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SUMMARY:POW/MIA Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:The Memorial will host a special ceremony at 11 a.m. in memory of the nation's POWs and MIAs.  Special guest speaker will be Jessica Lynch\, a former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. and allied forces. On March 23\, 2003\, Private First Class Lynch was serving as a unit supply specialist with the 507th Maintenance Company when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi forces during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously injured and captured. Her subsequent recovery by U.S. Special Operations Forces on April 1\, 2003\, received considerable media coverage and was the first successful rescue of an American prisoner of war since Vietnam and the first ever of a woman. Free admission until noon. Gold Star families admitted free all day.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Memorial will host a special ceremony at 11 a.m. in memory of the nation&rsquo\;s POWs and MIAs.&nbsp\; Special guest speaker will be Jessica Lynch\, a former </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">United States Army</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> soldier who served in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq" title="2003 invasion of Iraq"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2003 invasion of Iraq</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> by U.S. and allied forces. On March 23\, 2003\, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_First_Class" title="Private First Class"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Private First Class</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Lynch was serving as a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_Corps_(United_States_Army)" title="Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">unit supply specialist</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> with the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/507th_Maintenance_Company" title="507th Maintenance Company"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">507th Maintenance Company</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi forces during the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nasiriyah" title="Battle of Nasiriyah"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Battle of Nasiriyah</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. Lynch was seriously injured and captured. Her subsequent recovery by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Special_Operations_Forces" title="U.S. Special Operations Forces"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">U.S. Special Operations Forces</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> on April 1\, 2003\, received considerable media coverage and was the first successful rescue of an American </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">prisoner of war</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> since Vietnam and the first ever of a woman. Free admission until noon. Gold Star families admitted free all day.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford\, VA 24523
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DTSTAMP:20260410T104528Z
URL:https://business.lynchburgregion.org/events/details/pow-mia-awareness-day-09-19-2015-1282
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