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Some of the greatest tragedies in the nation’s fight for freedom are the service members missing in action and held as prisoners of war. There are currently over 1,600 personnel missing and unaccounted for following the Vietnam War, according the Department of Defense. An additional 73,000 are still unaccounted for after World War II and another 8,100 from the Korean War.

The National League of POW/MIA Families, along with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, conducts ongoing work towards the release of prisoners and the recovery of remains of missing service members from past conflicts around the globe. The need to draw national attention to this cause led the League to seek help from a sympathetic flag maker. The result was a poignant symbol that has become both a reminder and an icon. While the flag was originally created to draw attention to the unaccounted from the Vietnam War, it has grown to symbolize the missing from every major conflict.

Created in the early 1970s, the black flag features a gaunt, bowed silhouette in front of a watchtower, along with barbed wire and the words, “You are not forgotten.”

During the 100th session of Congress in 1988, overwhelming bipartisan support led to the permanent placement of a POW/MIA flag in the U.S. Capital Rotunda. It is the only flag that is ever displayed in this space and it will remain there until a full accounting of missing service members from the Vietnam War is achieved.

Because constant visibility is crucial to bringing home missing personnel, the POW/MIA flag also flies over the White House, U.S. Capital, Departments of State and various other government buildings for six appointed days each year. Outside of the American flag, it is the only banner that is every displayed above the White House. This powerful flag is also displayed around the clock at the Department of Veterans Affairs and many of the war memorials.

Join the effort to keep missing service members at the forefront of the nation’s thoughts by displaying a POW-MIA flag at your home or office. Whether you choose to display it a few days a year or around the clock, on flag poles or in memorial flag cases, along or with other military flags, a made in USA POW-MIA flag serves as a reminder that the war isn’t over until all the troops are home.

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