CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Friday is a very meaningful day for Vietnam veterans -- National Prisoner of War-Missing In Action Day.
It's a day to remember the men who still haven't come home from Vietnam.
A special dedication was held at a cemetery in Clinton Township to remember the veterans and to call attention to the effort to make sure authorities never stop looking for the men.
In Michigan, 49 men are still missing in action, and a monument will be unveiled with their names etched on it.
"I always said it was a beautiful country visited under the worst of circumstances," Vietnam veteran Brian Bobeck said.
Vietnam veterans would like to forget most of their time there, but Friday's mantra is to never forget.
Bobek is the president of the Vietnam Vets of America Chapter 154. They unveiled a monument with the names of the 49 Michigan men who were taken prisoner or went missing in action and never came home.
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The 49 names were read every hour at the monument for 24 hours.
The keynote speaker was Digger O'Dell. He was a chopper pilot who was shot down and held in a prison camp for more than five years.
A lot of people showed up to pay their respects.
The new monument should be unveiled around 7 p.m. The cemetery is open for 24 hours for anyone who wants to pay their respects until 2 p.m. Saturday.