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National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum
- 1. MISSION STATEMENT Honor All Former Prisoners of War; Remember and Never ForgetThose Missing In Action Heroes and the Families Who SeekTheir Return. More than 82,000 are still listed as Missing in Action and Unaccounted for since World War II
- 2. Established in 2016 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Located at the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field – Jacksonville, Florida Lease approved by the Jacksonville City Council Members (June 2017) Mayor Lenny Curry Signed ordinance (August 2017) Existing Memorial: Originally dedicated on September 11, 1973 Honoring 16 POW/MIA Pilots from Vietnam & Desert Storm Conflicts Establish a National destination for military remembrance (this will be the only National Memorial that recognizes ALL those Missing in Action and unaccounted for)
- 3. Originally opened in 1963 Formerly known as the “Cecil Field Memorial Chapel” Received Historical Landmark designation (OCT 2018) Re-Dedication back to Chapel (MAR 2019) Installation of Missing Man Pew Renovations scheduled to be complete by Fall 2019
- 4. Memorial dedicated in February 2021 Only Gold Star Families Memorial in Northeast Florida Honors service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving Honoring and remembering all POW/MIA service members is our organization’s mission We support the fullest possible accounting of all MIAs Once a service member is accounted for, their family member then becomes a Gold Star Family Member
- 5. Establish a national destination for ALL branches of the U.S. military Recognize and tell the stories of those who were Missing in Action and those still unaccounted for Educate the public on the Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) issue through exhibits, videos, artifacts and memorabilia
- 7. ENTRY HALL POW/MIA MUSEUM EXIT GARDENS EVENT LAWN SANCTUARY of REMEMBRANCE GALLERY of LIGHT MIA HALL REFLECTION POND EVENT LAWN Lake Newman Street POW-MIA Memorial Parkway FUNCTION PLAZA GRAND SPIRE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL
- 13. Sign petition for National Designation H.R. 4446 Spread awareness about the Memorial & Museum Donations or contributions (i.e. memorabilia, monetary) Sign up for email or mail communications Volunteer www.powmiamemorial.org
Editor's Notes
- And I want to thank you for allowing me to be here and share what we are trying to establish.
- To give some background, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was established back in 2016. We are located in Jacksonville, Florida at former Naval Air Station Cecil Field on 26-acres of property. Back in 1973 the families of pilots, who’s where-a-bouts were uncertain established a POW/MIA Memorial alongside the base chapel. This Memorial currently consist of (16) pilots who are enter POW or MIA. We took necessary action because this property was up for possible development. Through this process, we learned there is no National POW/MIA Memorial in our country. There is NOT such a place that includes all MIA service members in one location. I can say to you, we have a plan and a vision.
- Not aware of any other Missing Man Pew, custom made It’s both an empty seat and the most crowded seat
- We are able to accept donations or loans of artifacts, memorabilia, or anything to help share the story of your loved one We will shortly be able to begin work on a digital library – archive news, videos of family members or friends sharing about their loved one - as a person, as a father, a son, a brother, a sister, a friend…
- The frontage road has now been officially renamed to “POW-MIA Memorial Parkway”
- 3D rendering of master plan – giving a birds’ eye view
- 90 ft Spire – it will cast a full shadow on the 3rd Friday of September for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
- Front entrance view of the MIA Hall