POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year to remember servicemembers that were imprisoned while serving in combat, and those who remain missing. At present, approximately 83,000 Americans remain missing from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other conflicts.
The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) will pay tribute to all former American Prisoners of War and those still Missing in Action during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony on September 20 at the Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
WHO: Anyone wishing to recognize POW/MIA Veterans.
WHAT: One hour POW MIA ceremony with refreshments.
WHERE: Bob Stump VA Medical Center, 500 N. US HWY 89, Prescott – Main Flagpole
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., “rain or shine.”
NAVAHCS is soliciting for POWs in Arizona to be formally recognized at the event. If you know or are a POW who would like to be recognized, please reach out to us at (928) 776-6013.
For more information about the event and shuttle services call (928) 776-6013.
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About the Northern Arizona VA
Through its main campus in Prescott, along with Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, and Anthem – with additional clinics in Tuba City, Page, Kayenta, Chinle, Holbrook and Polacca – the Northern Arizona VA provides services to approximately 34,000 Veterans over a catchment area of more than 65,000 square miles.
