Veterans And Policewomen Honored – Jersey Shore Online

Veterans And Policewomen Honored  Jersey Shore Online

MANCHESTER – During a recent Township Council meeting, Mayor Joseph Hankins honored representatives of the township’s Veterans Affairs Commission and female police officers with proclamations in recognition of two specially designated days. The first was POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action) Recognition Day. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each year on the […] MANCHESTER – During a recent Township Council meeting, Mayor Joseph Hankins honored representatives of the township’s Veterans Affairs Commission and female police officers with proclamations in recognition of two specially designated days. The first was POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action) Recognition Day. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each year on the third Friday in September to honor American prisoners of war and service members who remain missing in action.

Reading the proclamation the mayor noted, “throughout our nation’s history, brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces have answered the call to defend the freedoms we hold dear, often at tremendous personal sacrifice. Thousands of American service members remain missing in action from conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars – their fates unresolved and their families left without answers.” He added, “National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each year to honor the service and sacrifice of American prisoners of war