McChord Air Force Base in McChord AFB in Pierce County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

POW/MIA Memorial

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

1. POW/MIA Memorial

The lights at the intersection of A Street and Jackson Blvd can be seen in the background.

Inscription.

POW/MIA Memorial. . Sculpture plaque, Dedicated to All Former Prisoners of War by Christmastown U.S.A. Chapter American Ex-Prisoners of War Shelton, Washington 1999. , Left Tablet, Code of Conduct, {This tablet was not transcribed or photographed, but can be seen in Picture #1}, Middle Tablet POWMIA Missing But Not Forgotten It is the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. Author unknown Dedicated 11 September 1997. , Right Tablet, Washington State Vietnam War POW/MIA McChord AFB remembers Washington State POW/MIAs For those returned, thank you God. For those who died, Glory forever God. For those still missing, Please God.. , Alfred, Gerald O., Jr. . Alm, Richard A. . Ayers, Darrell E. . Balcom, Ralph C. . Barber, Robert F. . Benedett, Daniel A. . Berg, Bruce A. . Booth, Gary P. . Bossio, Galileo F. . Brandt, Keith A. . Brown, Wayne G., II . Charvet, Paul C. . Clark, Philip S., Jr. . Clark, Richard C. . Colombo, Gary L. . Crandall, Gregory S. . Crosby, Richard A. . Ferguson, Douglas D. . Fors, Gary H. . Francisco, San D. . Graffe, Paul L. . Grewell, Larry T. . +Hagerman, Robert W. . Hall, Harley H. . Hanley, Larry J. . Hill, Gordon C. . Holland, Melvin A. . Jacobs, Edward J., Jr. . Jensen, George W. . Koenig, Edwin L. . Lester, Roderick B. . Livingston, Richard A. . Logan, Jacob D. . Lono, Luther A. . Lopez, Robert . Masterson, Michael J. . McDonald, Emmett R. . McDonald, Kurt C. . McMican, M.D. . McQuade, James R. . Meldahl, Charles H. . Nelson, David L. . Nyman, Lawrence F. . Okerlund, Thomas R. . Osborne, Rodney D. . Owens, Joy L. . Paschall, Ronald P. . Pearson, Robert H. . Pick, Donald W. . Prentice, Kenneth M. . Price, David S. . Ramos, Rainer S. . Richardson, Stephen G. . Riordan, John M. . Robertson, John L. . Spinelli, Domenick A. . Striat, Douglas F. . Stubbs, William W.W. . Trembley, J. Forrest G. . Trimble, Larry A. . Williamson, James D. . Worthington, Richard C. Jr., "...The soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." General Douglas MacArthur

Sculpture plaque

Dedicated to
All Former Prisoners of War
by Christmastown U.S.A. Chapter
American Ex-Prisoners of War
Shelton, Washington
1999

Left Tablet

Code of Conduct

{This tablet was not transcribed or photographed, but can be seen in Picture #1}

Middle Tablet
POW*MIA
Missing But Not Forgotten
It is the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Author unknown
Dedicated 11 September 1997

Right Tablet

Washington State Vietnam War POW/MIA
McChord AFB remembers Washington State POW/MIAs
For those returned, thank you God. For those who died, Glory forever God. For those still missing, Please God.

Alfred, Gerald O., Jr. • Alm, Richard A. • Ayers, Darrell E. • Balcom, Ralph C. • Barber, Robert F. • Benedett, Daniel A. • Berg, Bruce A. • Booth,

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Gary P. • Bossio, Galileo F. • Brandt, Keith A. • Brown, Wayne G., II • Charvet, Paul C. • Clark, Philip S., Jr. • Clark, Richard C. • Colombo, Gary L. • Crandall, Gregory S. • Crosby, Richard A. • Ferguson, Douglas D. • Fors, Gary H. • Francisco, San D. • Graffe, Paul L. • Grewell, Larry T. • +Hagerman, Robert W. • Hall, Harley H. • Hanley, Larry J. • Hill, Gordon C. • Holland, Melvin A. • Jacobs, Edward J., Jr. • Jensen, George W. • Koenig, Edwin L. • Lester, Roderick B. • Livingston, Richard A. • Logan, Jacob D. • Lono, Luther A. • Lopez, Robert • Masterson, Michael J. • McDonald, Emmett R. • McDonald, Kurt C. • McMican, M.D. • McQuade, James R. • Meldahl, Charles H. • Nelson, David L. • Nyman, Lawrence F. • Okerlund, Thomas R. • Osborne, Rodney D. • Owens, Joy L. • Paschall, Ronald P. • Pearson, Robert H. • Pick, Donald W. • Prentice, Kenneth M. • Price, David S. • Ramos, Rainer S. • Richardson, Stephen G. • Riordan, John M. • Robertson, John L. • Spinelli, Domenick A. • Striat, Douglas F. • Stubbs, William W.W. • Trembley, J. Forrest G. • Trimble, Larry A. • Williamson, James D. • Worthington, Richard C. Jr.

"...The soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." General Douglas MacArthur

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

2. POW/MIA Memorial

Sculpture dedicated by the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Christmastown Chapter.

• War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1997.

Location. 47° 8.007′ N, 122° 29.662′ W. Marker is in McChord AFB, Washington, in Pierce County. It is in McChord Air Force Base. It is at the intersection of A Street SW and Barnes Blvd/Colonel Joe Jackson Blvd, on the right when traveling south on A Street SW. Memorial is located in a small park area near the intersection and can be reached from the parking lot of the Officer's Club. McChord Field is an active military installation; appropriate identification is required for access. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McChord AFB WA 98438, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loadmasters Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 36th Airlift Squadron Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (approx. half a mile away); Consolidated SA-10A Catalina (approx. half a mile away); Lockheed C-130E Hercules (approx. half a mile away); McDonnell CF-101F Voodoo (approx. half a mile away); Convair F-106A Delta Dart (approx. half a mile away); Convair F-102A Delta Dagger (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McChord AFB.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

3. POW/MIA Memorial

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

4. POW/MIA Memorial

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

5. POW/MIA Memorial

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

6. POW/MIA Memorial

Middle Tablet

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011

7. POW/MIA Memorial

Right Tablet

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,277 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.