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Ceremony Honors POW/MIA Service Members

  • Defense.gov
  • Sept. 15, 2023 | 41:24

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks speaks at the Defense Department’s National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony honoring those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain unaccounted for from past conflicts.