UPCOMING EVENT:
8th Annual Golf Tournament

Due to the NAS Jacksonville Air Show on Saturday, October 17, the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum will move its
October public open day to Saturday, October 10. This schedule change is for October only.
Our regular third-Saturday public opening schedule will resume in November.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2026
24-Hour Remembrance Vigil & Community Tribute
Schedule

Every 30-minute watch represents a promise that no American Prisoner of War or Missing in Action will ever be forgotten.
24-Hour Vigil Complete48 watch periods completed — 24 unbroken hours of remembrance.Thank you to every participant who stood watch and helped ensure they are never forgotten.
Completed Watches48
Vigil StatusComplete
Watch Periods Remaining0
The 24-hour watch has been completed.Every scheduled watch period has now passed in remembrance of our POW/MIA heroes.
48 of 48 watch periods completed100% complete
TimeStatusParticipant / OrganizationAction
Friday, September 18Noon through midnight
12:00 PM–12:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Rolling Thunder KY 1 —
12:30 PM–1:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Rolling Thunder KY 1 —
1:00 PM–1:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Rolling Thunder KY 1 —
1:30 PM–2:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Rolling Thunder KY 1 —
2:00 PM–2:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Participant chose private recognition —
2:30 PM–3:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Ron Martz —
3:00 PM–3:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Dani & Robert Hernandez —
3:30 PM–4:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Dani & Robert Hernandez —
4:00 PM–4:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Debra Whitaker, DAR —
4:30 PM–5:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Richard Geer —
5:00 PM–5:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Richard Geer —
5:30 PM–6:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Pam Cain —
6:00 PM–6:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Cayton Family & Gold Star Families —
6:30 PM–7:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Cayton Family & Gold Star Families —
7:00 PM–7:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Tom & Donna Zupancic —
7:30 PM–8:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Tom & Donna Zupancic —
8:00 PM–8:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Steven Raebel —
8:30 PM–9:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Steven Raebel —
9:00 PM–9:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Vernon Family —
9:30 PM–10:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Vernon Family —
10:00 PM–10:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Cayton Family —
10:30 PM–11:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed Rick Thom —
11:00 PM–11:30 PM ✓ Watch Completed Ed Turner —
11:30 PM–12:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Mike Smith —
Saturday, September 19Midnight through noon
Overnight Watch — The Vigil Continued Through the NightEach overnight watch helped carry the remembrance forward from midnight through dawn.
12:00 AM–12:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Bob Buehn —
12:30 AM–1:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Bob Buehn —
1:00 AM–1:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Tabatha Teeters —
1:30 AM–2:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Tabatha Teeters —
2:00 AM–2:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Justin Cox VYSTAR NAS Jax —
2:30 AM–3:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Justin Cox VYSTAR NAS Jax —
3:00 AM–3:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Chris Haney & friends —
3:30 AM–4:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Chris Haney & friends —
4:00 AM–4:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Chris Haney & friends —
4:30 AM–5:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Chris Haney & friends —
5:00 AM–5:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Chris Haney & friends —
5:30 AM–6:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Woods Family —
6:00 AM–6:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Woods Family —
6:30 AM–7:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Bob Baldwin —
7:00 AM–7:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Larry Forbes —
7:30 AM–8:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Glenn Sikes —
8:00 AM–8:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed Rich & Kristy Possert —
8:30 AM–9:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Jacksonville Ladies —
9:00 AM–9:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Post 137 —
9:30 AM–10:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Post 137 —
10:00 AM–10:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed N. Rotary Students (1st Coast HS) —
10:30 AM–11:00 AM ✓ Watch Completed Navy Wives Clubs of America Dixie Council —
11:00 AM–11:30 AM ✓ Watch Completed FDR Sea Cadets —
11:30 AM–12:00 PM ✓ Watch Completed FDR Sea Cadets —
Thank you for standing the watch. This schedule remains as a record of the 24-hour remembrance vigil and the people and organizations who helped keep the watch unbroken.