Features

POW-MIA The Soldier’s Table

The table

. . . . . . . .honors the men and women who served our country.

The table is round

. . . . . . . .to show our everlasting devotion and concern for our fallen and missing comrades.

The cloth is white

. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty.

The single red rose in a vase

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .reminds us of the life and the blood that was shed, and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith and await answers.

The vase is tied with a red ribbon,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . symbol of our commitment and continued determination to account for our missing

A slice of lemon on the plate

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.

The salt

. . . . . . is to remind us of the tears endured by those missing their families, families who still seek answers.

The glass is inverted

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to symbolize their inability to share this evening with us.

The chair is empty

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..and tilted; they are not here, and will remain so until they return or are accounted for.

"You are not forgotten so long as there is one left in whom your memory remains."