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Presidential Document2026-19334

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2026

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Published
September 21, 2026
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September 16, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59973-59974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19334]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2026 / 
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                Proclamation 11068 of September 16, 2026

                
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2026

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The glorious liberty that makes America the envy of the 
                world has been secured and sustained by brave and 
                selfless patriots from every war and conflict since the 
                founding of our Republic. On National POW/MIA 
                Recognition Day, we pause to pay everlasting tribute to 
                the defenders of freedom who were imprisoned on foreign 
                soil and endured brutal treatment and unimaginable 
                horrors while held in captivity and the approximately 
                80,000 souls still missing in action.

                Today and every day, the POW/MIA flag is proudly 
                displayed above the White House and alongside the Stars 
                and Stripes at designated Federal office buildings 
                nationwide. The distinctive black and white banner 
                bearing the words ``You Are Not Forgotten'' stands as a 
                righteous covenant that our Government will never 
                abandon those who took an oath to defend the 
                Constitution and as a visible reminder that this sacred 
                mission is not complete until all our service members 
                are repatriated.

                The relentless efforts of the Defense POW/MIA 
                Accounting Agency (DPAA) to achieve the fullest 
                possible accounting of all missing warriors are 
                critical to families searching for answers, and they 
                teach future generations the gravity of what was given 
                and lost on their behalf and our moral obligation to 
                never leave an American behind. Last month, DPAA 
                reached a significant milestone with its 800th 
                identification of remains from the Korean War. Every 
                final homecoming brings an end to the agonizing, 
                decades-long vigil of uncertainty for the bereaved 
                family and the opportunity for a grateful Nation to 
                bestow burial honors worthy of the sacrifice made for 
                freedom's cause.

                The name, story, and fate of each POW/MIA are integral 
                to America's legacy of valor, and my Administration 
                will spare no effort or resource to fulfill our promise 
                to those who answered the call to serve and paid an 
                extraordinary price on battlefields and in captivity 
                around the world.

                On this solemn day of remembrance, the First Lady joins 
                me in recognizing the uncommon resilience, faith, and 
                resolve of the men and women of our Armed Forces who 
                were taken prisoner; those who remain missing; and the 
                loved ones who wait and pray for their fallen hero to 
                come home. America is forever indebted for these 
                incalculable sacrifices, and until the last name is 
                accounted for, we will never forget.

                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 18, 2026, 
                as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and fifty-
                first.
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[FR Doc. 2026-19334
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