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FLORIDA VETERANS' MEMORIALS
The State of Florida has three official memorials dedicated to
veterans located in the capital city, Tallahassee. The sites are
maintained by the Florida Department of Management Services.

WORLD WAR 11 MEMORIAL
Florida's World War 11 Memorial was dedicated
on June 6, 2005, by Gov. Jeb Bush. More than
248,000 Florida veterans served in the war. The
Sunshine State is currently home to more than
23,000 World War 11 veterans.
Location: ln front of the R. A. Gray Building, 500
South Bronough Street, Tallahassee.

KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL
Florida's Korean War Memorial was dedicated on
Dec. 11, 1999, by Gov. Jeb Bush. More than 294,000
Florida veterans served in the Armed Forces during
the war. The Sunshine State is currently home to
more than 92,000 Korean War veterans.
Location: Cascades Park, Downtown Tallahassee.

VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL
Florida's Vietnam War Memorial was dedicated on
Nov. 12, 1985, by Gov. Bob Graham. The memorial,
with its twenty-eight by fifteen foot U.S. flag,
contains the names of all known Floridians killed
in the war. The Sunshine State is currently home to
more than 484,000 Vietnam veterans.
Location= Across Monroe Street from the old
Capitol Building, Downtown Tallahassee.