Prisoner of War Memorial
All wars have had prisoners on both sides. Military personnel are captured while
doing reconnaissance behind the lines or when one opponent has the advantage and
overruns the other. Air force of the military are often captured when their
planes are shot down.
Even in war there is a code of ethics set up by the Geneva Convention years ago.
This code designates humane treatment of those captured. This includes food,
sanitary and physical treatment. Often this code is ignored.
During World War II thousands of Chinese were taken prisoners by the Japanese.
Over 8,000 Americans were taken prisoners by the Japanese. All prisoners were
forced to work in gardens, building roads and bridges and building railroads on
China. Many atrocities were committed such as lack of food and poor diet, beating,
and merciless killing. All prisoners taken in the war of the Philippines were
prisoners for over three years, the duration of the WWII. Most prisoners lost
over one-half of their original weight, and many went blind caused by malnutrition.
Today many POWs are yet to be accounted for…
We dedicate this monument to all POWs.
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Veterans Memorial Garden
