Arnold AFB to hold POW/MIA Recognition Day Published Sept. 2, 2011 By Shawn Jacobs AEDC/PA ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Commander Col. Michael T. Brewer will host a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Sept. 15. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. at the track near the Administration and Engineering (A&E) building. A run/walk will feature the POW/MIA flag being carried around the track until closing ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. Fund-raising will consist of a burger burn between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and POW/MIA T-shirt sales. The POW/MIA T-shirt has been authorized as uniform of the day. All proceeds will be donated to charity. The national POW/MIA Recognition Day begins each year with the president issuing a proclamation commemorating the observances to remind the nation of those Americans who have sacrificed so much for their country. Observances of national POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. The event is being supported by the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC), the Company Grade Officers' Council (CGOC), the Junior Force Council (JFC), Top 4 and the Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA). For more information on the overall AEDC event, contact Senior Airman Tara Kindermann at 454-4364. Call Donna Spry at 454-7834 for information on run/walk times.