Monticello in Jefferson 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° 26.681′ N, 83° 44.057′ W. Memorial is in Monticello, Florida, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Interstate 10 9 miles east of Florida Route 257, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the Visitor Rest Area traveling east. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Tallahassee and in North Florida. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monticello (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ray Charles Childhood Home (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Town of Greenville (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lamont Community (approx. 6.6 miles away); Howard Academy Elementary and Junior High School (Later Howard Academy High School) Second Street (approx. 9.9 miles away); The Girardeau House (approx. 10.3 miles away);
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 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
