Remembering US Prisoners of War
and Those Missing in Action.
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. 18.
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
