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Pete Hegseth: “There are nearly 81,000 MIA who never made it back home…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Honors POWs And Missing Soldiers At Recognition Ceremony

Published | Video Starts at 03:59

It is our sacred duty to uphold that ethos and ensure that we return whenever possible and until the end, every fallen hero. There are nearly 81,000 MIA who never made it back home [from] World War II, Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, [and] the Persian Gulf Wars. Many of them were prisoners of war as well. And it's our mission to deliver a final answer to the families who lie awake asking God for the return of their loved one. (03:59–04:05)

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Asserts the number of military personnel missing in action from several wars.

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