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SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2019 UCW 19
THE MISSING MAN TABLE – A PLACE SETTING FOR
ONE, A TABLE FOR ALL
Join the Community-Wide Tribute to Honor Our Missing Comrades
this Veteran's Day
In addi on to honoring our brave service members and their families
through a series of events taking place across Cumberland County this
November 7-11, Heroes Homecoming VII is also challenging businesses
and organiza ons to par cipate in the Missing Man Table Ini a ve as
a way to inspire and help educate the public on the importance and
symbolism of the display.
Currently, more than 100 missing man table kits have been reserved
for this year's Missing Man Table ini a ve, with the number growing
every day. Any Cumberland County businesses interested in signing up
to be a part of this community-wide tribute to those Missing in Ac on
should contact info@heroeshomecoming.com.
The Significance of the Missing Man Table Display
The Missing Man Table, similar to the Fallen Comrade Table, honors
the memory of missing or imprisoned military service members. To
date, North Carolina has more unaccounted for veterans than any
state in the southeast, with a recorded 1,536 POW/MIA.
The table honors the more than 85,000 Americans who le their
homes, their families and their friends to defend the freedoms we
enjoy today as well as the freedoms of others. They le in the service
of our na on, yet they have not come home:
- 3,000+ who s ll remain unaccounted for from WWI
- 73,000+ who s ll remain unaccounted for from WWII
- 7,763 who s ll remain unaccounted for from the Korean War
- 1,615 who s ll remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War
- 126 who s ll remain unaccounted for from the Cold War
- 6 who s ll remain unaccounted for from conflicts in the Middle
East since 1986
For more informa on about Heroes Homecoming VII, visit
www.heroeshomecoming.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Melody Foote
Director of Communications
Fayetteville Area Convention
& Visitors Bureau
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