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 The State of Georgia Salutes - GA Welcome Center (I-20 Westbound at MM 201) Posted by:  xptwo
N 33° 31.637 W 082° 01.381
17S E 405004 N 3710212
This salute to veterans of multiple wars is located at the Georgia Welcome Center at I-20 West, just past the Georgia - South Carolina border.
Waymark Code: WMDFVB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2012
Views: 7
The marker salutes Georgians who served in the listed wars, but also has information about Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the various conflicts. One can note the State of Georgia emblem in the upper left corner and the POW/MIA emblem in the upper right corner.
The marker is located on the wall on the right as one gets to the entrance to the Welcome Center from the car parking area.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Cold War
In Honor Of: Georgians, POW/MIAs
Marker Text:
The State of Georgia Salutes:
• The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I; the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 Ex-POWs and 54 MIA
• The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II; the 6,781 KIA; 11,650 WIA; 652 Ex-POWs and 364 MIA
• The 75,000 Georgians who served in the Korean War; the 740 KIA; 1,040 WIA; 97 Ex-POWs and 174 MIA
• The 228,000 Georgians who served in the Vietnam War; the 1,584 KIA; 8,534 WIA; 21 Ex-POWs; 38 MIA and 13 remains ID
• The 28,000 Georgians who served in the Persian Gulf War; the 13 KIA; 14 WIA; 2 Ex-POWs; and 0 MIA
• The 1,000,000+ Cold War veterans and the 660,900 veterans living in Georgia
POWs / MIAs In History:
War Years POW Died in Capitivity Unaccounted For / MIA
Revolutionary 1775-83 20,000 8,500 Unknown
War Between 1861-65 194,000 (Union) 30,218 6,750
the States 214,000 (Confederate) 25,976 (Combined)
WWI 1917-18 4,120 147 3,350
WWII 1941-45 93,941 (Europe) 1,121 78,773
27,465 (Pacific) 11,107 (Combined)
Korean 1950-53 7,140 2,701 8,177
Vietnam 1961-75 766 114 2,583 (1,970 6/1/01)
Persian Gulf 1990-91 23 0 0
Who Put it Here?: The State of Georgia
Description of Memorial:
This plaque was on the wall of the Georgia Welcome Center on I-20 west, just over the border with South Carolina. It is on the right just as one approaches the door from the parking area.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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