Fern Sumpter Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) principal deputy director, addresses the crowd during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 20, 2024. National POW/MIA Recognition Day, hosted by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), is held on the third Friday of September each year to honor the commitment and sacrifices made by this nation's prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action, as well as their families. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jordan Akiyama.)