National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Name: National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Start: 2026-09-18
End: 2026-09-18

National POW/MIA Recognition Day recognizes the sacrifice and loss of Service Members who are or have been prisoners of war or missing in action during the course of recent U.S. conflicts.

In the modern era, over 83,000 American Service Members—most from World War II—are still considered missing in action.