Remembering Our Wounded & Missing

VFW Post 8902 Plans POW/MIA Ceremony on Recognition Day

By April Hall, Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE – Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country, traditionally on the third Friday in September each year. These observances are typically held on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans’ facilities, and this year the local VFW Post 8902 will hold a ceremony recognizing the day on Friday, September 16, 11 a.m., on the lawn of the Charlotte County Administration Building, 250 LeGrande Ave., Charlotte Court House.

The observance is one of six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the flying of the National League of Families’ POW/MIA flag. The other days are Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.

The flag is to be flown at major military installations, national cemeteries, all post offices, VA medical facilities, the World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the official offices of the secretaries of state, defense and veterans affairs, the director of the selective service system and the White House.

VFW Post 8902 welcomes the citizens of Charlotte County to join them for this special ceremony.