Area events today include:

8:45 a.m., Gehlen Catholic School gym, Le Mars, Iowa. Prayer service. Speaker is Gary Tillman, whose son Scott, a 2003 Gehlan graduate, is a specialist for the U.S. Army's Striker Brigade in Afghanistan. History of taps by Cmdr. Larry Baer, American Legion -- Wasmer Post, 21-gun salute. Unveiling of school's Wall of Honor with photos of Gehlen past and present armed-services members.

11 a.m., Woodbury County Courthouse, Sioux City. Sioux City Vet Center and Woodbury County Commission of Veteran Affairs program. Keynote speaker is Vietnam veteran Ralph Swain. Presentation on prisoners of war and missing in action by Ron Kerr and Lyle Groth, American Legion Post 492, Hornick, Iowa. American Legion Post 697, Sioux City, color guard. Taps by North High School students.

1 p.m., Western Iowa Tech Community College, Large Lecture Hall, Room D103. Historic flag presentation by 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard color guard, with short history of each flag.