{"id":881,"date":"2016-09-06T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T18:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=881"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:29:24","slug":"powmia-remembrance-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/powmia-remembrance-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"POW\/MIA Remembrance Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS)<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for a special POW\/MIA Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.\u00a0 The event will take place in the courtyard located between buildings 2 and 37 at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center located at 10000 Bay Pines, Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744.\u00a0 For driving directions and a campus map, please visit\u00a0www.baypines.va.gov\/locations\/directions.asp<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keynote speaker for the event will be U.S. Navy Commander (ret.) Bradley E. Smith. \u00a0Commander Smith is a Former Prisoner of War (FPOW) held captive nearly seven years during the Vietnam War.\u00a0 Read his bio here:\u00a0www.pownetwork.org\/bios\/s\/s104.htm<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0 A special POW\/MIA remembrance chair will also be dedicated during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Vietnam Veterans who attend the event\u00a0will receive a special lapel pin as part of the Bay Pines VAHCS’s continued commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

Parking for the ceremony will be available nearby. Shuttles will provide transportation for guests from parking lots to the courtyard. The venue is handicapped accessible. A sign language interpreter will be available for the hearing impaired. The ceremony will be held rain or shine. Please plan appropriately for inclement weather.<\/p>\n

For more information, please connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/vabaypines<\/u><\/a>, Twitter at twitter.com\/vabaypines<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or call 727-398-6661, extension 17727<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The official event flyer is attached to this email to share with others who may be interested in attending.<\/p>\n

POW_MIA_2016.pdf<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong> Jason W. Dangel Public Affairs Officer Bay Pines VA Healthcare System 727.398.9531 | jason.dangel@va.gov<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS)\u00a0for a special POW\/MIA Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.\u00a0 The event will take place in the courtyard located between buildings 2 and 37 at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center located at 10000 Bay Pines, Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744.\u00a0 For driving … Continue reading POW\/MIA Remembrance Ceremony<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":882,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions\/882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}