Posted on 09/19/2008 1:15:38 PM PDT by flyfree
ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain issued the following statement on National POW/MIA Recognition Day:
"Today, we mark National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and I salute my comrades who served their country in unusual circumstances, and remember those who never returned.
"During my time in Hanoi, I was witness to a thousand acts of kindness, courage, and love by some of the finest Americans I've ever had the privilege to know. They, like thousands of others before and since, served our nation proudly and with honor. They would all agree, though, that the real heroes are those who never came home, and whose final fates, in too many cases, are still unknown. We owe our missing comrades, whose ranks include service members from World War II to the current conflict, a debt we can never repay, and we owe their families the peace and closure that only the fullest possible accounting of the fates of their loved ones can provide."
Here in Texas, I rarely see this action... every once in a while a U.S. Post office does it, but only on special occassions (Federal holidays only).
I attempted to donate a POW-MIA flag to Texas A&M University's Kyle Field (Fighting Farmer's football stadium), but only received an e-mail reply that it would be discussed at a future meeting... this thread reminds me... must follow-up with a letter to the office of Texas A&M University's president.
And the statement from Senator Obama?? (crickets chirping).
Those that are known to have been left behind can be honored here.
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