POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY has become a day to renew the U.S.’s national commitment to account for all those who did not come home. | iSTOCK
On September 18, 2026, U. S. citizens will fly the POW flag to recognize in any conflict our Prisoners of War, as well as those Missing in Action, or never accounted for. It has also become a day to renew the national commitment to account for all those who did not come home.
Mrs. Frank Mitchell made this her mission to remind Washington, D.C., legislators that her husband, Medal of War Honoree Fra…