05/25/2026
This table is reserved to HONOR our missing comrades in arms. 🇺🇸
⭕️The table is ROUND - to show our everlasting concern for the missing men and women.
⚪️The tablecloth is WHITE - symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty
🌹The single RED rose displayed in the vase reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and the loved ones and friends of these Americans who keep the faith, awaiting answers.
🎗The VASE tied with a red ribbon - symbolizes our continued determination to account for our missing.
🍋A slice of LEMON - to remind us of the bitter fate of the captured and missing in foreign lands.
🧂 A pinch of SALT - symbolizes the tears endured by those missing and their families who seek answers.
📕The BIBLE - represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God.
🥛The GLASS inverted - to symbolize their inability to share this evening’s toast.
👤The empty CHAIR - they are missing.