Home : About Us : State Partnership Program

History

FTX SPP

History

SPP Graduation

History

SPP Sight seeing

State Partnership Program

Playlist:
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright
Tina Adams Sings National Anthem at POW MIA Recognition Ceremony, Governor Proclamation
Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office
Sept. 15, 2017 | 2:19
The Governor of the state of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson, proclaimed Sept. 15, 2017, as POW-MIA Recognition Day.

A ceremony was held at the state capitol, recognizing the service members who were Prisoners Of War (POW) or are still considered to be Missing In Action (MIA).

Tina Adams sings the National Anthem at the beginning of the ceremony.

One specific WWII Veteran was to be recognized. Mr. Robert W. Lents, a WWII Navy veteran, was captured on March 3, 1942, when his submarine, the USS Perch (SS-176) engaged in naval warfare in the Java Sea with forces from the Japanese Iperial Navy. His submarine was severely damaged, crewmen were injured and forced to abandon the vessel.

Lents was held captive by the Japanese for three and a half years until he was liberated on Sept. 18, 1945. Lents was unable to attend the ceremony as he hails from Fayetteville, Ark. and unforseen circumstances prevented his attendance.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright)
More

Tags

prisoner of warPAOArkansas National GuardNGGovernormissing in actionProclamationPublic Affairs OfficeNorth Little RockAdamsARNGWorld War TwoStephen WrightPOW MIA Recognition DayAR ARNGTINAAsa Hutchinsonthe second warSPC. Stephen M. WrightRobert W. LentsGovernor ProclamationTina AdamsNational GuardNavysingerArmyArkansasguardWorld War IIWWIIU.S. NavyMIANational AnthemJapanesePOWLittle Rockpublic affairs
More

Up Next

Muscle Mania
Play Button
0:59
Muscle Mania
Governor Hutchinson Speaks at Adjutant General Change of Command
Play Button
8:55
Governor Hutchinson Speaks at Adjutant General Change of Command
Arkansas National Guard's Adjutant General Change of Command
Play Button
16:08
Arkansas National Guard's Adjutant General Change of Command
M119A3 Howitzers Fire Prior to Arkansas Adjutant General Change of Command
Play Button
0:54
M119A3 Howitzers Fire Prior to Arkansas Adjutant General Change of Command
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence (IT Version)
Play Button
1:04
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence (IT Version)
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Play Button
2:31
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Play Button
1:04
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence (With Subtitles)
Play Button
1:04
NATO’s Role in Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence (With Subtitles)
Farris Takes Command of N.H. Air National Guard
Play Button
1:32
Farris Takes Command of N.H. Air National Guard
Master Sgt. Jeremy Emrick's Thanksgiving "Shout Out"
Play Button
0:10
Master Sgt. Jeremy Emrick's Thanksgiving "Shout Out"
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Adresses 2017 National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference
Play Button
11:38
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Adresses 2017 National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference
U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchinson Press Event
Play Button
14:21
U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchinson Press Event
Arkansas Guardsmen Assist in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts - Review
Play Button
3:30
Arkansas Guardsmen Assist in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts - Review
Now Playing
Tina Adams Sings National Anthem at POW MIA Recognition Ceremony, Governor Proclamation
Tina Adams Sings National Anthem at POW MIA Recognition Ceremony, Governor Proclamation
Arkansas Representative Trevor Drown Addresses Those in Attendance at POW MIA Recognition Day Ceremony, Governor Proclamation
Play Button
8:08
Arkansas Representative Trevor Drown Addresses Those in Attendance at POW MIA Recognition Day Ceremony, Governor Proclamation
More Videos