The Missing Man Table was established during the Vietnam era. It was
a solemn reminder of those who were Prisoners of War or Missing in
Action. Such tables are typically displayed on military bases, in the halls of veterans organizations
and VA clinics, and they are steeped in tradition. There are empty
chairs for each of the five services, a red rose, an inverted glass, a
yellow ribbon, salt sprinkled on a plate, a lemon slice, a candle... and a
Bible. “The Bible represents the strength gained through
faith to sustain us and those lost from our country, founded as one
nation under God,” reads the official ceremony script.
Those Bibles are now being surreptitiously removed at the request of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. And we are allowing it to happen.
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