Crestview in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
1. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human dignity, and the ideals of democracy.
We remember, with profound gratitude, those who suffered captivity and those whose fate remains unknown.
We honor and pay tribute to those valiant families of our servicemen and women who remain missing – families who have had to suffer not only the absence of their loved ones, but also the certainty of their fate.
We the citizens of Florida commit that
“You Shall Not Be Forgotten”
Erected by Florida Department of Highways.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 30° 43.655′ N, 86° 30.48′ W. Memorial is in Crestview, Florida, in Okaloosa County. It can be reached from Interstate 10 (U.S. I-10 at milepost 59), 3 miles west of S. Ferndon Blvd (Florida Route SR 85). The marker is located at the Visitor Rest Area traveling west on I-10. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Crestview FL 32539, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
2. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
