Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tree of Hope

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022

1. Tree of Hope Marker

Inscription. Tree of Hope
December 10, 1972
Dedicated by
The City of Virginia Beach and
They’re Not Forgotten Committee,
Honoring the Prisoners of War and
Missing in Action South East Asia.

Erected 1972 by City of Virginia Beach and the Not Forgotten Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 36° 49.037′ N, 76° 0.476′ W. Memorial is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Oceana Naval Air Station. It can be reached from Oceana Boulevard (Virginia Route 615) 0.1 miles south of Bells Road, on the right when traveling south. Located within the Flame of Hope Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23454, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flame Of Hope (a few steps from this marker); The Flame of Hope (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern Shore Chapel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Military Reservation (approx. 1½ miles away); Miyazaki Japanese Garden (approx. 1.9 miles away); Azumaya of Miyazaki Garden (approx. 1.9 miles away); Japanese Maple Tree (approx. 1.9 miles away); Peace Monument (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022

2. Tree of Hope Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.