Cecil Field road renamed for prisoners of war, missing in action

Jacksonville City Council took unanimous action May 22 to rename a local road the POW-MIA Memorial Parkway in honor of former prisoners of war and the more than 82,000 servicemen and women still considered missing in action. New World Avenue, which runs from Cecil...

Progress on “Chapel of the High-Speed Pass” Restoration

  We would like to take this time to recognize Pro Coatings Unlimited (PCU) for their excellent work at the Chapel of the High-Speed Pass. PCU has been painting the interior of the Chapel and providing much of the other work necessary to restore this historic...

Samuel Proctor Award

On May 17th, in Sarasota, Florida, Lyn Corley (pictured center) was presented with the 2018 Samuel Proctor Award for her oral history on “Conversations from Cecil Field” series. Mrs. Corley spent over a year conducting interviews of service members, spouses and...

Renaming of NEW WORLD AVENUE update

Our Bill to rename NEW WORLD AVENUE was passed unanimously by City Council Members this past week. Mayor Lenny Curry has signed, and is now officially a City Ordinance. Jacksonville now has a new road named POW MIA MEMORIAL PARKWAY to honor our Former Prisoners of War...

National League of ​POW/MIA Families Endorsement

It is a great honor to announce the Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial has received the official endorsement of the NATIONAL LEAGUE OF ​POW/MIA FAMILIES. This is a proud moment for us and this endorsement represents a strong show of support for our mission.  Mike Cassata...
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