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 …

Aug 27, 2025 · Pow Wows, also referred to as pow wow or pow-wow, are gatherings of Native American tribes to celebrate and honor Native cultures, traditions, ancestors and life.

Oct 25, 2022 · Life as a POW meant many forced marches in subfreezing weather, solitary confinement, brutal punishments and attempts at political "re-education." Here prisoners received their first …

National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established by Congress to honor those armed service members held captive, who returned or who remain missing, while fighting in the nation's foreign wars.

Sep 19, 2025 · Thanks to the activism of the families of missing Vietnam War service members, our nation established POW/MIA Recognition Day in 1979, a solemn reminder of our country’s duty to …

Jan 7, 2026 · 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 …

Aug 10, 2025 · A prisoner of war (POW) is an individual held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately following an armed conflict. This status is rooted in international law, which aims to …

While their imprisonment may have meant an end to combat, for prisoners of war (POWs) held during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, incarceration marked the beginning of a new …

The Third Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War became the cornerstone of all modern POW law, a direct response to the failures of the past and a promise to future generations …

You are considered a Former Prisoners of War (FPOW) if during wartime active service, you were forcibly detained or interned (put in prison) in the line of duty by an enemy government, its agents or …