THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from those who wear/wore your MIA bracelet are touching and reflect their admiration and respect for you. It remains my fervent hope you will be returned home after the passage of so many years.

My father manufactured the POW bracelets and I have six in my possession for Capt. Frank Midnight in packages. I would love to send them to the family. I’m touched by this and so sorry for your incredible loss. Please contact me and I will send to you.

On the remembrance of your 82nd birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

POW-MIA...Never Forget

HOOAH

The Department of Defense conducted ceremonies at the Pentagon and at Hickam AFB on Friday, 18 September 2020 in recognition of POW/MIA Recognition Day. Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Nordquist remembered the 1,586 MIAs from the Vietnam War as well as all those still unaccounted for from WWII, the Korean War, the Cold War and other conflicts. Director (Maj. Gen, USAFR, ret) Kelly McKeague of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) also recorded a separate video message to Gold Star MIA families. Additionally, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) produced a “virtual” event on 18 Sep. Since the 2019 Ceremony, DPAA has positively identified 1 Vietnam War MIA. MIA Captain Francis Barnes Midnight, USAFA Class of 1964, is one of those 1,586 MIAs unaccounted for in Southeast Asia from the Vietnam War. He is also one of 4 * graduates from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs class of 1964 who is still MIA. The other 3 * USAFA Class of 1964 MIAs (rank & name) are: (1) Maj. Gerald Alfred; (2) Maj. David Rickel; & (3) Capt. Alan Trent. There are 41 Air Force Academy graduates unaccounted for in SEA. The 41 USAFA MIAs account for 27% of the 151 graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice in Southeast Asia from the Vietnam War.

This is the link to the DoD/DVIDS video for the Pentagon ceremony:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/766486/defense-officials-recognize-prisoners-war-missing-service-members-ceremony

This is the link to the DoD/DVIDS video for the Hickam AFB ceremony:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/766491/admiral-commemorates-prisoners-war-and-missing-service-members-ceremony

This is the link to the DPAA Director McKeague’s video statement:
https://vimeo.com/454474340

This is the link to the VVMF virtual remembrance: https://www.vvmf.org/POWMIA-2020/

* The DPAA positively identified and accounted for a 5th USAFA 1964 graduate, 1st Lt Alva Krogman, in July, 2020.

I have his POW bracelet and would love to get it to any of his relatives. I cannot bear to throw it away or give it away. If anyone knows of his relatives, please contact me at [email protected] with "Frank Midnight" in the subject line. Thank you.