POW/MIA flag - Wikipedia
WEBThe National League of Families POW/MIA flag, often referred to as the POW/MIA flag, was adopted in 1972 and consists of the official emblem of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia in white on a black background.
POW/MIA FLAG HISTORY + PROTOCOL
WEBThe League’s POW/MIA flag is the only flag ever displayed in the US Capitol Rotunda where it stands today as a powerful symbol of America’s determination to account for US personnel still missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War.
WEBThe POW/MIA Flag. In 1971, Mrs. Michael Hoff, the wife of a U.S. military officer listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War, developed the idea for a national flag to remind every American of the U.S. servicemembers whose …
What’s The Story Behind The POW/MIA Flag? - HistoryNet
WEBAug 12, 2015 · You see it everywhere— the stark, black-and-white POW/MIA flag—flying in front of VA hospitals, post offices and other federal, state and local government buildings, businesses and homes. It flaps on motorcycles, cars and pickup trucks.
WEBThe 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 in white on the black field.
History of the POW/MIA Flag
WEBDec 29, 2012 · The League’s POW/MIA flag is the only flag ever displayed in the US Capitol Rotunda where it stands as a powerful symbol of America’s determination to account for US personnel still missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War.
All About POW/MIA Flag Protocol - The DrillMaster
WEBJan 15, 2019 · The POW/MIA flag is essentially the novelty flag of a private organization. This means all military color guards are not authorized to carry the POW/MIA flag in or outside of a color guard formation. Again, the only time the flag is carried on its own (never with guards) is during a funeral for a former POW.
History of the POW/MIA Flag - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThis POW/MIA flag, the only flag displayed in the US Capitol Rotunda, stands as a powerful symbol of our national commitment to our POW/MIAs until the fullest possible accounting for Americans still missing in Southeast Asia has been achieved.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Story Behind the POW Flag - TIME
WEBSep 15, 2017 · The figure on the now-iconic flag, designed to stand for American troops who went missing in Vietnam, was modeled on the designer's son.
History & Meaning of the POW/MIA Flag - United States Flag
WEBThe POW/MIA flag has flown over the White House on National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1982. With the exception of the American flag, the POW/MIA flag is the only flag to fly over the White House and fly continually over the Capitol’s rotunda.