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Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Prisoners of War/Missing in Action

Punta Gorda Veterans Park

 
 
Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker
Inscription.
This monument is in remembrance
of the men and women of all wars,
who have also given the supreme
sacrifice for their country
… You Are Not Forgotten
Donated by
Punta Gorda Kiwanis Club
4 July 1996

 
Erected 1996 by Punta Gorda Kiwanis Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 26° 56.33′ N, 82° 2.967′ W. Memorial is in Punta Gorda, Florida, in Charlotte County. It can be reached from Harbor Walk Drive 0.1 miles north of Nesbit Street. The marker is located within Veterans Park at the entrance into Laishley Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Harbor Walk Dr, Punta Gorda FL 33950, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. 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
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Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Merchant Marine Veterans (here, next to this marker); U.S. Marine Corps Veterans (here, next to this marker); Women’s Overseas Service League (here, next to this marker); Armed Guard (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punta Gorda.
 
Also see . . .  Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker (right) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker (right)
Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 8, 2026