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American Indians in Confederate Territory opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com On the morning of June 18, 1864, Pvt. Payson Wolf trudged through the streets of Petersburg, Va., with other battered and bloodied Union prisoners of war...

       NOT MY POST ORIGINALLY                                               STOLEN VALOR This is a guest post from Jonn Lilyea of This Ain't Hell.  Like Jonn I got hundreds of emails on this.  Even at first glance it was absurd.  A two time POW in Iraq and Afghanistan that no one had ever heard of?  Come on.  What I was going to write was exactly the same as Jonn, so he graciously offered it to me to post here. What follows is Jonn's post : I got about 100 emails and messages on Facebook about Lance Corporal Christopher MacFarland who was featured in an article in the Examiner on Monday about his service dog. The article has been unceremoniously yanked since, but through the magic of screen shots, here you go if you are the one person who didn’t see it yet; Well, being the consummate [expletive] that I am, I immediatel...

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DoD recovers, identifies 17 service members killed in 1952 crash Jun. 18, 2014 - 07:39PM   |   0 Comments By  Brian Everstine Staff writer The Defense Department has recovered the remains of 17 service members killed in a cargo plane crash almost 62 years ago. The 17 service members were aboard a C-124 Globemaster on Nov. 22, 1952, en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, when the plane crashed on Alaska’s Mount Gannett. Eleven crewmen and 41 passengers were on board. At the time, adverse weather hindered recovery attempts. Multiple search parties were unable to locate and recover any remains. Nearly 60 years later, on June 9, 2012, an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk spotted wreckage during a training mission over the Colony Glacier, according to the Defense Department. Three days later, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Joint Task Force team landed at the site to photograph a...

POW's Prayer By: Jean Ray and L. Vancil Father,   Your own Son was a prisoner. Condemned, he died for us. Victorious, He returned to bring us the gift of life everlasting.    Comfort us now in our longing for the return of the Prisoners Of War and those   Missing In Action. Help Us Father; Inspire us to remove the obstacles. Give courage to those who know the truth to speak out. Grant wisdom to the negotiators, and compassion to the jailors. Inspire the media to speak out as loudly as they have in the past. Protect those who seek in secret and help them to succeed. Show us the tools to do Your will. Guard and bless those in captivity, their families, and those who work for their release. Let them come home soon. Thank you Father. Amen

NATIVE AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS Daily update   ⋅   June 18, 2014 NEWS WSU News Ceremonial PTSD therapies favored by   Native American veterans WSU News Historically,   Native Americans   have served in the   military   at higher rates than all other U.S. populations.   Veterans   are traditionally honored as warriors ... Flag as irrelevant

(21) Prisoners War Missing in Action

THIS IS THE FORMAT THAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH. POW/MIA Ceremony Props: 1 small round table 1 chair leaning against the table, white table cloth, table set for 1, salt shaker, 1 lemon slice, black vase with yellow ribbon, black napkin, red rose, water glass inverted on table, recording of Taps -  Some Gave All . Script: Those who have served and those currently serving the uniformed services of the United States are ever mindful that the sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice. We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation and internment. Before we begin our activities this evening, we will pause to recognize our POW's and MIA's. We call your attention to this small table, which occupies a place of dignity and honor near the head table. It...

 The names in red are still listed as missing in action. Persons from South Dakota who died in the Vietnam War. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA: PFC VERN JACOB FRIED PSGT DONALD DUANE KORB PFC DONALD DEAN LAYTON SFC EDGAR DONALD MATTHEWS SP4 CHARLES J MILBRANDT SP4 RICHARD FREDRICK RENNOLET A1C RONALD RUSSELL SCHNAIDT PFC LONNIE LEE STERN SP5 DENNIS RICHARD VOLK   ALCESTER, SOUTH DAKOTA: 1LT ARVID PALMER THORMODSGARD   AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA: CPL DAVID ORSON FJERSTAD   BANCROFT, SOUTH DAKOTA: SP5 WILLIAM DENNIS BIEVER   BATESLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA: SP4 EDWIN HARRY CASE   BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA: SGT LELUND MORRIS KAHLER   BISON, SOUTH DAKOTA: LCPL LEO CURTIS AUKLAND   BONESTEEL, SOUTH DAKOTA: PFC RAYMOND LEE SIP   BRITTON, SOUTH DAKOTA: 1LT JAMES DEAN OPSAHL   BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA: CPL JOHN FRANCIS BIBBY PFC MICHAEL EDWARD MEANS PFC JOHN ARTHUR PET...