POW/MIA Day – Never Forgotten
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September 19, 2008
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala.–Capt. Ray Thomason, 754th Electronics Systems Group software project manager, sits in a bamboo cage to commemorate the personal sacrifices made by POWs and MIAs Friday. The make shift prison was manned for 24 hours beginning with the playing of taps on the evening of Sep 14 and symbolizes the living conditions for American military members held captive during the Vietnam war. The POW/MIA ceremony was sponsored by the Maxwell-Gunter Company Grade Officers Council.
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Please take a moment sometime today and reflect on soldiers who have not returned, who are being held captive, and are missing in ation….
In honor of National POW/MIA Day today.
Please visit the DPMO web site for the listing of ALL MIA/POW’s to date.
POW’s Prayer
Almighty Father Who suffers in the affliction of your children, we call upon You now from the depths of our anxiety and great concern for our countrymen and loved ones who have fallen into the hands of the Nations foes, in the face of the evils that these brave men endure and before the grim burdens they are forced to bear, give them courage and hope, and a never failing confidence in You.
But most of all, 0 God, we ask that the day will soon come when we can all celebrate their release and safe return to their homes and kindred.
Give to all of us who wait and hope in the face of every disappointment the will to persevere in the cause of peace and the wisdom to conquer hate with love and every doubt with a renewed faith in You. Amen.
For a copy of this years official poster, click here
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