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National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 17, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BEAN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day to remember the more than 500,000 POWs who endured the horrors of enemy captivity. We remember the tens of thousands of our brave patriots who are still missing in action and have yet to return home safely to the warm embrace of their families and loved ones.

In an expression of solidarity, Americans will honor the lives of our greatest heroes, and the POW/MIA flag will fly proudly.

Our brave patriots and their families deserve more than just 1 day. They deserve a place to be honored and mourned all year long. That is why I have introduced legislation to designate the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum at Cecil Field in northeast Florida as a national landmark.

Madam Speaker, on this day, we the people, with a grateful heart, salute those who endured great dangers in the hands of the enemy and those lost in service to our Nation. We reaffirm our commitment to resolve the accounting of our great American patriots.

May we never forget.

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