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Title: POWMIA Day


1
POWMIA Day
  • 21 September 2007

2
EVENTS
  • Memorial Run
  • Governor Proclamation
  • Guest Speaker
  • Formal Retreat Ceremony

3
Memorial Run
  • Members of the U.S. Air Force proudly
    carry the American and POWMIA flags for a
    six-hour continuous run from Des Moines, IA to
    Ames, IA. The run is held in honor and memory of
    American Prisoners of War (POW) and those still
    Missing in Action.

4
Memorial Run cont
  • Begins at 0830
  • Iowa capitol building
  • Proclamation given by the governor
  • Media coverage

5
Memorial Run cont
  • Police escort
  • Change in personnel half way through
  • Presentation of the colors at the Memorial Union
    at 1500

6
Guest Speaker
  • Former Prisoner of War
  • Works with the POWMIA recovery unit
  • Memorial Union at 1615

7
Retreat Ceremony
  • At the Central Campus flagpole
  • Military ceremony for retiring the colors
  • Taps, National Anthem
  • Uniform Full Service Dress
  • Ceremony carried out in formation
  • Begins promptly at 1700

8
POWMIAYou are not forgotten.
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