POW - MIA RECOGNITION DAY - NORMALLY THE THIRD SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER
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All Gave Some, Some Gave All
Let Them Not Be Forgotten |
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A SPECIAL TABLE SET IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR POW & MIA
The table is our way of symbolizing the fact that members of our profession of arms are missing from our midst. They are commonly called POW-MIA, we call then "Brothers". They are unable to be with us today, so we REMEMBER them because of their fate. The table set for one is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner alone against his oppressors.
The table is round (normally) - To show our everlasting concern for our missing men.
The tablecloth is white - Symbolizing the purity of their intentions when answering their country's call to duty.
The single red rose - Displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of our Comrade-In- Arms and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith, awaiting their return.
The vase is tied with a red ribbon - Symbolizing that which is worn on the lapel and breasts of thousands who bear witness to their unyielding determination to demand a proper accounting of our missing.
A slice of lemon - On the bread plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing from all wars.
A pinch of salt - Symbolizes the tears shed by those missing and their families as they wait.
The Bible - Represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God, as they cannot pray with us today.
The glass is inverted - To symbolize their inability to share a meal
The chair remains empty - They are missing.
Remember all of you who served with them and called them Comrades and who depended upon their might and aid and relied upon them, for surely, They have not forsaken you. Let us Remember and never forget, for they gave all they had. |
