Pow Mia Table
Missing man table and honors ceremony as you entered the room you may have noticed a special table.
Pow mia table. It is reserved to honor our missing men. Print pdf on 8 1 2 x 11. The single red rose reminding us of the lives of these men and women their loved ones and friends who keep the faith while seeking answers. A place setting for one a table for all.
The table is round showing our everlasting concern for our pow mia s. During the month of may we remember those lost but not forgotten and our pows. Those symbols are spelled out in opnavinst 1710 7a. A missing man table also known as a fallen comrade table is a ceremony and memorial that is set up in military dining facilities of the united states armed forces and during official dining functions in honor of fallen missing or imprisoned military service members.
Those few proud americans whom have served their nation and answered her her call know that memorial day is so much more. When i went to navy recruit training boot camp back in great lakes in 1997 i remember at the first meal in the galley some recruit had the gall to ask about the empty. The pow mia table. Read more about the pow mia table here.
Set for six the empty chairs represent americans who were or are missing from each of the services army marine corps navy air force and coast guard and civilians all with us in spirit. The manner in which this table is decorated is full of special symbols to help us remember our brothers and sisters in arms. The pow mia table is smaller than the others.