A new American and POW-MIA flag are raised at a ceremony on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Del Valle Park’s Veterans Memorial Plaza in Lakewood. The old flags were recently damaged by vandals.

Sep. 16—Just in time for the observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Friday, the flag that honors those service members is on display in the place where we honor our national heroes.

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

Flag pole vandalized at Paramus, New Jersey, VFW building 00:18 PARAMUS, N.J. - Paramus Police are trying to find whoever cut down the flag pole at a VFW post. The American flag and POW flags were ...

POW/MIA Org: Replacing Military Flag With Transgender Equality Flag Was 'Oblivious' to Concerns of Veterans, Families Published Mar 29, 2019 at 3:15 PM EDT Updated Apr 10, 2019 at 1:57 PM EDT ...

Washington State Rep. Jim Walsh has been getting plenty of emails and phone calls from constituents wondering why Pride flags are showing up at state buildings, in place of POW/MIA flags. Walsh is ...

On Dec. 9, the POW/MIA flag was flown as part of a POW/MIA ceremony held at the Capitol before Beshear took office, according to the release, but outgoing Gov. Matt Bevin's administration did not ...

The POW/MIA movement that began during the Vietnam War changed the way the U.S. sees its responsibility for missing service members. A new generation of veterans sees the flag differently than before.

"Gov. Beshear's action makes Kentucky one of the first states to fly the POW/MIA flag every day at the state Capitol," said Kelly Shehan, vice president of Rolling Thunder Kentucky Chapter 5.

For 25 years, the flag was stored in a closet at the Albuquerque home of Joseph O. “Jose” Quintero, ... US flag, made by New Mexico POW, settles at Smithsonian. Ollie Reed Jr.