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Albuquerque POW/MIA Memorial

 
 
Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 22, 2021
1. Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial
Inscription.

Dedicated to the prisoners of war and those missing in action whose supreme sacrifice has helped keep our nation ever free

200th · 515th
Placed by Richard L. Cordova, ex-POW
Chairman of San Felipe Restoration Project
Bicentennial Year 1976

 
Erected 1976 by Richard L. Cordova.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 35° 5.789′ N, 106° 40.195′ W. Memorial is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Old Town. It is on North Plaza Street NW west of San Felipe Street NW, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Deposition with Six Figures" (a few steps from this marker); San Felipe de Neri (a few steps from this marker); The Mother Church of Albuquerque (a few steps from this marker); Sister Blandina Convent (within shouting distance of this marker); Albuquerque (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding of Albuquerque (within shouting distance of this marker); Skirmish of Albuquerque
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Mountain Howitzers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
 
Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 22, 2021
2. Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial
Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 22, 2021
3. Albuquerque POW / MIA Memorial
The memorial is to the far right in this image of the San Felipe de Neri Church.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 16, 2026