Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day hosted by the Dept. of NH Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day hosted by the Dept. of NH Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Event start: Sat, 09/21/2019 - 10:00am

Event end: Sat, 09/21/2019 - 11:00am

Location: New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery

The annual ceremony, hosted by Dept of NH Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), will be held in the Memorial Walkway (weather permitting). For more information, please contact the Cemetery office during normal business hours (M-F, 8AM-4PM) at 603-796-2026.

POW/MIA Recognition Day

POW/MIA Recognition Day honors the commitments and the sacrifices made by our nation's prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. By custom, it is on the third Friday in September. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of the six days specified by law on which the black POW/MIA flag shall be flown over federal facilities and cemeteries, post offices and military installations. Discover more about POW/MIA Recognition Day's history.