Ronald Reagan once said - "if we ever forget that we are one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under."
Each year on the 3rd Friday of September - POW/MIA Recognition Day - the nation honors and remembers both prisoners of war and those missing in action who have yet to come home. Incorporated in Washington, D.C. on 28 May 1970.
As of Feb. 2010 the Dept. of Defense reported 4,450 - W.W. I; 78,384 - W.W. II; 8,050 - Korean War; 1,720 - Southeast Asia; 123 - Cold War.
The POW/MIA Flag is flown around the country - congressionally mandated POW/MIA Recognition Day - 3rd Friday in September; Armed Forces Day - 3rd Saturday in May; Memorial Day - last Monday in May; Flag Day - 2nd Monday in June; Independence Day - 4 July; and Veterans Day - 11 November. Also flown at every national cemetery, every military installation, and every Post Office, among many other sites nationwide.
The POW/MIA Flag honors the courage of our servicemen and women. It reaffirms our country's commitment to bring these men and women home. "Everyone wants to honor and remember people who served their country. The hard part is working to bring them home. That's the real mission."
Prayer - LORD - Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families, for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.
Paul S. Riggs
If you need/want pic. POW/MIA Flag...I have one.
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