Southwest in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

— National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 12, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Inspired by those who have gone before and given so much, we will pursue “ the best thing we can do for our country.”

Dedicated this December 3, 2023, with the greatest appreciation possible.

CDR Edmund and Carol Turner
Ed, Linda, Lisa, John, Charlie, Katerina, Tim, Rosio, Bear, Heather, Matt, Tripp, Erin, Lindsay, Mallory, Richard, Brad, Jeff, Jasmine, Britney, Rylan, Lilly, Emma

Erected 2023 by National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum.

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

Location. 30° 13.809′ N, 81° 53.401′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest. It can be reached from POW-MIA Memorial Parkway south of Lake Newman Street, on the right when traveling south. The Marker is located within the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum at the base off the main American flag. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also

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in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Gold Star Memorial (here, next to this marker); Chapel of the High-Speed Pass (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Randolph Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Carl Wieland (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (within shouting distance of this marker); LCDR. James Sullivan (within shouting distance of this marker); LT. Dale Raebel (within shouting distance of this marker); CDR Jim Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Also see . . . NAS Cecil Field. (Submitted on October 24, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.