POW/MIAs to be remembered at Rockland event
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The Hudson Valley chapter of Nam Knights, a motorcycle club comprised of veterans and police officers, will remember POW/MIAs Saturday in an annual event at Central Avenue Field in Pearl River.
“The whole idea is just to remember these kids who never came home and to urge our government officials not to stop trying to locate them,’’ said Russ Williams, a Marine Corps veteran and secretary of the Tappan-based chapter.
The event kicks off at 7 p.m. and will feature a parade of colors feature color guards from local police and fire departments, VFW and American Legion posts and other local organizations. Speakers will include Rockland Count Legislator John Murphy, a Marine Corps vet and a number of Gold Star mothers from the lower Hudson Valley.
The Nam Knights’ annual POW/MIA Recognition Day is just one of the great things this group does around here. Just a few weeks ago they donated $1,000 and 5,000 lbs. of food to the Veterans Food Pantry at Montrose VA hospital.
I hope they get a great turn out. If you want to find out more about the Knights, here’s a link to their website.
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on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 3:49 pm by Rich Liebson. 
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