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Prisoner of war - Wikipedia To be entitled to POW status, captured persons must be lawful combatants entitled to combatant's privilege—which provides immunity from punishment for lawful acts of war, such as killing enemy combatants
POW MIA - U. S. Department of Defense The POW MIA Missing Man Table ceremony is a dignified and solemn moment in many formal dinners and other occasions
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
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
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
National Prisoner of War Museum - U. S. National Park Service Shown on the half-hour, this 27 minute film is an introduction to the experience of prisoners of war throughout American history The first exhibit gallery answers the question "What is a POW?"
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