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News | Sept. 21, 2023

POW/MIA observance at Land and Maritime tells the stories of the missing

By Stefanie Hauck DLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs

COLUMBUS, Ohio  –  

A table with a white tablecloth and a black poster sits next to a white glass bottle wall in a large foyer. The table is empty but there is a rose, a lemon on a plate, a table setting and a salt shaker on it. The black poster is held on a tall pole.
In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, a special display of several posters, along with the POW/MIA Missing Man Table and the POW/MIA flag, was located in the vestibule outside the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Operations Center Auditorium September 14-20. Five of the posters were dedicated to POW/MIAs with ties to Ohio and the others highlighted the history of POW/MIA Recognition Day, and the meaning behind the POW/MIA Table and POW/MIA flag. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed annually on the third Friday of every September, a date that's not associated with any particular war.
A table with a white tablecloth and a black poster sits next to a white glass bottle wall in a large foyer. The table is empty but there is a rose, a lemon on a plate, a table setting and a salt shaker on it. The black poster is held on a tall pole.
National POW/MIA Day
In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, a special display of several posters, along with the POW/MIA Missing Man Table and the POW/MIA flag, was located in the vestibule outside the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Operations Center Auditorium September 14-20. Five of the posters were dedicated to POW/MIAs with ties to Ohio and the others highlighted the history of POW/MIA Recognition Day, and the meaning behind the POW/MIA Table and POW/MIA flag. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed annually on the third Friday of every September, a date that's not associated with any particular war.
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When our nation goes to war, no matter the length or severity of the conflict, there are losses, and behind each loss is a story of a life lived and a sacrifice made.

Several of those stories were highlighted with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s observance in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day from September 14 -20.

In the vestibule outside the DLA Land and Maritime Operations Center Auditorium, was a special display of several posters along with the POW/MIA Missing Man Table and the POW/MIA flag. Five of the posters were dedicated to POW/MIAs with ties to Ohio and the others highlighted the history of POW/MIA Recognition Day, and the meaning behind the POW/MIA Table and POW/MIA flag.

Those highlighted were:

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed annually on the third Friday of every September, a date that's not associated with any particular war.

Of the more than 81,000 service members and civilians nationwide who remain unaccounted for, 3,659 of them are from Ohio.

DPAA’s ongoing mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for all missing personnel to their families and the nation.

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