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POW-MIA Monument – Veterans Cemetery – Indiana

February 4, 2023 0 Comments

POW-MIA Monument - Veterans Cemetery - Indiana

A POW-MIA Monument located at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. The POW-MIA emblem pictured is the official symbol  of the National League of POW/MIA Families, which was created in 1970 to bring awareness to prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA), from the Vietnam War. The more commonly seen flag, adopted in 1972, has since become a widely adopted symbol, visible at most military installations, US Post Offices, as well as federal and local government agencies, and veteran group posts and celebrations.  The slogan “You are not forgotten” was officially adopted by the National League of POW/MIA Families as their motto.

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Lady of Einsiedeln Statue – St Meinrad Archabbey – Indiana

August 12, 2022 0 Comments

Lady of Einsiedeln Statue - St Meinrad Archabbey - Indiana

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Lady of Einsiedeln Statue at the St Meinrad Archabbey, in Spencer County, Indiana. Einsiedeln, also known as the Madonna with Child, or the Black Madonna, is the Patroness of the Archabbey. Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland is the founding monastery of St Meinrad.

The Lady of Ensideln statue was created by Herbert Jogerst, a German prisoner of war during World War II. Incarcerated at Camp Breckenridge (Morganfield, Kentucky) in 1943, Jogerst returned to Germany in 1948, but had a difficult time after the war finding work. Having gotten to know the chaplin at Camp Breckenridge, Herbert reached out. The chaplin, impressed by his work was able to arrange the commission of several statues for St. Meinrad Archabbey, that today stand above the entrance to the Archabbey’s church. In addition to the Lady of Ensideln statue, they include statues of St. Benedict, and St. Scholastica.

Also worth nothing, the Christ of the Ohio statue which stands above the Ohio River 14 miles south St. Meinrad, was commissioned while Herbert was working at St. Meinrad, by a visiting doctor who wanted a statue for his home. That statue was eventually purchased by the City of Troy, Indiana, when the doctor’s home went up for sale. The Christ of the Ohio Statue was dedicated May 1, 1957. Herbert Jogerst died in 1993.

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Christ of the Ohio Statue – Troy – Indiana

August 12, 2022 0 Comments

Christ of the Ohio Statue - Troy - Indiana

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The Christ of the Ohio statue was created by Herbert Jogerst, a German prisoner of war during World War II. Incarcerated at Camp Breckenridge (Morganfield, Kentucky) in 1943, Jogerst returned to Germany in 1948, but had a difficult time after the war finding work. Having gotten to know the chaplin at Camp Breckenridge, Herbert reached out. The chaplin, impressed by his work was able to arrange the commission of several statues for St. Meinrad Archabbey, that today stand above the entrance to the Archabbey’s church. They include statues of St. Benedict, St. Scholastica, and the Lady of Einsiedeln Statue with Christ Child, also known as the Black Madonna. Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland is the founding monastery of St Meinrad.

The Christ of the Ohio statue was commissioned while Herbert was working at St. Meinrad, by a visiting doctor who wanted a statue for his home. That statue was eventually purchased by the City of Troy, Indiana, when the doctor’s home went up for sale. The Christ of the Ohio Statue was dedicated May 1, 1957. Herbert Jogerst died in 1993.

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