Eat for those who cannot

A table sits unoccupied representing U.S. service members who have been prisoners of war or missing-in-action and are now gone, unable to attend, during a POW/MIA breakfast at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 14. The table is round symbolizing the everlasting concern for those lost; the cloth is white standing for the purity and willingness to answer their country's call to arms; the wineglass is inverted because those gone cannot toast with those attending; the single rose reminds us of families waiting for a loved one to return; the slice of lemon represents the bitter fate of those not home; salt on the table stands for the tears of families who are waiting; and finally, the bible represents strength achieved from faith, helping to sustain those lost from the U.S., founded as one nation under god. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)(RELEASED)

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