El Reno in Canadian County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
POW - MIA
Photographed by James Hulse, October 30, 2021
1. POW - MIA Marker
POW - MIA
You are Not Forgotten
No One Forgets
Erected by V.F.W. Post 382.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 30.858′ N, 97° 56.877′ W. Memorial is in El Reno, Oklahoma, in Canadian County. It is at the intersection of South Rock Island Avenue and SE 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Rock Island Avenue. The marker is located west of the front door to the VFW Post 382 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1515 South Rock Island Avenue, El Reno OK 73036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country and in Greater Oklahoma City. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Goff House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Onion Burgers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Major General Jesse Lee Reno (approx. 1.3 miles away); Canadian County War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Reno (approx. 4.7 miles away); Darlington (approx. 5 miles away); The Chisholm Trail and Fort Reno (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Reno (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Reno.
Also see . . . National League of Families POW/MIA Flag.
The National League of Families POW/MIA flag, also known as the POW/MIA flag or simply the POW flag, consists of(Submitted on December 16, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)a silhouette of a prisoner of war (POW) before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. "POW/MIA" appears above the silhouette and the words "You Are Not Forgotten" appear below in white of the black field. Source: Wikipedia
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Photographed by James Hulse, October 30, 2021
2. The view of the POW - MIA Memorial from the VFW Post
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3. POW - MIA National Flag
Flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia - an American non-profit organization that is concerned with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
