Proclamation -- National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2016

Today is National POW/MIA DAY. It is on the third Friday in September. May God Bless all of POW/MIA families and their missing son or daughter.

NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY, 2016

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

For centuries, courageous members of our Armed Forces have embodied the best of America with devotion and patriotism. On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we pause to remember our servicemen and women who never returned home. The hardship experienced by prisoners of war and by the family members of those who have gone missing in action is unimaginable to most Americans; it is our country's solemn obligation to bring these heroes back to the land they served to defend, and to support the families who, each day, carry on without knowing the peace of being reunited with their loved ones.