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Chick-fil-A Marks Memorial Day With Empty Tables

To honor soldiers who died while serving in the Armed Forces, Chick-fil-A set up "Missing Man Tables” to honor dead, missing or imprisoned service members. According to the National League of POW/MIA Families, the table is round, to show everlasting concern, and the cloth is white, symbolizing the purity of solders' motives when answering the call to serve. A yellow ribbon symbolizes our continued uncertainty, hope for their return and determination to account for them. Other symbolic items are included, including a rose, a lemon slice and a pinch of salt.

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