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Source: National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia,
1001 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 919, Washington, D. C. 20036-5504
How To Display The POW/MIA Flag
Of The National League Of Families
The POW/MIA flag features a silhouette of a POW before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. "POW/MIA" appears above the silhouette and the words "You Are Not Forgotten" appear below, also in white on the black field. This black and white flag stands as a stark reminder of Americans still prisoner, missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia and is now accepted nationally and internationally as the symbol of vigilance and remembrance for all POW's and MIA's.
When flying the POW/MIA flag on the same flagstaff as the United States flag, the POW/MIA flag should fly immediately below the United States flag. If the United States flag and a state flag and/or other flag or pennant will be flown along with the POW/MIA flag on the same flagstaff, the order from top to bottom should be the United States flag, the POW/MIA flag, then the state flag or other flags, unless otherwise stipulated by your state flag code.
When flags are flown from two adjacent flagstaffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. The POW/MIA flag should be flown on the flagstaff with and below the flag of the United States, which should be at the peak of the flagstaff. The state flag (or other flag) on an adjacent flagstaff may not be placed above the flag of the United States or to its right (the viewer's left) if the flagstaffs are of equal height.
When flags are flown from three adjacent flagstaffs of unequal height, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. The POW/MIA flag should be flown on the flagstaff to the right (the viewer's left of the flag of the United States. State and other flags should be flown from the third flagstaff, unless otherwise stipulated by your state flag code.
When flags are flown from adjacent flagstaffs of equal height, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last and no other flag should be flown to its right (the viewer's left). The POW/MIA flag should be flown to the immediate left (the viewer's right) of the flag of the United States and state or other flags flown farther left, unless otherwise stipulated by your state flag code.
When the POW/MIA flag is carried in procession by itself, it should b carried front and center ahead of a marching unit. When carried in procession abreast with the United States flag, the POW/MIA flag should be on the marching left of the United States flag. When a line of flags follow the United States flag, the US flag is centered on the line. The POW/MIA flag should be on the marching right of the line of flags unless otherwise stipulated by your state flag code.
When displayed with the United States flag in crossed-staff format, The United States flag should be on the viewer's left with its staff on top of the staff of the POW/MIA flag.
When the POW/MIA flag is displayed on a wall, such as behind a speaker's platform, it should be displayed as shown in Fig. 1.
When the POW/MIA flag is displayed with the United States flag on a speaker's platform, the United State flag should be on the speaker's right and the POW/MIA flag on the speaker's left.
When flying United States flag and the POW/MIA flags at half-staff, they should be first elevated to peak position, held there momentarily, then lowered to half-staff. At day's end, each should be elevated to peak again before being lowered. If the flags are on different flagstaffs, the United States flag should be raised first and lowered last.
** Complete instructions for displaying and respecting the flag of the United States can be found in the publication The Flag Code from The American Legion, National Americanism Commission, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
| "The League’s POW/MIA flag is the only flag ever displayed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda where it will stand as a powerful symbol of national commitment to America’s POW/MIAs until the fullest possible accounting has been achieved for U.S. personnel still missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War." "The importance of the League’s POW/MIA flag lies in its continued visibility, a constant reminder of the plight of America’s POW/MIAs. Other than "Old Glory", the League’s POW/MIA flag is the only flag ever to fly over the White House, having been displayed in this place of honor on National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1982." The POW/MIA (Prisoners of War/Missing In Action) Flag calls to mind the sacrifice and plight of those Americans who have sacrificed their own freedom, to preserve liberty for all of us. It's presence serves to remind us that, while we enjoy the privileges of freedom, somewhere there are soldiers who have not been accounted for and may, in fact, be held against their will by the enemies of Freedom. |
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush signed a proclamation Thursday making April 9, 2002, Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. "I call upon all the people of the United States to join me in remembering former American prisoners of war by honoring the memory of their sacrifices," the president said in the proclamation released by the White House in written form. The president also called on federal, state and local government officials and private organizations to observe the day with ceremonies and activities. |
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