American Legion "Flame of Freedom" - Atlanta, GA - Eternal Flames on Waymarking.com

The "Flame of Freedom" memorial is located behind the Georgia Capitol, on Capitol Avenue SW, between Capitol Square SW and Martin Luther King Drive SW. Each side has the name of a war. There is a plate on the side of the flame cage but it is very faded. The only part I could make out reads 50 Anniversary.

A metal plaque under the flame on the side facing the sidewalk (WWI side) reads:

"Flame of Freedom"
Presented by the American Legion in commemoration of its 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those who served the cause of freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States.
March 15th, 1969

On the side away from the sidewalk (Vietnam side) a metal plaque reads:

Pursuant to the authority granted by an Act approved March 12, 1969 [(GA Laws 1969, p. 66 (Resolution Act No. 2, House Resolution No. 222-603)] this memorial was erected cooperatively by the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary of Georgia and the Elberton Granite Association.

Starting with the side facing the sidewalk, the inscriptions on the stone read:

World War I

April 6, 1917
November 11, 1918

This monument, made of Elberton granite, was presented
to the American Legion in memory of all veterans by
Elberton Granite Association, Inc.
Elberton, GA

Going around to the left, the next side reads:

World War II

December 7, 1941
September 2, 1945

This monument, fabricated in Elberton, Georgia
was sponsored by
The American Legion
Department of Georgia

Continuing to the back side, the text reads:

Vietnam

August 5, 1964
May 7, 1975

This monument, made of Elberton granite, was presented
to the American Legion in memory of all veterans by
Elberton Granite Association, Inc.
Elberton, GA

The final side in the circuit reads:

Korean
War

June 25, 1950
July 27, 1953

This monument, containing a "Flame of Freedom"
was dedicated on August 25, 1969, during the
50th anniversary convention of the American
Legion held in Atlanta, Georgia.

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