HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2022-09-19 Item 4 - Presentation - National Recognition Day for Prisoners of War Missing in ActionNational POW/MIA Recognition Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President
Jimmy Carter. Since then, each subsequent president has issued an annual proclamation commemorating the
third Friday in September as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. A national -level ceremony is held on every
National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Traditionally held at the Pentagon, it features members from each
branch of military service and participation from high-ranking officials. In addition to the national -level
ceremony, observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military
installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities.
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