Showing posts with label Orlando Veterans Council. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orlando Veterans Council. Show all posts

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Orlando honors POWs and MIAs

Orlando honors POWs and MIAs
Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
September 21, 2008
ORLANDO - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer honored the nation's soldiers who have been prisoners of war or missing in action at a ceremony Friday at City Hall.
About 200 people attended the POW-MIA recognition ceremony hosted by Dyer and his Veterans Advisory Council.The event featured speeches by Dyer, veterans council chairman Paul Hay, and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Bennett.
The Winter Springs Junior ROTC helped, along with representatives of the Orlando police and fire departments.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-b3metjustin21_0508sep21,0,3685147.story