POW/MIA tribute at Fair Oaks VFW
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sbcamper
N 38° 39.069 W 121° 13.177
10S E 654925 N 4279569
Empty boots says it all. Missed by friends, family, whoever knew them and for all the nation has lost by their presumed premature death. For most families, it was the uncertainty . . .
Waymark Code: WMDNZT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2012
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Top plaque "We will not forget -- These boots are a lasting memorial to all of our Prisoners of war and those missing in action; those that were once them can only fill them. Let's not forget their sacrifice and devotion. They will forever be in our hearts and in our prayers." The POW/MIA plaque is below the boots. It is at the beginning of the donated engraved brick memorial area.
4 new plaques have been added to large boulders along the walk.
World War I, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam. Each is non specific and gives statistics regarding, KIA, wounded, POW, MIA, and cost.
Korean War 1950 - 1953. 33,741 KIA; 103,284 wounded; 4,750 POWs;
9,395 MIA; cost,$54 billion.
Vietnam War -- 1964 - 1973. 47,369 KIA; 153,303 wounded; 591 POW;
1,172 MIA; cost, $111 billion.