[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN SUPPORT OF POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in respect of National POW/MIA 
Recognition Day. The brave sacrifices made by our Nation's veterans 
have protected the liberty of millions of Americans, and have brought 
freedom to countless individuals throughout the world. Today is a day 
for our Nation to humbly thank and remember those who have given up 
their freedom to protect our own.
  Hundreds of thousand of Americans have been interned at the hands of 
their captors; many of these men and women are alive in our country 
today, and more than 88,000 remain missing from World War II, the 
Korean War, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Kosovo, 
Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, our Nation thanks these brave individuals 
who have protected our freedom while losing their own and we renew our 
commitment to the families of those who are still missing by promising 
to do everything possible to account for their loved ones.
  On September 16, 2005, I ask our Nation to salute American POWs and 
those honorable men and women missng in action, and I urge my 
colleagues to fly the flag of the National League of POW/MIA Families, 
a black and white banner symbolizing America's missing.

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