Maryland Auxiliary Unit honors 9/11, POW/MIA

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 in Hampstead, Md., hosted a luminary display to honor the victims of 9/11 and in remembrance of POW/MIA awareness day. The display at The American Legion Post 200 Pavilion in Hampstead, Md., provided a safer alternative to the Auxiliary Unit's annual POW/MIA candlelight vigil.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 illuminated their 9/11 display with luminary candles marked with the names of Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action at American Legion Post 200 in Hampstead, Md. Photo by J.M. Giordano
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 illuminated their 9/11 display with luminary candles marked with the names of Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action at American Legion Post 200 in Hampstead, Md. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Among the displays was a memorial to Alfred G. Marchand, a retired police officer who was a flight attendant on Flight United Airlines Flight 175. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Among the displays was a memorial to Alfred G. Marchand, a retired police officer who was a flight attendant on Flight United Airlines Flight 175. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Former Auxiliary Unit 200 Historian Elinore Frush knew that COVID-19 safety recommendations would prevent their annual POW/MIA candlelight vigil, so she took on the task of organizing an activity that would allow visitors to safely honor both POW/MIAs and the victims of 9/11. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Former Auxiliary Unit 200 Historian Elinore Frush knew that COVID-19 safety recommendations would prevent their annual POW/MIA candlelight vigil, so she took on the task of organizing an activity that would allow visitors to safely honor both POW/MIAs and the victims of 9/11. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Visitors view the Pentagon display as they travel along a path illuminated by luminaries marked with the names of POW/MIA. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Visitors view the Pentagon display as they travel along a path illuminated by luminaries marked with the names of POW/MIA. Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk also included a display to honor Flight 93, which crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk also included a display to honor Flight 93, which crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Patti Hentz, right, listens as her daughter, Lacey Headley, explains the significance of the POW/MIA table setting to her children, Ethan Headley, 4, and Emory Headley, 6. Photo by J.M. Giordano
Patti Hentz, right, listens as her daughter, Lacey Headley, explains the significance of the POW/MIA table setting to her children, Ethan Headley, 4, and Emory Headley, 6. Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk included a display to honor those who died at the Pentagon on 9/11. Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk included a display to honor those who died at the Pentagon on 9/11. Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk included a path lined with candles to honor Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action, and displays to honor those who died at the Pentagon, aboard Flight 93, and at the Twin Towers.Photo by J.M. Giordano
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 200 luminary walk included a path lined with candles to honor Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action, and displays to honor those who died at the Pentagon, aboard Flight 93, and at the Twin Towers.Photo by J.M. Giordano
American Legion Post 200 Commander Jack Bowersox walks by a POW/MIA memorial quilt. Photo by J.M. Giordano
American Legion Post 200 Commander Jack Bowersox walks by a POW/MIA memorial quilt. Photo by J.M. Giordano