[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 161 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize 
tomorrow, September 18, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
  This important day of respect, reflection, and recognition was 
established through a 1979 proclamation by President Jimmy Carter. To 
date, more than 83,000 Americans are still missing from World War II, 
the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and more.
  The brave Americans who rose to the occasion to protect and defend 
our country are the bravest among us. Many return home. Far too many do 
not. We owe it to those individuals and to the families of those 
individuals to continue the search. The pain that these families endure 
due to uncertainty is unfathomable.
  To ensure that these men and women are never forgotten, a flag, that 
I am sure all of us recognize, was designed in consultation with Evelyn 
Grubb, wife of an Air Force POW, and Mary Helen Hoff, wife of a Navy 
man deemed missing in action.
  Today, that flag is displayed in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, serving as 
a reminder that we must continue our work on behalf of military 
families and continue the search for our POW/MIA servicemembers.

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