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A Pow/MIA flag flies under no flag except the United States of America flag. You may fly it at any time and anywhere.
It means that the dead will not be forgotten.
POW is abbreviation for "Prisoner of War," and MIA is the abbreviation for "Missing in Action." If a military member is missing and we can confirm he is alive in enemy hands, he is classified "POW." If he is missing during wartime and status is unknown, he is classified as "MIA"
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A total of 4,526 US personnel were POW/MIA in WWI. There are still more than 3,000 missing and unaccounted for. The remains of one Marine were identified and returned to the US and buried in Arlington Cemetery in June 2010, 92 years after he was killed.