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A Memorial to POWs and MIAs

 
 
A Memorial to POWs and MIAs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026
1. A Memorial to POWs and MIAs Marker
Inscription.
A memorial to
All prisoner of war
All missing in action
Wish we knew how many?
We here at home always
hope for your safe return
Doors will be kept open
Till we meet again
Tree 13

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 10.109′ N, 79° 27.811′ W. Memorial is near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from Pennsylvania Route 892 0.3 miles north of Alice Road, on the right when traveling north. Location is near the south entrance to Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2197 PA-982, Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Memorial to Persian Gulf War (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to U.S. Invasion of Panama (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to Vietnam Era (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to Korean Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to World War 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to World War 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to Spanish American War (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mt. Pleasant.
 
A Memorial to POWs and MIAs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026
2. A Memorial to POWs and MIAs Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 17, 2026