September 20, 2024
I deeply regret to confirm …
Today is National POW/MIA day, honoring prisoners of war and those still missing in action. I wore an MIA/POW bracelet for years. The name on my bracelet was Capt. John N. Flanigan, USMC. I only knew the information on the bracelet; that Flanigan was from Florida, and he disappeared Aug. 19, 1969 over North Vietnam. I wrote to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, and they sent me an information sheet. I discovered that Flanigan…