POW MIA Remembrance Ceremony with special guest Marc D. Gonsalves

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-04:00

1700 Tamiami Trail Suite A5, Port Charlotte, FL | Port Charlotte

Charlie Foxtrot Brewing
Publisher/HostCharlie Foxtrot Brewing
POW MIA Remembrance Ceremony with special guest Marc D. Gonsalves
Charlie Foxtrot Brewing has the pleasure and honor of welcoming Marc D. Gonsalves, an Air Force veteran & former POW while working as a government contractor, along with Keith Stansell, Tom Howes, & Thomas Janis, all United States citizens, and Sergeant Luis Alcides Cruz, a Colombian citizen, were seized on Feb. 13, 2003, by the FARC, after their single-engine aircraft made a crash landing in the Colombian jungle. Marc will talk about his experience being held by the FARC in Colombia, writing his book Out of Captivity, & what POW MIA Remembrance Day means to him. Then join us for the POW MIA remembrance ceremony, narrated by Amanda Mocanu.
Please join us on September 19th at 6pm
Public welcome
You can read more about this incredible story here: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/member-farc-terrorist-organization-sentenced-27-years-prison-hostage-taking-charges-2003

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1700 Tamiami Trail Suite A5, Port Charlotte, FL, United States

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