POW/MIA Recognition Day

POW/MIA Recognition Day: From left to right, Air Force Veteran Carl Gentry, Korean War / Navy Veteran “Max” Maxwell and wife Jean, and Wasco County Commissioner Scott Hege attend the Sept. 18 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, hosted by The Dalles Post of the American Legion at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park. The day honored prisoners of war (POW) and remembered those who are still listed as missing in action (MIA). 

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Slideshow: POW/MIA Recognition Day

Slideshow: POW/MIA Recognition Day

Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.