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National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day

July 18, 1979

 
 
National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
1. National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day Marker
Inscription.
Was held at Point State Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Citizens of Allegheny County
offers daily prayers for
their safe return.

Dear God, we ask you in Your infinite Mercy, to safely return those still Missing in Action in Southeast Asia.

May the day soon dawn when all those Missing in Action are reunited with their loved ones in liberty and a new life in their homeland.
 
Erected by American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc., Pittsburgh Chapter No. 1.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable EventsWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 40° 26.323′ N, 79° 59.786′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Forbes Avenue just east of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 414 Grant St, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,
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it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gold Star Mothers Memorial (here, next to this marker); Henry Hobson Richardson, Master Builder & Architect (here, next to this marker); Allegheny County (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Sadowski (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The City of Pittsburgh was named by General John Forbes in Honor of William Pitt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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