March 17, 1973: Released POW Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm is greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, as he returns home from the Vietnam War.
NATIONAL POW*MIA RECOGNITION DAY IS OBSERVED YEARLY ON THE THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
National POW*MIA Recognition DaySeptember 18, 2020
National POW*MIA Recognition Day was proclaimed by the United States Congress in 1998. It is one of the six national observances when the POW*MIA Flag can be flown. The other five observances are Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day
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