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POW / MIA Flag
SKU: POW35P
The POW/MIA Flag, appearing almost always in mournful black and white, was created in 1971 by the National League of Families to recognize American Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action in Southeast Asia. The flag was first sketched by Newton Heisley a former WWII Army Air-force pilot an artist employed by an advertising agency hired to design a POW/MIA flag. The male silhouette shown on the flag is that of the artist's son then a US Marine recovering from Hepatitis. The slogan "You are not forgotten" remembers the long flights taken by service personnel across the South Pacific. These were flights of terror, ever mindful of the risk of being shot down, captured or forgotten. The intention to add color to the black and white image but tight production deadline resulted in its omission. The POW/MIA flag first flew over the White House in 1988 and was installed in the Capitol Rotunda in 1989, the only flag other than Old Glory to do so. In 1990, the US Congress adopted the flag as the symbol of the nation's concern and commitment to resolve as fully as possible the fates of Americans still imprisoned, missing or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. Congress also passed legislation requiring that the flag be flown all post offices, the US Capitol, the White House, national cemeteries, military bases and the memorials for the Korean and Vietnam wars on six prescribed national holidays. . These are Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and on the third Friday of September which is National POW/MIA Day Flag Measures 36 in x 60 in and is 100% polyester with grommets for easy flying.
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