Remembering US Prisoners of War and Those Missing in Action (National POW/MIA Recognition Day)
- 5 years ago
Remembering US Prisoners of War
and Those Missing in Action.
Every year, on the third Friday of September, the United States
observes a day of remembrance for those who were prisoners
of war (POW) or those who are missing in action (MIA). .
This year’s National POW/MIA
Recognition Day is held on Sept. 20.
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the
National League of Families’ POW/MIA flag is flown. .
The flag symbolizes the country’s remembrance of
those imprisoned or still missing due to conflicts of war. .
According to the Defense Department’s
POW/MIA Office, 1,741 Americans are listed as
missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. .
90 percent of those people are believed to be
lost in Vietnam or in areas of Laos and Cambodia
and Those Missing in Action.
Every year, on the third Friday of September, the United States
observes a day of remembrance for those who were prisoners
of war (POW) or those who are missing in action (MIA). .
This year’s National POW/MIA
Recognition Day is held on Sept. 20.
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the
National League of Families’ POW/MIA flag is flown. .
The flag symbolizes the country’s remembrance of
those imprisoned or still missing due to conflicts of war. .
According to the Defense Department’s
POW/MIA Office, 1,741 Americans are listed as
missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. .
90 percent of those people are believed to be
lost in Vietnam or in areas of Laos and Cambodia