This year POW*MIA Recognition day falls on Friday, Sept. 17 (the third Friday of every September is reserved for this special recognition). POW*MIA Recognition Day is when Americans are asked to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by the military men and women who are imprisoned or unaccounted for as a result of their military service.
If you have never attended a POW*MIA Ceremony I challenge you to do so in the near future. I look forward to taking my twin sons once they can fully grasp the magnitude of what it means. My fellow comrades we have the watch. Until then I hope you find these 5 twin dad discoveries amusing.....
1. We pay for Netflix, Hulu, and Disney and all the twins want to watch is videos on YouTube!!
2. Twins: I see you’ve just made yourself comfortable, well now I have prepared a list of requests for your assistance!!
3. It was School Pictures this week, also known as "I can't believe we paid $75 for these."
4. Do you desire to stay on an early morning workout routine? Just have twins, who enjoying hoping around and riding on your back during runs or push-ups, they will wake you up 5 minutes before the alarm declaring it’s workout time dad!!
5. Parenting might be for you, if getting a cough or runny nose each time a toddler in your home gets one excites you!!
"Those who have served, and those currently serving in the uniformed services of the United States, are ever mindful that the sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice. We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation and imprisonment.
Before we begin our activities, we pause to recognize our POWs and MIAs.
We call your attention to this small table which occupies a place of dignity and honor. It is set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POWs and MIAs.
We call them comrades. They are unable to be with their loved ones and families, so we join together to pay humble tribute to them, and to bear witness to their continued absence.
The table is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner, alone against his or her suppressors.
The tablecloth is white, symbolic of the purity of their intentions to respond to their Country’s call to arms.
The single rose in the vase signifies the blood they may have shed in sacrifice to ensure the freedom of our beloved United States of America. This rose also reminds us of the family and friends of our missing comrades who keep faith, while awaiting their return.
The red ribbon on the vase represents an unyielding determination for a proper accounting of our comrades who are not among us.
A slice of lemon on the plate reminds us of their bitter fate.
The salt sprinkled on the plate reminds us of the countless fallen tears of families as they wait.
The glass is inverted, they cannot toast with us at this time.
The chair is empty. They are NOT here. The candle is reminiscent of the light of hope, which lives in our hearts to illuminate their way home, away from their captors, to the open arms of a grateful nation.
The American flag reminds us that many of them may never return - and have paid the supreme sacrifice to insure our freedom.
Let us pray to the Supreme Commander that all of our comrades will soon be back within our ranks.
Let us remember - and never forget their sacrifice.
May God forever watch over them and protect them and their families."
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