[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2016

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember those who were 
prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action, as well as 
their families, who continue to grieve their loss.
  Mr. Speaker, as you know, Friday, September 16, is National POW/MIA 
Recognition Day. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, at 
present there are more than 82,000 Americans missing from World War II, 
the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars and other 
conflicts.
  In fact, from Pinellas County, Florida alone, there are five 
Americans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War: Christos Bogiages 
of Clearwater, Jack DeCaire of St. Petersburg, Carl Laker of 
Clearwater, Dennis Neal of Tarpon Springs, and Jan Nelson of 
Clearwater.
  As a nation, let us never forget those who were left behind, and let 
us continue to pursue every available effort to bring home all of our 
men and women who have served this great country.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in remembering those who have not yet 
returned from the battlefield, and let us, as a nation, always 
recognize their great sacrifice.

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