published: Friday, September 03, 2010

Sept. 17 is National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Editor:

The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will be teaching our children all over the state about the POW/MIA flag this month. The only flag recognized by the U.S. Congress to be placed on display at the Capitol Rotunda.

I am sure many of you have noticed the flag flying at your post office, school, fire station and police station. Next time you do please take a moment to look over the black POW/MIA flag. It is federal law to display the POW/MIA flag at all government buildings, VA offices, veterans cemeteries and post offices on the third Friday of each September on these days: Independence Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day.

Americans who have a Missing in Action, shot down' presumed dead or a soldier captured and held Prisoner of War but never returned, still to this day yearn to know the answers, to have closure in their lives. The Joint Accounting Command (JPAC) teams continue to search for our missing in Russia, Cambodia, Korea, Vietnam, Laos and where ever we have missing not accounted for. We need to keep the pressure on these governments to keep letting JPAC search for our MIA's.

Please take a moment on Sept. 17 to recognize America's POW/MIA's. Let the families of our MIA soldiers know they are not forgotten. Most veterans' organizations have some type of ceremony on that day and would welcome you to join them.

Linda Robinette

Americanism Chairman

Department of Florida

Lake Placid