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POW MIA Flag Tour visits Rehoboth Beach
The Flag leaders of the tour gather around Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes, with the official Fag in an inscribed box. Shown in back are (l-r) Rosely Robinson, Delaware Flag Tour director; Carol Holtmeyer, Flag Leader; and John Peterson, Flag Escort. In front are Lopez; Becky Beckford; and Becca Bristow, Miss New Castle County. On the table on the flag is a book signed by individuals from every stop on the tour of the flag that is destined to end its journey at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
March 15, 2018
The official flag, sealed in a container with an inscription, will travel through all 50 states.
The Flag Tour made a special stop in Greenwood to honor William Fleischauer, a WWII POW.
Gary Shols, a Vietnam Veteran, made it a point to sign his name in the book.
A POW MIA Flag Tour made its stop in Delaware, from March 1-3. On Saturday, the POW MIA Flag with its support team made a stop at HMD Sporting Gear in Rehoboth Beach.
The purpose of the POW Flag Tour was to educate the public about American Prisoners of War and those Missing In Action, to carry forward the message, “You are not forgotten.”
To draw national attention and awareness that, since WWII there still are 83,000 missing members of the military who are unaccounted for.
The Delaware tour started at Delaware State Troop #2 in Newark, where the flag was received from Maryland. On Saturday the flag was passed to Pennsylvania. The flag started its tour in Grundy, Va., Sept. 23, 2017. Delaware is the 30th state in the tour.
