2/24/2023 0 Comments Pow mia reading![]() Only an honor guard member may carry it as a Personal Color for the funeral of a former POW. ![]() What that means: Even though this text is for the US Air Force, ALL SERVICES are not allowed to carry any non-military flag with very few exceptions and that includes the POW/MIA flag. ![]() POW/MIA flag as a personal Color at a funeral The six national observances are National POW/MIA Recognition Day (third Friday of September), Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.Ģ.34.6.7. The POW/MIA flag is not carried or displayed in parades or reviews, however is authorized to be carried at official military funerals. On these days it is flown immediately below or adjacent to the United States flag as second in order of precedence (however it still would be flown after other national flags). Proper Display of the POW/MIA flag from a fixed flag poleĢ.11.11. The POW/MIA flag will always be the last flag in any display, except on the six national observances for which Congress has ordered display of the POW/MIA flag. When flown from the same halyard as the US and a state flag, it is at the bottom, not in between the US and state. What that means: In a line of flags, it will be the last flag in the stand. Other information that I have been able to find, with the assistance of Mike Kelley (DrillMaster002) reminded me, comes from AFI 34-1201, Protocol:Ģ.11.10. The POW/MIA flag will always be the last flag in any display. This information comes from a Veteran Service Organization, neither of which may dictate standards for the military. ![]() It has no information on a citizen, let alone the military, flying the flag. The information in the Flag Code is instructions for US government agency display. Code § 902 – National League of Families POW/MIA Flag Depending on where you live in the US, you can count on strong feelings as to whether the POW/MIA flag should be marched in a color guard for a parade. ![]()
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