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- Prisoner of war - Wikipedia
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610 [a] Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons
- POW MIA Recognition Day Tool Kit Table of Contents - DPAA
No matter where they are held, these National POW MIA Recognition Day ceremonies share the common purpose of honoring those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing
- POW Network Biographies
Much of this information has been confirmed as a fabrication In many cases, the "live" POW has actually been accounted-for years ago through the identification of his remains Often, a family member is shown a photo with a known Asian person impersonating an American POW
- POW MIA - Defense Logistics Agency
Each year, the third Friday of September is a day set aside to remember the more than 83,000 U S service members who remain classified as either prisoners of war or missing in action National POW MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter
- History and Legal Status of Prisoners of War
The 1863 "Lieber Code" on treatment of prisoners accorded basic rights to the POWs and designated a POW to be the "prisoner of the government and not the captor "
- Prisoners of war: What you need to know | ICRC
In international armed conflict, such persons are known as prisoners of war (PoWs) and have always been particularly vulnerable to abuse, due to their affiliation with the enemy and the fact that their captivity usually occurs against the backdrop of wartime animosity
- Prisoner of war (POW) | Britannica
prisoner of war (POW), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war In the strictest sense it is applied only to members of regularly organized armed forces, but by broader definition it has also included guerrillas, civilians who take up arms against an enemy openly, or noncombatants associated with a military force
- POW MIA History - National POW MIA Memorial Museum
A prisoner of war (POW, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or “missing-captured”) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict The earliest recorded usage of the phrase “prisoner of war” dates to 1660
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