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Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

American Ex-Prisoners of War

 
 
American Ex-Prisoners of War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011
1. American Ex-Prisoners of War Marker
Inscription.
Non Solum Armis
("Not By Arms Alone")

We Exist To Help
Those Who Cannot
Help Themselves
    10 Nov 1997

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 38° 52.783′ N, 77° 4.186′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Memorial is on Grant Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located in Section 33, Arlington National Cemetery with a Kousa Dogwood, Memorial Tree. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. USS Underhill (DE-682) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spirit of the Cavalry Lives On (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos (within shouting distance of this marker); 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (within shouting distance of this marker);
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93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) (within shouting distance of this marker); 454th Bombardment Group (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
Also see . . .  A Brief History of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization. A not-for-profit, Congressionally-chartered veterans’ service organization advocating for former prisoners of war and their families. Established April 14, 1942. ...to form an organization to send aid to the captured men ... . (Submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
American Ex-Prisoners of War Marker and Kousa Dogwood Memorial Tree image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011
2. American Ex-Prisoners of War Marker and Kousa Dogwood Memorial Tree
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

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