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This table setting represents our service members missing from each of the five services - Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and Civilians. This table honors them, it symbolizes that they are here with us, even if only in spirit. All Americans should never forget our brave men and women who answered our nations call and served the cause of freedom in a special way. This table is round, to show our everlasting concern for our men still missing. The cloth is white, symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty. The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith while still awaiting answers. The vase is tied with a red ribbon, a symbol of our continued determination to account for our missing. A slice of lemon on the bread plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land. A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears endured by those missing and their families who seek answers. The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God. The glass is inverted, to symbolize their inability to share this evenings toast. The chair remains empty. Let us raise our glasses in a toast to honor America's POW/MIA's and to the success of our efforts to account for them.? |
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