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ALL OUT HONOR

POW
MONUMENT
Erected in 1946, this
monument was originally
intended to honor U.S.
prisoners of World War II.
It was later moved to its WHINSEC Change of Command Ceremony
current location and altered Contact VisitColumbusGA
to also reflect the POWs International at 800.999.1613 for
of World War I, Korea, WHINSEC more information.
and Vietnam. Currently training officers of
foreign countries, this building
Historic originally served as the U.S.
CUARTELS Army Infantry School and Fort
Designed and constructed Benning Headquarters.
in the 1920s, this building
serves as offices and quarters Doughboy
for visiting officers. The STADIUM
building appeared in the 1941 Built by U.S. Army
edition of Ripley’s Believe It Infantrymen as a memorial
or Not for the world’s longest to their fallen comrades of POW Monument
continuous porch. World War I.
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