National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
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Among those hardships endured by these as iterated by President Donald Trump were "loneliness, torture, hardship, separation from loved ones, and uncertainty about the future" and we as a nation owe them a debt of gratitude beyond measure.
Perseverence and endurance were the themes of each day of captivity until they were finally returned home to their loved ones. A number of prisoners of war died in captivity making the rememberance more poignant.
The fallen and the unaccounted for are remembered this day along with those warriors who returned. As stated by POTUS:
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 April 9, 2018, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. I call upon Americans to observe this day by honoring the service and sacrifice of all our former prisoners of war and to express our Nation’s eternal gratitude for their sacrifice. I also call upon Federal, State, and local government officials and organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.God Bless America and God Bless the former prisoners of war.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP