Please RSVP >> National POW/MIA Recognition Day

This Friday, September 15th, the United States Navy will host a wreath-laying ceremony annually on National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Navy Memorial. This event is open to the public.

Wreath-Laying Ceremony

Navy Memorial Plaza, 4:00 pm

The ceremony will commence at 4:00 pm Eastern, and the official party will include the Honorable Ashish Vazirani, DUSD Personnel and Readiness, and RADM Nancy Lacore, USN, Commandant, Naval District Washington. In addition to remarks, a wreath will be placed by the Lone Sailor statue, the audience will pause for a moment of silence, and a bugler will play “Taps.”

Following the wreath-laying ceremony, the Navy Memorial and Project Recover, in partnership with Abramorama, will continue this special day honoring all Americans who are former prisoners of war, service members, civilians still unaccounted for, and their families.

All guests will be invited into the Navy Memorial Visitor Center for a movie screening, panel discussion, and reception:

Screening of To What Remains

Burke Theatre

To What Remains is a stirring, feature-length documentary from Imperative Entertainment, distributed by Abramorama, and directed by Christopher Woods.

It follows Project Recover’s search for the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action since World War II.

Watch the trailer here.

Panel Discussion

Burke Theatre

• Patrick Scannon, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder, Project Recover

• Adam Gray, Gold Star MIA Family Member, Project Recover, located and repatriated his great uncle, ARM2c Albert Peter “Bud” Rybarczyk

• CDR Everett Alvarez, USN (Retired), Former POW

• Major General Kelly K. McKeague, USAF (Ret.), Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

• Derek Abbey, Ph.D., President & CEO, Project Recover - Moderator

Reception to follow. Please RSVP for the wreath laying, film screening, panel discussion, and reception below. Start times for the events following the wreath laying may vary.

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Online Wreath-Laying Ceremony

If you can't join us in person but wish to watch the wreath laying online, please register below, and we will send you a link to join the live stream.

Please note: the screening and panel discussion will not be shown online.

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