David Anderson Everett
Glynn County, Glynn County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America sponsored by The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in cooperation with St. Simons Island Council of Garden Clubs Honoring Lt. David Anderson Everett, U.S.N. Returned POW from Vietnam
Erected by Garden Club of Georgia
The Story
This Blue Star Memorial marker on St. Simons Island carries a personal dedication, honoring Lt. David Anderson Everett of the U.S. Navy, a prisoner of war returned from Vietnam. Blue Star Memorial Highways began in 1945, named for the blue-star service flags of World War II, and garden clubs across the country later used them to honor individual servicemen as well as the armed forces at large. Here the St. Simons Island Council of Garden Clubs joined the Garden Club of Georgia to recognize a hometown POW.
Why it matters
It links a national tradition of remembrance to one community's Vietnam veteran, showing how the Blue Star program gave grief and gratitude a public, lasting home.
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Related people
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