The Northeast State Veteran and Military Student Success Center invites you to attend a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 outside Wayne G. Basler Library on the Blountville campus.
Northeast State joins the national POW/MIA Recognition Day commemoration established in 1979 to remember servicemen and women who were prisoners of war and listed as missing in action. Northeast State professor and United States Army Lt. Col. (Ret.) Eric Stanton emcees the event where attendees learn about the creation and history of the POW/MIA flag. The event also details the significance of the POW/MIA remembrance table.
According to the records of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans remain missing in action. Those servicemen and women listed as missing represent the military actions of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other conflicts.
According to DPAA records, the numbers of Tennesseans still reported missing in action/unaccounted for by conflict for are:
World War II: 1,208
Korean War: 171
Vietnam War: 26
National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremonies share the common purpose of honoring those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing. In addition to the national-level ceremony, observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are being held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, and veterans’ facilities.
The Northeast State Veteran and Military Student Success Center invites you to attend a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 outside Wayne G. Basler Library on the Blountville campus.
Northeast State joins the national POW/MIA Recognition Day commemoration established in 1979 to remember servicemen and women who were prisoners of war and listed as missing in action. Northeast State professor and United States Army Lt. Col. (Ret.) Eric Stanton emcees the event where attendees learn about the creation and history of the POW/MIA flag. The event also details the significance of the POW/MIA remembrance table.
According to the records of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans remain missing in action. Those servicemen and women listed as missing represent the military actions of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other conflicts.
According to DPAA records, the numbers of Tennesseans still reported missing in action/unaccounted for by conflict for are:
World War II: 1,208
Korean War: 171
Vietnam War: 26
National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremonies share the common purpose of honoring those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing. In addition to the national-level ceremony, observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are being held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, and veterans’ facilities.
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