Apalachicola in Franklin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Three Soldiers Statue Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 18, 2025

1. Three Soldiers Statue Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Three Soldiers Detail Statue was dedicated this 12th day of July, 2008 in memory of those persons from the south who valiantly served their country during the Vietnam War (1959-1975). Their commitment to their country, to freedom and to each other will long be honored by this memorial which represents for all time. The human face of those who served.

This sculpture is a detail cast from the original molds of Frederick Hart’s (1943-1999) Three Soldiers Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (1984). The estate of Frederick Hart and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund collaborated in the production of this unique work. Cast in 2008.

Erected 2008 by The estate of Frederick Hart and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, Vietnam.

Location. 29° 43.831′ N, 84° 59.363′ W. Memorial is in Apalachicola, Florida, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Avenue I, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. The marker and statue is located

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in Veterans Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 230 Market St, Apalachicola FL 32320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Steamboats on the Apalachicola River (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Apalachicola During the Civil War (about 400 feet away); Dr. Alvin Wentworth Chapman (about 400 feet away); St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Odd Fellows Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Riverside Café/People’s Ice Company

Three Soldiers Statue Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 18, 2025

2. Three Soldiers Statue Vietnam Veterans Memorial

(approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Franklin Square (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Apalachicola.

Also see . . .
1. Veterans Memorial Plaza. Florida State Parks website entry (Submitted on April 21, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Three Servicemen South Memorial in Apalachicola, Florida. (Submitted on July 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Three Soldiers Statue (front) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 18, 2025

3. Three Soldiers Statue (front)

Three Soldiers Statue (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 18, 2025

4. Three Soldiers Statue (rear)

The portrayal of the figures is consistent with history. They wear the uniform and carry the equipment of war: They are young. The contrast between the innocent of their youth and the weapons of war underscores the poignancy of their sacrifice. There is about them the physical contact and sense of unity that bespeaks the bonds of love and sacrifice that is the nature of men at war. And yet they are each alone.Their true heroism lies in these bonds of loyalty in the face of their loneliness and their vulnerability.
Frederick Hart
(September 20, 1982)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Servicemen Statue image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy Vietnam Veterans Memorial, National Park Service

5. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Servicemen Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.