[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1630 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1630

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 28, 2010.
Whereas the United States depends upon the service and sacrifices of courageous 
        young Americans to protect and uphold the nation's ideals;
Whereas generations of American men and women have served bravely and honorably 
        in foreign conflicts over the course of the history of the United 
        States;
Whereas thousands of these Americans serving overseas were detained and interned 
        as prisoners of war (``POW'') or went missing in action (``MIA'') during 
        their wartime service;
Whereas more than 138,000 members of the United States Armed Forces who fought 
        in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf 
        War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom were detained or interned as POWs, many 
        suffering and thousands dying from starvation, forced labor, and severe 
        torture;
Whereas, in addition to those POWs, more than 84,000 members of the Armed Forces 
        who served in those wars remain listed by the Department of Defense as 
        unaccounted for;
Whereas there remains today members of the Armed Forces being held in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan;
Whereas these thousands of American POWs and MIAs gave an immeasurable sacrifice 
        for their country and for the well-being of their fellow Americans;
Whereas their bravery and sacrifice should be forever memorialized and honored 
        by all Americans;
Whereas the uncertainty, hardship, and pain endured by the families and loved 
        ones of POWs and MIAs should not be forgotten;
Whereas Congress first passed a resolution commemorating ``National POW/MIA 
        Recognition Day'' in 1979;
Whereas the President annually honors ``National POW/MIA Recognition Day'' on 
        the third Friday of each September through Presidential proclamation; 
        and
Whereas in 2010, ``National POW/MIA Recognition Day'' is honored on September 
        17: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of the 
        six days specified by law (pursuant to section 902 of title 36, United 
        States Code) as a day on which the POW/MIA flag is to be flown over 
        specified Federal facilities and national cemeteries, military 
        installations, and post offices;
            (2) extends the gratitude of the House of Representatives and the 
        nation to those who have served the United States in captivity to 
        hostile forces as prisoners of war;
            (3) recognizes and honors the more than 84,000 members of the Armed 
        Forces who remain unaccounted for and their families;
            (4) recognizes the untiring efforts of national POW/MIA 
        organizations in ensuring that America never forgets the contribution of 
        the nation's prisoners of war and unaccounted for military personnel;
            (5) applauds the personnel of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel 
        Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, the Armed Forces 
        Identification Laboratory, the Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, and 
        the military departments for continuing their mission of achieving the 
        fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a result 
        of the previous conflicts of the United States; and
            (6) calls on all Americans to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition 
        Day with appropriate remembrances, ceremonies, and activities.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.