FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The Cumberland County Veterans Services Office, Veterans Council, and Rolling Thunder North Carolina Chapter One hosted a solemn Missing Man Table Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 3, at the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, located at 117 Dick St. in Fayetteville.
The ceremony honored the nation’s Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action with the installation of a permanent Missing Man Table on the first floor of the Courthouse. The Missing Man Table is a symbolic setting honoring those service members who are unaccounted. Each element of the table, which served as the centerpiece of the ceremony, represents the courage, hope and sacrifice tied to those still missing.
Rolling Thunder North Carolina Chapter One Vice President and Cumberland County Veterans Council Secretary Ann Provencher served as the ceremony’s emcee.
“Here in Cumberland County, service is who we are,” said Board of Commissioners Chairman Kirk deViere. “The Missing Man Table reminds us that that some of our nation’s bravest never made it home. As an Army veteran, I’m proud to live in a community that honors their sacrifice every day.”
Special recognition was given to Cumberland County Veterans Services Director Eric Redrick, the Cumberland County Veterans Council, County Manager Clarence Grier and Assistant County Manager Heather Skeens for their continued support of veterans and their families.
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