[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       NATIONAL PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION RECOGNITION DAY

  (Mr. BEAN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  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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