Proclaiming today as National POW/MIA Recognition Day, President Barack Obama issued a statement urging Americans “to observe this day of honor and remembrance with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” The Pentagon ceremony, which featured a passing-in-review by troops of all services and aerial flyovers, is part of nationwide activities observing National POW-MIA Recognition Day, typically held annually on the third Friday of September. About 88,000 U.S. servicemembers are recorded as missing or unaccounted for since World War II. “We pause today to remember, honor, and show solidarity with our troops who have been captured or gone missing in America’s wars,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said, “and to affirm that we will never forget our duty to bring them home.”
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