,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,moody submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that the third ,friday of   
,september should be recognized as      
,national ,,pow_/,,mia ,recognition     
,day4  ,whereas the term ,,pow_/,,mia   
refers to prisoners of war and          
missing-in-action military personnel who
 either are or were held unwillingly by 
the enemy or whose whereabouts during   
and after wartime and cease-fire remain 
unknown2 ,whereas1 according to the     
,department of ,defense1 over #hj1jjj   
,united ,states servicemembers are      
missing in action1 about #da1jjj are    
presumed lost at sea1 and approximately 
#ch1jjj are recoverable2 ,whereas       
unaccounted for personnel include       
,department of ,defense personnel1 both 
military and civilian1 civilian         

contractors of other ,federal           
departments and agencies1 employees of  
humanitarian agencies accredited to the 
,armed ,forces1 members of civilian     
organizations credited with active      
military service by the ,secretary of   
,defense1 and citizens of the ,united   
,states and other persons as directed by
 the ,secretary of ,defense2 ,whereas   
the ,defense ,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting   
,agency1 an agency within the           
,department of ,defense1 reports the    
numbers for ,,pow_/,,mia servicemembers 
based on conflict to be-- 7#a7 #gc1fhg  
from ,world ,war ,,ii2  7#b7 #h1aeg from
 the ,korean ,war2  7#c7 #b1fcc from the
 ,vietnam ,war2  7#d7 #abh from the     
,cold ,war2 and  7#e7 #f from armed     
conflicts since #aiia2 ,whereas1 since  
the early #aigjs when ,united ,states   
,,pow_/,,mia recovery efforts began1 the
 number of recovered persons based on   
conflict have been-- 7#a7 #a1ijd from   
,world ,war ,,ii1 with #ga1ghc still    
unaccounted for2  7#b7 #ggg from the    

,korean ,war1 with #g1chj still         
unaccounted for2  7#c7 #a1jfg from the  
,vietnam ,war1 with #a1eff still        
unaccounted for2  7#d7 #b from the ,cold
 ,war1 with #abf still unaccounted for2 
and  7#e7 #j from the ,gulf wars and    
,libya1 with #f still unaccounted for2  
,whereas roughly #ge percent of         
,,pow_/,,mia are in the ,asia-,pacific  
region2 ,whereas1 by ,state1 the #e     
,states with the highest number of      
unaccounted ,,pow_/,,mia are-- 7#a7 ,new
 ,york 7#f1ced72  7#b7 ,california      
7#f1cjf72  7#c7 ,pennsylvania 7#e1cdc72 
7#d7 ,illinois 7#d1aae72 and  7#e7      
,texas 7#d1jhe72 ,whereas1 by ,state1   
the #e ,states with the highest number  
of recovered ,,pow_/,,mia are-- 7#a7    
,california 7#chc72  7#b7 ,new ,york    
7#bdj72  7#c7 ,texas 7#bce72  7#d7 ,ohio
 7#bjb72 and  7#e7 ,pennsylvania 7#aih72
 ,whereas1 in #aigb1 the ,,pow_/,,mia   
flag was adopted2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1   
the ,,pow_/,,mia flag became the first  
flag to fly over the ,white ,house other

 than the ,united ,states flag2 and     
,whereas the ,national ,,pow_/,,mia     
,flag ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-fg2 #cf   
,u4,s4,c4 #aja note71 enacted in #bjai1 
requires the ,,pow_/,,mia flag to be    
flown on ,federal properties when the   
,united ,states flag is being flown3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 acknowledges that the    
,federal ,government has the moral      
obligation to fully account for ,united 
,states ,,pow_/,,mia and to mitigate the
 number of ,,pow_/,,mia in future       
conflicts2  7#b7 expresses sincere      
gratitude to the ,,pow_/,,mia of every  
conflict who selflessly1 bravely1 and   
boldly fought for the freedoms          
,americans have today at the cost of    
their own lives2  7#c7 expresses support
 for the designation of ,national       
,,pow_/,,mia ,recognition ,day2 and     
7#d7 encourages all ,americans to       
properly honor the service and sacrifice
 of all ,,pow_/,,mia on such day by--   
7,a7 participating in ,,pow_/,,mia      

commemorative celebrations in local     
communities2  7,b7 appropriately        
displaying the ,,pow_/,,mia flag2 and   
7,c7 performing acts of good will1      
compassion1 and service for the family  
members of ,,pow_/,,mia4