Tucker in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Flame of Freedom

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

1. Flame of Freedom Marker

Inscription.
Presented by Joe Pritchett Post 207 the American Legion in commemoration of its 50th anniversary and dedicated in the name of God to those who served the cause of freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States.

World War I
April 6, 1917
November 11, 1918

World War II
December 7, 1941
September 2, 1945

Korean
June 25, 1950
July 27, 1953

Viet Nam
August 5, 1964
May 7, 1975

Erected 2007 by Joe Pritchette Post 207 of the American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 33° 50.702′ N, 84° 13.145′ W. Memorial is in Tucker, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is on Pine Valley Road 0.1 miles east of Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4127 Pine Valley Road, Tucker GA 30084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain (approx. 0.3 miles away); Browning's Court House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Browning Courthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Logan’s Corps Moves to Henderson’s Mill (approx. ¾ mile away); Site: Henderson’s Mill (approx. 2.2 miles away); The March to Decatur (approx. 2.2 miles away); Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hightower Indian Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucker.

full east face of monument: World War I - April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

2. full east face of monument: World War I - April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918

full north face of monument: World War II - December 7, 1942 - September 2, 1945 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

3. full north face of monument: World War II - December 7, 1942 - September 2, 1945

full west face of marker: Korean - June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

4. full west face of marker: Korean - June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

full south side of monument - Viet Nam - August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

5. full south side of monument - Viet Nam - August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975

monument seen from Pine Valley Road behind the American Legion sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, October 13, 2026

6. monument seen from Pine Valley Road behind the American Legion sign

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 13, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.