National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2025

What Proclamation 2025-06962 says

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 76 (Tuesday, April 22, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 22, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 16789-16790] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-06962] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 22, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 16789]] Proclamation 10917 of April 9, 2025 National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2025 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On this National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, we remember every American service member who carries the memory of being captured in war as a consequence of defending American freedom. Since the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, millions of selfless patriots have sacrificed their lives, safety, and security to protect our homeland and preserve our inheritance of liberty. These noble men and women embody the best of our Nation's spirit. Tragically, far too many have been taken by the enemy and forced to endure captivity and sometimes torture. My Administration is steadfastly committed to taking care of our great veterans--especially every former American prisoner of war (POW). For 4 long years under the previous administration, illegal aliens were living in luxury hotels while our homeless veterans were shivering...

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