POW*MIA

PRISONERS OF WAR
and
MISSING IN ACTION

Meaning of Each Item

The tables small, symbolizing the frailty of the prisoners, who are alone, against their captors.

The tablecloth is white, symbolizing the purity of their intentions to respond to their country’s call to arms.

The single red rose displayed in the vase symbolizes the families and loved ones who keep the faith, awaiting their return.

The red, white, and blue ribbon tied around the vase is of the same that is displayed on the lapel, and breast of thousands who bear witness to their unyielding determinations to demand a prepare account of our missing.

A slice of lemon is on the bread plate to remind us of their bitter fate.

There is salt upon the bread plate symbolic of the families’ tears, as they wait word of their missing.

The glass is inverted because the missing cannot toast with us.

The chairs you see are empty because the missing cannot be with us.

Remember, all of you that served with them and called them comrades, who depended upon their might and aid and relied upon them, for surely they have not forgotten you.

POW*MIA PRAYER

Almighty God and merciful Father, we praise and glorify you. Thank you for the many blessings you have bestowed upon our great nation and us. Heavenly Father, we beseech you to guide our missing comrades through every day and night. Give them unbound strength and courage to continue their efforts to survive and return to their loved ones. If they perish, Lord, we ask you to welcome them to the house that your have prepared for them, where they will rest in peace.

We ask this in your great and holy name.

POW Ceremony

Enjoy the slide show

click on the arrows to look at each picture.

Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2399

1400 South East Veterans of Foreign Wars Street . . . . . Mineral Wells, TX 76067