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[bill from lachine]

Good morning Tom......

Morning folks

 

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[WannaDig3687]

Morning Bill and Tom.

 

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A little Ohio history.





I took a fishing trip with my grandson this spring. On the way home, we stopped and took these pics.

 

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Time for more pics!

 

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This is Ferd. He's one of the head honchos in WFWH. As you will see, he's kind of a hoot!


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There is always a Chaplain/Pastor/Preacher. This is the opening prayer over the entire event. He also prayed over each meal.



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Here Ferd is explaining the MIA/POW Table and getting ready to read what everything represents.

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[Tom_Restorer]

A little Ohio history.





I took a fishing trip with my grandson this spring. On the way home, we stopped and took these pics.

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I love that museum!!

Thanks WD for showing it!

 

[Tom_Restorer]

AARC,

what´s up?
I saw you given likes but we didn´t hear something from you for a while.

 

[WannaDig3687]

The MIA/POW Table




After Every line that is read, a little bell is rung. Here is the reading:


The small table is set for one — symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner.


The table is round — showing our everlasting concern for our POW/MIA’s.

The cloth is white — symbolizing the purity of our men and women’s motives when answering the call to duty.


The single red rose — reminding us of the lives of these men and women — their loved ones and friends who keep the faith, while seeking answers.


The red ribbon — symbolizes our continued determination to account for them.


A slice of lemon — reminds us of the bitter fate of those missing, captured and held as prisoners in foreign lands.


A pinch of salt — symbolizes the tears of our missing and their families who long for answers after decades of uncertainty.


The Holy Bible — represents the strength gained through faith in our country, founded as one nation under God, to sustain those lost from our midst.


The candle — is reminiscent of the light of hope which lives in our hearts to illuminate their way home.


The glass is inverted — to symbolize their inability to share this evening’s toast.


The chair is empty — they are missing — (silent moment) — and please remember their service and sacrifice.
Let us honor America’s POW/MIA’s and encourage our government to undertake successful efforts to account for them.

 

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Finally, it's time to eat!

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One of the Service Dogs.

 

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Ran out of tartar sauce.

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