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