Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)                                        POW*MIA Chair of Honor                         Dedicated May 18, 2024

The dedication of the IMS POW*MIA Chair of Honor was on May 18, 2024. The POW*MIA Chair of Honor was unveiled by Jim Smith, the brother of SFC Ronald Eugene Smith who went missing on November 28, 1970 during the Vietnam War, Barbara and John Wertz, who is the daughter and grandson of Chief Warrant Officer John William Frederick, Jr, United States Marine Corps, who was held as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from December 7, 1965 until his death in captivity on or about July 19, 1972. Also assisting was Douglas Boles, the President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The plaque reads: This unoccupied chair is in honor of those that are still Prisoners of War or Missing in Action, and symbolizes there will always be a place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway awaiting their return. “You Will Not Be Forgotten”

  

                                                                                                 Jim Smith, Barbara and John Wertz                                                                                                                               unveil the POW*MIA Chair of Honor

                                                                                                      IMS President Douglas Boles Presents
                                                                                                      Milk Bottle to Rolling Thunder Indiana                                                                                                                          Chapter #1 President Mike Clark


         IMS Vice President, Facilities                            Rolling Thunder Members at the Dedication                                              Tyrone Garrison








                

Special Recognition

Special thanks goes to IMS President Douglas Boles and Vice President, Facilities Tyrone Garrison and his staff for making the placement of this special chair possible at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

This POW*MIA Chair of Honor will be seen by thousands of people to include the families of those that are still POW or MIA. This chair is a reminder to the families of our POWs and  MIAs that your loved one will always be remembered.

May God bless the United States of America and our Armed Forces that keeps us free.

OUR NATION POWs and MIAs MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

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