IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1630 
Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. WALZ, Mr. 
SNYDER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON 
of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. HILL, Ms. BEAN, Mr. 
BERRY, Mr. PETRI, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BOYD, Mr. DONNELLY of Indi-
ana, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 
Mr. COOPER, Mr. BOREN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WOLF, 
Mr. DJOU, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. 
TSONGAS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PLATTS, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. LINDER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. MARSHALL) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 
Whereas the United States depends upon the service and sac-
rifices of courageous young Americans to protect and up-
hold the nation’s ideals; 
Whereas generations of American men and women have 
served bravely and honorably in foreign conflicts over the 
course of the history of the United States; 
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Whereas thousands of these Americans serving overseas were 
detained and interned as prisoners of war (‘‘POW’’) or 
went missing in action (‘‘MIA’’) during their wartime 
service; 
Whereas more than 138,000 members of the United States 
Armed Forces who fought in World War II, the Korean 
War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom were detained or interned as 
POWs, many suffering and thousands dying from starva-
tion, forced labor, and severe torture; 
Whereas, in addition to those POWs, more than 84,000 mem-
bers of the Armed Forces who served in those wars re-
main listed by the Department of Defense as unac-
counted for; 
Whereas there remains today members of the Armed Forces 
being held captive in Iraq and Afghanistan; 
Whereas these thousands of American POWs and MIAs gave 
an immeasurable sacrifice for their country and for the 
well-being of their fellow Americans; 
Whereas their bravery and sacrifice should be forever memo-
rialized and honored by all Americans; 
Whereas the uncertainty, hardship, and pain endured by the 
families and loved ones of POWs and MIAs should not 
be forgotten; 
Whereas Congress first passed a resolution commemorating 
‘‘National POW/MIA Recognition Day’’ in 1979; 
Whereas the President annually honors ‘‘National POW/MIA 
Recognition Day’’ on the third Friday of each September 
through Presidential proclamation; and 
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Whereas in 2010, ‘‘National POW/MIA Recognition Day’’ is 
honored on September 17: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that National POW/MIA Rec-
ognition Day is one of the six days specified by law 
(pursuant to section 902 of title 36, United States 
Code) as a day on which the POW/MIA flag is to 
be flown over specified Federal facilities and na-
tional cemeteries, military installations, and post of-
fices; 
(2) extends the gratitude of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the nation to those who have served 
the United States in captivity to hostile forces as 
prisoners of war; 
(3) recognizes and honors the more than 
84,000 members of the Armed Forces who remain 
unaccounted for and their families; 
(4) recognizes the untiring efforts of national 
POW/MIA organizations in ensuring that America 
never forgets the contribution of the nation’s pris-
oners of war and unaccounted for military personnel; 
(5) applauds the personnel of the Defense 
POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA 
Accounting Command, the Armed Forces Identifica-
tion Laboratory, the Life Sciences Equipment Lab-
oratory, and the military departments for continuing 
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their mission of achieving the fullest possible ac-
counting of all Americans unaccounted for as a re-
sult of the previous conflicts of the United States; 
and 
(6) calls on all Americans to recognize National 
POW/MIA Recognition Day with appropriate re-
membrances, ceremonies, and activities. 
Æ 
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