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Ceremony held on National POW/MIA Recognition Day

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Sept. 16, 2022

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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Friday. The ceremony commemorates and honors captives of war, missing and returned, and their comrades, friends, and families who have endured the heartbreak and void that accompanies those with unknown fates.
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Wreaths are laid out at the cemetery before presentation. A tribute to individuals who have been identified by the DPAA and returned home was held with each person’s name read aloud.
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Guest speakers on Friday included Fern Sumpter Winbush, Principal Deputy Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency , and Ray Kapaun, nephew of Medal of Honor Recipient Chaplain Emil Kapaun.
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Speaking during Friday's ceremony is Ray Kapaun, nephew of Medal of Honor Recipient Chaplain Emil Kapaun.
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Dignitaries along with military escorts wait to present their wreaths on Friday.
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Waiting to present a wreath on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Chapter 10154 is Vietnam War veteran M.Doc Steinhilber.
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Presenting a wreath on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Chapter 10154 is Vietnam War veteran M.Doc Steinhilber.
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Trumpeter Sgt. Mike Stone plays “Taps.”
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