, June 27, that Houston’s powerful National...

Mar 31, 2021 · Whitney Houston’s ‘Welcome Home Heroes’ Aired 30 Years Ago Today March 31, 2021 Whitney’s first-ever live TV concert took place on March 31, 1991 (30 years ago today) at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, for the homecoming troops …

Sep 4, 2023 · When Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV, the U.S. had just entered the Persian Gulf War.