War Memorial Obelisk - Floriana, Malta
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An Art Deco style obelisk in the form of a cross is a memorial to the fallen of World War I and World War II. It is located in a traffic circle at the north end of Triq Sant Anna in Floriana, Malta.
Waymark Code: WM11PFG
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 11/26/2019
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The War Memorial commemorating the fallen of World War I and World War II is a 45.2 meter high obelisk with a Latin cross projecting out from a series of shallow steps. The futuristic design of the limestone monument was created by Maltese artist Louis Naudi and dedicated on November 11, 1938.
At the base of the obelisk are four panels. The front panel has the coat of arms of Malta. The remaining three panels contain with inscriptions by King George V, King George VI and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They are inscribed:
LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT
I AM FULLY CONSCIOUS
OF THE IMPORTANT AND
PATRIOTIC PART THAT
MALTA HAS PLAYED DURING
THESE YEARS OF WARFARE
KING GEORGE V
3 11 1918
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
THE GOVERNOR
MALTA
TO HONOR HER BRAVE PEOPLE
I AWARD THE GEORGE CROSS
TO THE ISLAND FORTRESS OF MALTA
TO BEAR WITNESS TO A HEROISM AND
DEVOTION THAT WILL LONG BE FAMOUS
IN HISTORY
GEORGE R I
APRIL 15TH 1942
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IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, I SALUTE THE ISLAND
OF MALTA, ITS PEOPLE AND DEFENDERS,
WHO, IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE AND
DECENCY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, HAVE RENDERED
VALOROUS SERVICE FAR ABOVE AND BEYOND THE
CALL OF DUTY.
UNDER REPEATED FIRE FROM THE SKIES, MALTA
STOOD ALONE, BUT UNAFRAID IN THE CENTER OF THE SEA,
ONE TINY BRIGHT FLAME IN THE DARKNESS.
A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE CLEARER DAYS WHICH HAVE
COME.
MALTA'S BRIGHT STORY OF HUMAN FORTITUDE AND
COURAGE WILL BE READ BY POSTERITY WITH
WONDER AND WITH GRATITUDE THROUGH ALL THE AGES.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THIS ISLAND MAINTAINS
THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF GALLANT MEN AND
WOMEN WHO FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME HAVE LIVED
AND DIED TO PRESERVE CIVILIZATION FOR ALL MANKIND.
DECEMBER 7TH 1943 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVENT
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The obelisk is flanked by a pair of eternal flames and six flags of Malta.