Fort Meade Veterans Memorial

Fort Meade Veterans Memorial (HM12VV)

Location: Fort Meade, FL 33841 Polk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 27° 45.128', W 81° 48.107'

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Inscription
This memorial is to honor all
U.S. military veterans
for serving our country with honor & self sacrifice
to insure the freedom of the greatest country in the world
United States of America
Dedicated Nov. 11, 2006


American Revolution
1776 - 1783
Served 217,000
Battle deaths 4,435
Wounded 6,188


Civil War
1861 - 1865

North
Served 2,213,363
Battle deaths 140,414
Wounded 281,881

South
Served 1,050,000
Battle deaths 74,524
Wounded unknown


World War I
1917 - 1918
Served 4,734,991
Battle deaths 53,402
Wounded 204,002
MIA 3,350


World War II
1940 - 1945
Served 16,112,566
Battle deaths 291,557
Wounded 671,846
MIA 78,750


Korean War
1950 - 1953
Served 5,720,000
Battle deaths 33,686
Wounded 130,284
MIA 8,215


Vietnam War
1964 - 1975
Served 9,200,000
Battle deaths 47,410
Wounded 153,303
MIA 1,905


Gulf War
1990 - 1991
Served 2,322,332
Battle deaths 148
Wounded 467


Iraq War
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HM NumberHM12VV
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Year Placed2006
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 4:13pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 420985 N 3070002
Decimal Degrees27.75213333, -81.80178333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 27° 45.128', W 81° 48.107'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds27° 45' 7.68" N, 81° 48' 6.42" W
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Area Code(s)863
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17 N Charleston Ave, Fort Meade FL 33841, US
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