Annual POW/MIA day observed at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The National POW/MIA Day Ceremony will be observed 9 a.m. Sept. 20 at the Ex-POW Memorial located in front of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center.

The ceremony will honor former prisoners of war and military personnel who are still classified as "missing in action," with area veterans' organizations participating in a special wreath-laying ceremony.

Media organizations desiring to cover the ceremony must register with the III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs Office Press Center no later than 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 here.  

The gate time for media will be at 8 a.m. Sept 20. Media should meet at the south-side parking lot of the Fort Hood visitor's center.