 
POW/MIA FACTS
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 History of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day - Until July 18, 1979, no commemoration was held to honor America's POW/MIAs, those returned and those still missing and unaccounted for from our nation's wars... |
| Prisoner of War Medal Facts - The POW Medal is authorized by Public Law 99-145, section 1128, title 10, United States Code (10 USC 1128), 8 Novmeber 1985... |
| History of the POW/MIA Flag - In 1971, Mrs. Michael Hoff, an MIA wife and member of the National League of Families, recognized the need for a symbol of our POW/MIAs... |
| How to fly the POW/MIA Flag - H.R.1119 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998... |
| History of the POW/MIA Bracelet - The first bracelets were made by a Carol Bates, who now works for the Defense POW-Missing Persons Office... |
| When do you return a POW/MIA Bracelet? - If your POW/MIAs remains have been returned to US soil, you may continue to wear the bracelet until all POW/MIAs have returned home... |
| POW/MIA Terms and Definitions - Terms and definitions used in identifying the status of POWs and MIAs... |
| POW/MIA Terms and Definitions - Terms and definitions used in POW/MIA articles and research... |
| History of the Missing Man Formation - Pilots fly this magnificent and solemn aerial maneuver for presidents, potentates, astronauts, and other pilots of note as a tribute and showing of love, respect, and camaraderie... |
| POW/MIA Missing Man Table and Honors Ceremony - Moderator: As you entered the dining area, you may have noticed a table at the front, raised to call your attention to its purpose -- it is reserved to honor our missing loved comrades... |
