The annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony will be held September 18th in downtown Junction City.

The ceremonies organizer, Steve Pringle explained that Donna Martinson, who is leading the Central Flint Hills Quilts of Valor Project, will be the guest speaker.

Pringle explained that the Quilts of Valor Project has had a large impact on his life after he received a quilt this past June.

“On Memorial Day I received one with Jim Jenson, Ralph Vega and Joe Belardo, and I tell you, it hit my heart. I didn’t think a quilt would make that much of a difference, but I sleep with it every night and it makes me feel a little bit better with the issues I’ve had coming back from Desert Storm,” said Pringle.

The ceremony will begin at 6 pm and is expected to last about an hour. It will be held in front of the Kansas Vietnam Memorial in Heritage Park.