National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019

Vol. 84

Wednesday,

No. 186

September 25, 2019

Part V

The President

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Proclamation 9930--National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019

/ Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9930 of September 19, 2019

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our American story is filled with countless examples of
patriots who have gone beyond the call of duty to
defend our precious liberties and cherished freedoms.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day is an opportunity for
our Nation to honor the intrepid spirit and admirable
bravery of all former American prisoners of war, while
also reaffirming our promise never to relent in our
quest to locate the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen,
Coast Guardsmen, Merchant Marines, and civilians who
remain missing in action.

Seventy-five years ago, more than 150,000 American and
Allied troops took part in the D-Day invasion on the
beaches of Normandy. Among the stalwart heroes who
helped alter history for the betterment of humankind on
the morning of June 6, 1944, are 261 American service
members missing in action. Their immeasurable sacrifice
will forever be preserved in the hearts of those who
continue to enjoy the hard-earned blessings of peace
and prosperity.

As Americans, it is our sacred duty to pay tribute to
the brave men and women of our Armed Forces for their
service and sacrifice, especially those who endured
unimaginable physical and emotional trauma as prisoners
of war and those who never returned to American soil.
It is also our solemn obligation never to leave a
service member behind. My Administration is dedicated
to locating and identifying the more than 81,000
American service members unaccounted for--many of whom
were former prisoners of war--to help alleviate the
grieving and prolonged uncertainty of their families.
We vow to pursue the fullest possible accounting of
these gallant patriots.

On September 20, 2019, the black and white flag
symbolizing America's Missing in Action and Prisoners
of War will be flown over the White House; the United
States Capitol; the Departments of State, Defense, and
Veterans Affairs; the Selective Service System
Headquarters; the World War II Memorial; the Korean War
Veterans Memorial; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial;
United States post offices; national cemeteries; and
other locations across our country. Our Nation salutes
our former prisoners of war, and we show reverence to
the service members who remain missing in action and to
their waiting families. America will always preserve
their legacy.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim September 20, 2019,
as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the
people of the United States to join me in saluting all
American POWs and those missing in action who valiantly
served our country. I call upon Federal, State, and
local government officials and private organizations to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.