September 20th is POW MIA Day
POW/MIA Remembrance
Ceremony Saves a Place for the Missing Man
• The single red rose in a vase is there as a reminder of the lives of each of the missing and their loved ones who keep the faith, still
waiting for answers.
• The red ribbon tied around the vase shows our continued determination to account for
the missing.
• A lemon slice at each bread plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured
and missing in a foreign land.
• A pinch of salt recalls the tears endured by those missing and their families who seek
answers.
• The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, which was founded as one nation
under God.
• An inverted glass symbolizes their inability
to share in the day's toast.
• The chairs at each place stand empty to
express their absence.