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Finding Wise Joy
It sounds like one of Willy Wonka's rejected ideas: Bubble gum-flavored broccoli. But the creation was far from fictional: It was a concoction whipped up by the fast-food giant McDonald's. The motivation was to create a way to get kids to eat healthier. So why isn't your local McDonald's selling bubble-gum flavored broccoli? Apparently adding a sweet flavor to broccoli doesn't make it any more appetizing to kids, who were confused by the taste.
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According to 2005 data from the Congressional Research Service, there were 130,201 POWs during World War II, and 14,072 of them died. Of the 7,140 Korean War POWs, 2,701 died. There were 725 Vietnam War POWs, and 64 of them perished. All of the 37 servicepersons who were imprisoned during the Gulf Wars and other conflicts from 1991 to 2005 survived. According to 2023 data from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, there were 72,193 MIAs from World War II, 7,492 from the Korean War, 1,578 from Vietnam, 126 from Cold War conflicts, 5 from the Gulf Wars, and 1 from the El Dorado Canyon operation in Libya. Seventy-five percent of missing persons are thought to be lost in the Asia-Pacific, and over 41,000 missing persons are presumed to be lost at sea. Work is ongoing to identify and bring them home. National POW/MIA Recognition Day helps raise awareness and support these efforts.
The POW/MIA flag is meant to be flown below the American flag and is not to be larger than it. If there are two poles, it flies to the left of the American flag. The flag has been flown below the American flag at the White House on each National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1982.
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