Liberation - San Diego, CA
N 32° 52.350 W 117° 11.431
11S E 482177 N 3637168
A bronze statue at Miramar National Cemetery showing the liberation moment of POWs.
Waymark Code: WMCTT7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2011
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This 15 ft. tall, seven-ton bronze statue, entitled “The Liberation Moment,” depicts the exhilaration of an emaciated prisoner of war emerging from captivity. A symbolic eagle soars from the broken fence and barbed wire surrounding the prisoner. Seals of the nation’s five armed services are embedded in the statue’s base, which also will serve as a time capsule containing narratives provided by San Diego area former prisoners of war.
Text from the plaque:
'This statue conveys the excitement. trepidation, exhilaration and emotion of the liberation moment, as the emaciated soldier steps out of the darkness into the "Sunshine of Freedom."
He portrays the hundreds of thousands who were bound in captivity by the infamy of foreign enemies.
This is to stand as an eternal legacy for our community by reminding visitors of the sacrafice of veterans during America's efforts to keep alive the hopes and dreams of freedom for the oppressed around the world."
American Ex Prisoners of War
Chapter One
San Diego
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This statue is not specifically for Vietnam POWs, but for all American POWs.