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
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.
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“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. Memorial is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It 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. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint
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Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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 of this marker); USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USCGC Blackthorn Bow Anchor (about 300 feet away); Tierra Verde Mound (approx. 3.4 miles away); The History of Princess Hirrihigua (approx. 4 miles away); Pinellas Point Tocobaga Temple Mound (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). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker
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.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 20 times this year. 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.
