COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Governor Henry McMaster (R) has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff Friday at all state buildings, grounds, and military installations in South Carolina.
The governor requested that flags be lowered in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which falls annually on the third Friday in September.
Established through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors Americans who were prisoners of war and those who served but never returned home.
“During National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we recognize the absolute bravery of our Nation’s service members who are missing and unaccounted for, and we recommit to bringing them home,” President Joe Biden wrote in a Sept. 19 proclamation . “We offer gratitude and steadfast support for their families, who have given so much to our Nation. We also honor the service and sacrifice of former prisoners of war. And we remember that the truest testimonial to their sacrifice is doing our part to ensure that our democracy and the soul of our Nation endure.”