Today is National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

Today is National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, and we honor the more than 500,000 American warriors captured while protecting our way of life. We pay tribute to these patriots for their unwavering and unrelenting spirit.

More specifically, this is a day to honor captured wartime service members who eventually came home. It is observed annually on April 9th, and officially commemorates the surrender of between 60,000 and 80,000 US and Filipino service members to the Imperial Japanese army at the Bataan Peninsula, Philippines in 1942.

Learn more on the Veteran.com Community website.

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