Eglin sets National POW/MIA Day ceremony

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Northwest Florida residents will commemorate America’s prisoners of war and service members still missing in action with a ceremony.

The National POW/MIA Day ceremony is 9 a.m. Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum, 100 Museum Drive, outside the main gate of Eglin Air Force Base on Highway 85 and State Road 189.

Retired U.S. Army Col. John E. Bircher III, Purple Heart recipient, and Chris Morgan, former World War II prisoner of war, will be guest speakers. The event will also feature a rifle volley and a flyover.

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