POW MIA Council of Indianapolis, Inc.

09/24/2026

🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸 The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was honored to assist the Indiana State Police with the es**rt of U.S. Navy 1st Class Fireman Fred H. Boyer, a Hoosier who made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Navy 1st Class Fireman Boyer, originally from Tipton County, was just 22 years old when he was killed aboard the USS West Virginia on December 7, 1941. He was one of 106 crew members who lost their lives during the attack.

In July 2024, after more than 82 years, Fireman Boyer was finally identified, and his remains are now being returned home to Indiana.

It is difficult to put into words the honor of being part of this es**rt. More than eight decades after he gave his life serving our country, Navy 1st Class Fireman Boyer is back home today.

Today, we remember Navy 1st Class Fireman Boyer, honor his service, and sacrifice, and extend our deepest respect to his family. Thank you to the Indiana State Police for the invitation to be part of this historic homecoming. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Shared from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s page.

09/18/2026

09/18/2026

Today, the 3rd Friday of September, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Today is the only official national day of observance dedicated entirely to honoring Americans who were prisoners of war or remain missing and unaccounted for - from all conflicts, in all theaters, and from every branch of service.

We commend Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency – Stony Beach’s continued efforts in recovering, identifying, and repatriating the missing and unaccounted.

The best way to honor these men and women is to spread awareness, such as by talking to your elected representatives or within your community. By demonstrating the strong American resolve to achieve the fullest possible accounting, both to U.S. government officials and to foreign governments, we can ensure that the DPAA and DIA-SB have the resources required to achieve the fullest possible accounting. From the Vietnam War alone, 1,565 Americans remain missing. So far in FY2026, the DPAA has identified 183 personnel from World War II, 46 from the Korean War, and 1 from the Vietnam War. Congress can make certain that the focus on Vietnam War accounting is not lost, and that DPAA is able to pursue its own stated operational priority alongside increased focus on other conflicts.

Succeeding in this mission means bringing closure to families who have been living with uncertainty for far too long. On this National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we ask that you recognize those who are not forgotten; and then, beyond remembering and memorializing, help spread awareness to your neighbors and your elected officials so that our country can truly honor them.

Photo taken today 9/18/2026 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Shared from the League of Families page.

09/18/2026

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🇺🇸 The Indiana POW/MIA Council sponsors this ceremony for youth on the evening prior to POW/MIA Day at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.
The youth post the flags on the IWM lawn, then adjourn inside to the auditorium to read aloud all 1,700+ Indiana MIA names from WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam War in groups.
They also tour 10 areas of the museum in a rotation when not reading aloud, where volunteer costumes interpreters offer living history discussions from different war times in American history. 🇺🇸

09/05/2026

Piankeshaw DAR Chapter in the News & Tribune, Sept 5, 2026!

Our Enduring Promise and Constitution Week! What a great way to start off the month and the new Chapter Year!

09/01/2026

🇺🇸 Article in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette about Indiana DAR's Enduring Promise project for Missing in Action service members from World War II. The ceremony will be held at Monument Circle on Wednesday, September 2nd ( the anniversary of the official end of WWII ) at 2pm. Photos by Sue Johnson and used with permission.

08/31/2026

🇺🇸 We Remember 🇺🇸
Indiana now has a personalized Brick of Honor placed on Monument Circle for all 1,750 Indiana World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Missing In Action service members.
In the very center of our state, we have made an Enduring Promise to the families of these American heroes that we, the citizens of the state of Indiana, remember and honor their sacrifice for Freedom in the world.
Thank you to the hundreds of Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution who spent months locating families of these patriots, so they could attend the public dedication to honor their loved one. 🇺🇸

08/22/2026

🇺🇸 Members of the Brick Layer Union, Local 4, at Monument Circle in Indianapolis, volunteering their time to place 1,500 personalized bricks honoring Indiana’s WWII Missing in Action service members and MIA family members for the dedication ceremony on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Thank you Local 4! It looks beautiful!!! 🇺🇸 ❤️🇺🇸

08/22/2026

🇺🇸 For the past two years, hundreds of Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution have worked to locate the families of Indiana’s WWII Missing in Action service members, in preparation for a dedication of 1,500 personalized bricks on September 2, 2026 on Monument Circle in Indianapolis.
Many DAR Chapters were featured in the local newspapers in their city, with stories of the MIAs.
We thank these ladies for their commitment to Historic Preservation, Education, Patriotism, and service to this nation.
The DAR was founded in 1890 in Washington D.C. as a women’s lineage service organization, with 190,000 members in 2,700 chapters across the United States and 13 countries around the world. 🌎🇺🇸

02/23/2026

🇺🇸 Save the Date - September 18, 2026 🇺🇸
Please join Indiana citizens as we honor Indiana’s POW/MIAs.
The annual remembrance ceremony for these American Patriots will be held at the Indiana War Memorial, 55 East Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204, at Noon.