09/19/2026
🇺🇸 POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY 🇺🇸
What a beautiful turnout today. ❤️🤍💙
Thank you to everyone who came out, stood together, and helped us honor and remember the brave men and women who served our country — especially those who never made it home.
Today’s Missing Man Table is a powerful reminder that their place is still waiting for them.
Every item on the table carries a special meaning:
🪑 The single table and empty chair — represent the missing service member who is not here with us. The table is set for one, symbolizing their absence and the hope that they will someday return home.
🤍 The white tablecloth — represents the purity of their intentions when they answered their country’s call to serve.
🎗️ The yellow ribbon — represents our continued remembrance and the hope that our missing comrades will one day be accounted for and brought home.
🍋 The lemon — represents the bitter fate of those who are missing or endured captivity.
🧂 The salt — represents the tears shed by families and loved ones who have waited and continue to wait.
🥃 The inverted glass — represents the fact that our missing comrades cannot raise a glass and toast with us.
🕯️ The candle — represents the light of hope that continues to shine, guiding them home.
And that empty chair says what words sometimes cannot:
They are not here. They are not forgotten.
🇺🇸 Remembering those who served:
World War II
130,201 served
14,072 did not come home
Korean War
7,140 served
2,701 did not come home
Vietnam War
725 served
64 did not come home
Behind every number is a person — a son, daughter, husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, friend. And behind every missing service member is a family that has carried that absence.
Today, we remember them.
Today, we honor them.
Today, we say their names and remember their sacrifice.
You are not forgotten. 🇺🇸
Until they all come home.
Thank you to everyone who helped make today’s ceremony so meaningful and to everyone who came out to support our veterans and their families. ❤️🤍💙
