POW-MIA Veteran Memorial - Phenix City, AL, USA
N 32° 27.863 W 084° 59.952
16S E 688043 N 3593673
A bald eagle flying free after breaking its chain of bondage from atop the polished black granite POW-MIA veterans memorial.
Waymark Code: WMA8WQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2010
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This classic polish black granite rectangular POW-MIA monolith has a unique feature worth seeing. Atop the large monument is additional artwork of a sculpture of a bald eagle flying free as the chain that had held it captive is broken. It is a poignant symbol of how it is possible that current POW-MIA veterans can still escape their captivity and return to the freedom they so bravely fought for. This monument is outside the entrance to the Phenix City Amphitheater located at 508 Dillingham St., Phenix City, AL., just over the Dillingham Bridge as you cross the Alabama state line from Georgia. This POW monument is dedicated to all POW-MIAs past and present. It was dedicated on 19 Sep 2009 by the Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association. The inscription on the monument reads: "POW-MIA You Are Not Forgotten / Dedicated to all our Nation's POW-MIA PAST - PRESENT / Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association / 19 Sep 2009". Fort Benning is a major U S Army training base that covers land in both Georgia and Alabama. Basic training, Officer's Candidate School, Army Ranger training and many other specialty training courses are taught there. It is appropriate that a POW-MIA monument be so close to the base from which many of our POW-MIA veterans have spent time during their Army career.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Cold War
Korea
Vietnam
USS Pueblo
Grenada
Persian Gulf War
Somalia
In Honor Of: POW-MIA You Are Nor Forgotten / Dedicated to all our Nation's POW-MIA PAST-PRESENT
Marker Text:
"POW-MIA You Are Not Forgotten / Dedicated to all our Nation's POW-MIA PAST - PRESENT / Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association / 19 Sep 2009
Date of dedication: 19 Sep 2009
Who Put it Here?: Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association
Description of Memorial:
This POW-MIA memorial is just a mile or so away from Fort Benning. It is a classic POW-MIA monument with the exception of the added feature of a sculpted eagle flying to freedom after breaking its chain of bondage.
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