Most powerful video you'll see today: 'God Bless America. Every. Single. Night' #POWMIA

Greg P. | 8:50 PM on September 16, 2016

Wow, this is powerful.

Today was POW/MIA recognition day to honor and remember those who have served our country and were taken prisoner as well as the “83,000+ American Servicemembers still missing from WWII to present day.” CSPAN shared this brief clip of former POW Jerry Coffee who spoke of the codes he and other prisoners would tap to each other to keep their spirits up.

Coffee told how prisoners would tap “G.B.” — “God Bless” to each other, which also meant, “be tough, hang in there. I’m praying for you.”

“At the end of every day, we’d sign off and say good night. G.N. for good night,” Coffee tapped out on the podium. Coffee then tapped out more letters, adding, “G.B.A. God Bless America. Every. Single. Night.”

Watch:

Retired Captain Jerry Coffee taps out on the podium the code he and other POWs used to communicate. pic.twitter.com/Hg3j6uWpuT

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 16, 2016

Never forget.

Here are some other messages from around Twitter:

The great honor of my life was to serve in the company of heroes in North Vietnam #POWMIARecognitionDay https://t.co/NdmsNLIXPQ

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) September 16, 2016

On National #POWMIA Recognition Day, I ask Marylanders to remember all prisoners of war & those missing in action. pic.twitter.com/aL3rYP0B11

— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) September 16, 2016

The greatest living man I know was a #POW at #HanoiHilton for nearly 7 years. Today we honor such sacrifice. #POWMIA pic.twitter.com/uAyJZ0gvP6

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) September 16, 2016