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Updated: 09/27/2012 08:01:26AM

City raises POW/MIA flag

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ARCADIAN PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN, shoffman@sun-herald.com

Don Finkle of the DeSoto Veterans Council prepares to raise the POW/MIA flag in front of City Hall.

ARCADIAN PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN, shoffman@sun-herald.com

Don Finkle raises the POW/MIA flag in front of a small group of city employees and nearby residents.

ARCADIAN PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN, shoffman@sun-herald.com

Don Finkle raises the POW/MIA flag in front of a small group of city employees and nearby residents.

By SUSAN E. HOFFMAN

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ARCADIA — The third Friday of September is nationally designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day. To honor those who were prisoners of war or missing in action, and as a symbol that they are not forgotten, the city of Arcadia hoisted a POW/MIA flag on the flagpole in front of City Hall on Friday morning.

Don Finkle of the DeSoto County Veterans Council provided the flag and offered remarks before a small gathering of city employees and local residents.

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