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“You Are Not Forgotten”

“You Are Not Forgotten”

One flag was designed to remind Americans about U.S. prisoners of war and those missing in action. ...
John White
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Only two flags that represent the United States have ever flown over the White House. One is the Stars and Stripes. The other is the POW/MIA flag. POW/MIA means Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.

The flag calls to mind the sacrifice and plight of Americans who have sacrificed their own freedom to preserve freedom for all of us. It reminds us that, while we enjoy the privileges of freedom, somewhere there are soldiers who have not been accounted for and may be held against their will by the enemies of freedom. America honors them annually with National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September.

We know about those Killed in Action (KIA) or Wounded in Action (WIA) because the evidence of their sacrifice is ever before us in monuments and displays. Sadly, the same cannot be said for those who are missing in action or who may have been taken prisoner by an enemy and never repatriated.

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