Category Archives: POW/MIA

National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2012 – Do They Know?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

  2012 POW/MIA poster from DPMO Do they know? Do they know it’s POW/MIA Recognition Day? Do they know some have not forgotten them? Do they know some of us still care? Do they know they were knowingly left behind? … Continue reading →

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POW/MIA Recognition Day 2011-Wear Black for Support

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Tomorrow, Friday, September 16, 2011, take a moment to remember our fallen heroes from all wars who were/are prisoners of war and missing in action.     It’s National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2011. The current Administration is trying to cut … Continue reading →

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Facebook Page for Andy Howes

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

View the In Memory Facebook page for Andy: Facebook: In Memory of George Andrews [Andy] Howes Lots of information, photos, video of Knox, Indiana Welcome Home services.

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Welcome Home American Hero-George Andrew Howes

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

​ Today, August 1, 2011, WO3 George Andrew (Andy) Howes comes home to Knox, Indiana. It’s been over 40 years, way too long, but he is finally home. The whole town is expected to welcome home their hero. Escorted by … Continue reading →

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Name on Vietnam POW/MIA Bracelet Identified/Small World

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

Some times we say a little saying, “What a small world this is” and then we go on thinking about just what an impact that “small world” had on us when  “it” happens to us. Well, this small world happened … Continue reading →

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40th Anniversary of the POW/MIA Bracelets

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Today, Veterans Day, November 11, 2010, is the 40th anniversary of the POW/MIA bracelets. “The bracelets were distributed by VIVA (Voices in Vital America) a non-profit, non-political national student organization dedicated to the fact that progress and freedom can only … Continue reading →

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POW/MIA Recognition Day 2010

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Never forget. Teach your children. National League of POW/MIA Families Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) Rolling Thunder’s The Ride Home (The Chapters of Rolling Thunder® host a special weekend to honor all former Prisoners Of War and to … Continue reading →

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