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^ aimer limes NEWSSTANDS c Copyright 1985 Uorfn \uumr ,• P-jijI-cat.ons l n c Serving The Communities Of The Pulaski / Sandy Creek Areas! 23 $ tiHtublished 1859 Pulaski's Hometown Newspaper For 137 Years Volume 3, Number 26 Monday, September 28,1987 One Section - 28 Pages National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observed Second-grade students from Sandy Creek Central School await the signal to release 100 red, white and blue balloons Members of Cable Trail VFW and Auxiliary, Sandy Creek students and the public gathered on a cold and wet morning, September 18, to remember our Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. National POW-MIA Recognition Day services took place at 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Lacona. Special guests were second-grade students from SCCS, and three veterans; Wayne McDougal, Frank Manchester, and Joseph VanBrocklin. Rachel and Mary Gregg of the Junior Girls' Auxiliary Unit presented Commander Joseph VanBrocklin with a black POW-MIA Commemorative flag, purchased by their unit. The girls voted to buy the flag after travelling to Cortland to at POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremonies at the Lacona VFW, September 18. f *\ FEATURING; AREA NEWS 2,3 EDITORIAL 4,5 LEGAL NOTICES 22 RELIGION 20 SPORTS 15 FISHING GUIDE 13 SPECIAL FEATURES: Constitution's , Birthday INSERTS P«&C v J see the \Vietnam Moving Wall\ a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The girls also read \Epitaph\, by Arthur Guitermen, setting the tone of the ceremony. According to the National Forget-Me-Not Association for POW-MIA's Inc., \There are 78,751 Americans unaccounted for from WWII. According to the New York Times, January 5, 1954, more than 5,000 Americans were known to be left to the Soviets and their European satellites. At the end of the Korean War, 8,177 Americans were unaccounted for. Of that number, 389 were last known to be alive in captivity. Our country's response- abandonment.\ Following speeches and a prayer, 100 red, white, and blue balloons with messages of POW-MIA Recognition Day were released. The event was the second annual observance by Cable Trail Post 8534. Organizers hope to raise public awareness, and keep the issue alive until all POW's and MIA's are accounted for. Plan Luncheon The ?nnual Fall luncheon of the Tuesday Study Club will be held at the Candlelight Cottage on Tuesday, October 6, at 12:30 p.m. If members are not contacted, please call Edith Nichols at 298-2754 or Dorothy Johnson at 298-2807 for reservations. Epitaph \'THOUGH all he craved was leave to work, Though all he really loved was Beauty, Yet still, because he couldn't shirk What somehow seemed to be a duty, He tried to scrub a black cat white, He tried to lure a moth with camphor, He foughtan honest, hopeless fight For things he didn't give a damn for.\ by Arthur Guitermen HEWS DEPARTMENT: 298-S176 FREE READER MS: 298-4670 Lacona VFW Post 8534 officers prepare to raise the POW/MIA Commemorative flag presented and purchased by the Junior Girls' Auxiliary Unit. The flag will fly directly below the American flag. BUSINESS DISPLAY MS; 298-5176 13 '.••\ •• 111\ r n :, •••$». A ': V -\I 3 i i I ,» ,'i j 1 Cl