St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

1. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker

Inscription.
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 State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 27° 38.884′ N, 82° 40.511′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. Memorial can be reached from Interstate 275, 5 miles south of 54th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south. Located at Skyway Bridge Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Petersburg FL 33715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse (within shouting distance

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of this marker); USCGC Blackthorn Bow Anchor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tierra Verde Mound (approx. 3.4 miles away); The History of Princess Hirrihigua (approx. 4 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fort De Soto Batteries and Military Post (approx. 4.3 miles away); Spanish-American War Cannons from Egmont Key (approx. 4.3 miles away); 12-inch Seacoast Mortar: Model 1890-M1 (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

Also see . . . CHAPTER 2000-329 Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1018. (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

2. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 45 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.