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DESCRIPTION:Marin County will hold its 2nd Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day on Saturday, 
 Sept. 28th from 11 am - Noon at the Marin Co. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 
 Civic Center, San Rafael. A Vets Connect fair starts at 10 am, musical 
 tribute at 10:30 am.  A BBQ starts at noon with MC Michael Pritchard and 
 live music by Travis Brass.  A "Missing Man" Flyers takes place at 12:45 
 pm. FREE, everyone is welcome.\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					           For 
 more information:\nSeptember 25, 2013						           Keith Woodcock  
 \n								           415-518-3900\n						             	           email: 
 robertkeithwoodcock@gmail.com\n								           maasservices.org\n\nMarin 
 County to Host POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 28\nSan Rafael, CA -- Marin 
 County will host the 2nd Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day on Saturday, Sept. 
 28, at the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael. The event is 
 free and open to the public, and is hosted by the Marin Alliance for the 
 American Spirit (MAAS), a nonprofit dedicated to honoring active duty 
 soldiers and veterans. The County of Marin is co-sponsoring the event.\n	A 
 formal ceremony paying tribute to all veterans will take place from 11 a.m. 
 to Noon. The formal ceremony speakers will include: LT. Col. Steve 
 Countouriotis US Army (Ret), Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent 
 of Schools, whose family member is MIA\nand MORE! Music during the ceremony 
 will be provided by Travis Brass with A1C George Brahler. There will be a 
 Missing Man Flyover during the event to remember our fallen soldiers.\nThe 
 solemn ceremony will be followed by a barbecue with live music provided by 
 Doc Kraft’s Band. The barbeque social hour will be MC’d by renowned 
 keynote speaker Michael Pritchard, a champion of nonprofit causes.  
 \nOrganizations that provide services to vets and active-duty soldiers will 
 have booths in the back lobby of the auditorium from 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 PM 
 following the program. This will be the first “Veterans Connect” event 
 to be hosted by Marin County and MAAS and will include Legal Aid of Marin, 
 CalFresh, General Assistance, College of Marin, Marin Interfaith Council, 
 Veterans Business Outreach Center and more. \n	In 1979, Congress passed a 
 resolution authorizing National POW/MIA Recognition Day for Americans to 
 remember the nation’s prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers who are 
 missing in action (MIAs) as well as their families.  The President each 
 year proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day on the third Friday of 
 September. Local events are organized by veterans across the county. The 
 POW/MIA flag, which pictures the silhouette of a soldier with the slogan, 
 “You Are Not Forgotten,” is flown to mark the day. \n	The Dept. of 
 Defense puts the total of MIAs at 87,000 and 142,000 POWS – 17,000 of 
 whom died while interned – since World War II.\n	Supporters of the Sept. 
 28 event Marin Co. United Veterans Council, Marin County Department of 
 Health and Human Services, U.S. Army- National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, the 
 Marin chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Blue 
 Star Moms of Marin, the House of Steel Gym in San Rafael, U.S. Marine 
 Corps, MarinLink, Woodlands Market, Mollie Stone’s Markets, United 
 Markets, Bay City Riders, Red Cross, Salvation Army, DeNador & Associates, 
 the Garbarino Family, and Ghilotti Brothers Inc., \n	The mission of the 
 nonprofit Marin Alliance for the American Spirit is to develop and present 
 educational programs that foster patriotism and a sense of community, and 
 to host events honoring active duty soldiers, veterans and their families. 
 You can find MAAS on Facebook in addition to its website.\n	For more 
 information contact MAAS President Keith Woodcock at 415 749-9430.   
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SUMMARY:Marin County's 2nd Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day
LOCATION:Marin Co. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Civic Center, San Rafael
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/26/18743820.php
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