All those who fought and served their country when they received the call, were men and women of courage, judgment, integrity and dedication. Where does dedication end? You can never put an end to dedication. After all, those who remain Prisoners of War or are still Missing in Action are still serving with never ending dedication. For them, it can never be over. For us, we can never let their sacrifices, or them, be forgotten.

 

 

There's a table in the room                                      

Raised so that it draws attention

Reserved for all those missing

Still not found or in detention.

 

Set for six of those missing

One each, for branches Serving

One place for lost Civilians

Whom, are felt just as deserving.

 

The table is shaped in the round

For the everlasting concern

As all of us hope and pray

Someday they all, will return.

 

The tablecloth is bright white

To symbolize the purity

Of those, answering the call

Of their Country, doing their Duty.

 

The single rose, in a vase

For the lifeblood of those lost

And for those awaiting answers

A Sad part of Wartimes cost.

 

The vase, tied with red ribbon

A symbol of determination

To account for those still missing

In the Service of our Nation.

 

A slice of lemon on the bread plate

For missing/captured in a foreign land

The bitter fate of some Heroes

Who chose to make a valiant stand.

 

A pinch of salt for all those tears

Shed, by missing and their Families

Seeking answers to their questions

From all those faraway countries.

 

The Bible represents the strength

Gained through Faith, to sustain

Those missing on foreign shores

Where, far too many, still remain!

 

The candle is a light of Hope

To illuminate the way back home

To the loved ones who are waiting

Across the sea to Homeland's loam.

 

An Honor Guard places covers

On each empty dinner plate

For the Services and Civilian

Who have met, this terrible fate.

 

"Taps" is played, and "Some Gave All"

With a spotlight on their table

With a toast, for their accounting, sworn

For, as long as we all are able.

 

This solemn Honors Ceremony

Symbolizes they are here with us

Hoping someday, they will be back

This wish, the most, in God we trust.

 

This can be done for six or one

For, the meaning is the same

That all, will be returned one day

This, we pray, in Heaven's Name.

 

 

 

Join Post 5789 at the All Veterans Memorial by the rail station in Lee's Summit at 6:00 pm on September 18, 2020 for our POW/MIA remembrance ceremony.

 

 

POW/MIA CEREMONY ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 AT THE ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL IN LEE'S SUMMIT MISSOURI.  COMMANDER YOUNGBLOOD GAVE A SPEECH ABOUT POW/MIAS.