The first ceremonial flag
raising and unveiling of the plaque was
10 am, Wednesday, 20 Sept 2000
at Rest stop 2B, I-275
north of the Skyway Bridge ("fishing pier rest area")
at St Petersburg
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The light of freedom still burns brightly in our
world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and
women in uniform.
Our Nation’s
servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories
for liberty, human dignity, and the ideals of democracy.
We remember,
with profound gratitude, those who suffered captivity and those whose
fate remains unknown.
We also honor
and pay tribute to those valiant families of our servicemen and women
who remain missing --
families who have had to suffer not only the absence of their loved
ones, but also the uncertainty of their fate.
We, the
citizens of Florida commit that:
“You Shall Not
Be Forgotten.”
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