[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

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                           HON. DEREK KILMER

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 19, 2014

  Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker:
  Whereas, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on this 
September the 19th, 2014 at VFW Narrows Bridge Post #10018 and 
nationwide;
  Whereas, there remain over 83,000 men and women unaccounted for, who 
have served our country in conflicts since World War II;
  Whereas, the families and comrades of those missing hold out hope as 
the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office works to bring each person 
home;
  Whereas, a grateful nation mourns and remembers those heroes who have 
given their lives to the service of our country; and
  Whereas, the surviving brothers and sisters in arms of the fallen 
resolve steadfast to forge a new commitment year after year in pursuit 
of resolution and remembrance of those no longer with us; now, 
therefore, I, Derek Kilmer, Representative of Washington State's Sixth 
Congressional District, hereby proclaim the continued gratitude for 
those men and women who have served before us, and for those who 
continue the search for our servicemembers who are not forgotten on 
this POW/MIA Recognition Day.
  In witness thereof, I call upon those here today, and those who will 
in future years join us, on this solemn remembrance, to keep the 
promise to bring home all those who are captured or killed while 
serving our great nation.

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