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POW★MIA

You Are Not Forgotten

 
 
POW★MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2026
1. POW★MIA Memorial
Inscription.
Since World War I, more than 92,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for.

This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of these brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country.

God bless you. God bless America.
🇺🇸

 
Erected 2015 by Town of Georgetown, Delaware.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 41.43′ N, 75° 23.14′ W. Memorial is in Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Georgetown Hundred. It is at the intersection of The Circle (U.S. 9) and East Market Street (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling north on The Circle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 39 The Cir, Georgetown DE 19947, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sussex County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); "Pettijohn’s Old Field" (a few steps from this marker); W.W.I (within shouting distance of this marker); Women's Suffrage in Delaware (within shouting distance of this marker); Chad E. Spicer (within shouting distance of this marker); Sussex County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Return Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Sussex County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
POW★MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2026
2. POW★MIA Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Nov. 9, 2026