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POW MIA Recognition Day – National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2019

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Every year, the United States People are observed third Friday of September month as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. This year the USA POW MIA Recognition Day 2019 is falls on 20 September 2019.

Why the United States Observed POW MIA Recognition Day?

Many Americans take the time to remember those who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are missing in action (MIA), as well as their families.

History of National POW/MIA Recognition Day:

There are 1,741 American personnel listed by the Defense Department’s POW/MIA Office as missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, as of April 2009. The number of United States personnel accounted for since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is 841. About 90 percent of the 1,741 people still missing were lost in Vietnam or areas of Laos and Cambodia under Vietnam’s wartime control, according to the National League of Families website (cited in the United States Army website).

The United States Congress passed a resolution authorizing National POW/MIA Recognition Day to be observed on July 18, 1979. It was observed on the same date in 1980 and was held on July 17 in 1981 and 1982. It was then observed on April 9 in 1983 and July 20 in 1984. The event was observed on July 19 in 1985, and then from 1986 onwards the date moved to the third Friday of September. The United States president each year proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Many states in the USA also proclaim POW/MIA Recognition Day together with the national effort.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observances

Year Weekday Date Name Holiday Type
2017 Fri 15 Sep National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance
2018 Fri 21 Sep National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance
2019 Fri 20 Sep National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance
2020 Fri 18 Sep National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance
2021 Fri 17 Sep National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance

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