16 Sep 2021

Defense Department Observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

National POW/MIA Recognition Day — which usually falls on the third Friday in September — was established in 1979 to honor those service members who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing.

28 Jul 2021

DOD Unveils 2021 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster

The Department of Defense creates a poster each year in advance of POW/MIA Recognition Day, which highlights the department's ongoing efforts to provide the fullest possible accounting of the service members still missing from past conflicts.