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 The State of Georgia Salutes - GA Welcome Center (I-85 Northbound at GA/AL border) Posted by:  xptwo
N 32° 51.581 W 085° 10.349
16S E 671000 N 3637211
This salute to veterans of multiple wars is located at the Georgia Welcome Center at I-85 northbound, just past the Georgia - Alabama border.
Waymark Code: WMF7X1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2012
Published By: 3am
Views: 4
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.
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?: 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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