Loved ones honor POW-MIAs in emotional ceremony at Cecil Field

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Today galore gathered successful Cecil Field for the POW/MIA designation time event.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been 50 years since the POW-MIA emblem was created successful the Jacksonville area.

The emblem flies to grant those who were prisoners of warfare oregon missing successful action.

Many gathered Saturday astatine Cecil Field for a POW-MIA Recognition Day lawsuit honoring those who didn’t travel location from war.

An affectional dependable for many, “Taps” was played to grant those who were killed warring for our state -- oregon those who are inactive missing successful action.

The ceremonial was held astatine the POW-MIA memorial astatine the erstwhile Naval Air Station Cecil Field wherever a caller depository is being built.

Mary Hoff created the POW- MIA flag 50 years ago, and her children are sharing her story. On Friday, which marked National POW/MIA Recognition Day, a conception of Moody Avenue successful Clay County was designated arsenic Mary Helen Hoff Memorial Avenue successful her honor.

“When our begetter was changeable down, my ma wanted to person accountability for POW-MIAs,” her oldest son, Mike Hoff, explained.

“The wives backmost past were told not to speech astir things, and they refused to judge POW-MIA presumption for their loved ones,” her daughter, Susan Ogawa, said.

The Hoff household said aft 50 years, they haven’t been capable to bring their father’s assemblage backmost location from Laos to beryllium buried connected American soil, truthful they won’t halt spreading consciousness and honoring those who are missing successful action.

“Every clip they bring idiosyncratic location it continues to springiness america hope,” Ogawa said.