[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 129 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1845]
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                        POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2003

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is National POW/MIA recognition day. 
This annual day of recognition honors those brave soldiers who served 
valiantly to protect our liberties but remain unaccounted for. America 
remains vigilant in its effort to see each one of these nearly 93,000 
brave soldiers are identified, accounted for, and returned to their 
families. Recently, I met with representatives from the Department of 
Defense Prisoner of War--Missing Personnel office and was pleased to 
learn of their steadfast dedication to see to it that each one of these 
POW/MIA cases are resolved.
  America owes an enormous debt of gratitude to those who have answered 
to the call to defend our freedoms and there is no better way to honor 
that debt than to remain committed to bringing closure to the suffering 
for each of their families. We will never forget the sacrifices that 
thousands of American soldiers have made throughout the world in the 
name of liberty and freedom, and we must do everything we can to help 
bring the POW/MIA soldiers home.
  I display the POW/MIA flag outside my office as a constant reminder 
to those who visit, that there are heroes who have not yet made it 
home. I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring these brave 
soldiers by renewing our resolve to close these cases and end the 
suffering caused by the uncertainty of their fate.

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