The 15-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze statue is titled "The Liberation Moment" and depicts the joy of an emaciated POW emerging from captivity.
"American POWs from all wars have sacrificed in ways the rest of us can't even imagine," Steve Muro, undersecretary for memorial affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said in his keynote address. "This remarkable sculpture helps keep their stories and spirit alive."
The monument was the work of Poway artist Richard Becker, who sculpted it in clay and then had it cast in bronze.
Friday was National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day.
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Photo: "The Liberation Moment'' at Miramar National Cemetery. Credit: Miramar National Cemetery
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