Community Corner
POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony
Friday, September 21, 2012 at 7:00PM, the Lemont VFW 22 Honor Post #5819 and the Ladies Auxiliary
will be hosting a POW/MIA Recognition Day in the main hall of the Post located at 15780 New Avenue, Lemont, IL.
POW/MIA Recognition Day honors the commitments and the sacrifices made by our nation's prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. By custom, it is on the third Friday in September.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of the six days specified by law on which the black POW/MIA flag shall be flown over federal facilities and cemeteries, post offices and military installations.
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All citizens are invited to a ceremony dedicated to remember and honor these heroes. A short reception with light refreshments will follow.