A POW-MIA flag flies at graveside during a full honors burial service for seven U.S. Vietnam era military members at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia March 21, 2014.

The black POW-MIA flag flies underneath the American flag over the White House in Washington, September 19, 2014. Larry Downing/Reuters By Ann Mills-Griffiths ...

In 1982, "the POW/MIA flag became the only flag other than the Stars and Stripes to fly over the White House in Washington, D.C.," according to Veterans Affairs.

Multiple Democratic lawmakers this week replaced POW/MIA flags outside their Capitol Hill offices with a Transgender Equality flag to commemorate “Trans Visibility Week,” photos show.

“The daily display of the POW/MIA flag at all prominent federal properties now serves as a daily reminder that these heroes, and their families, are forever etched in our DNA,” said Veterans ...

And the POW/MIA flags multiplied. The further America got from the release of the actual POWs in 1973 and the fall of Saigon in 1975, the more prominent the flag became.

It is to be done in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. All agencies and institutions are encouraged to display the POW/MIA flag at full staff.

The POW-MIA flag, dedicated to prisoners of war and service members missing in action, was relocated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 from a prominent position atop the White House to a ...

In short, a POW/MIA flag was temporarily removed on June 10, 2019, to make room for a rainbow flag in celebration of Pride Month, as the flag poles were not equipped to carry multiple flags.