Product Description
This POW MIA flag double-sided with grommets reads correctly from both sides, so the silhouette and the words You Are Not Forgotten face the right way whether the flag is seen from the street or from the building. Two layers of UV-resistant 200 denier nylon are printed and sewn back to back, finished with a poly/cotton duck heading and brass grommets for an outdoor pole. Made in the USA, in 2 FT x 3 FT, 3 FT x 5 FT, 4 FT x 6 FT, and 5 FT x 8 FT.
A single-sided POW-MIA flag shows the emblem in reverse from behind. On a freestanding pole, at a memorial, or at a post where people approach from both sides, the double-sided flag is the one to fly. It flies beneath the American flag, and on the days federal law requires it, at federal buildings, VA facilities, post offices, and military installations. For other memorial flags, see our memorial products.
POW MIA Flag Double-Sided Features
- Reads correctly from both sides – two printed layers sewn back to back so the emblem faces the right way on each side.
- Official POW-MIA design – the black field, white silhouette, guard tower, barbed wire, and the words You Are Not Forgotten.
- UV-resistant 200 denier nylon – holds its black and white in full sun.
- Poly/cotton duck heading with brass grommets – for a standard halyard.
- Four sizes – 2 FT x 3 FT, 3 FT x 5 FT, 4 FT x 6 FT, 5 FT x 8 FT.
- Made in the USA – printed and sewn in the United States.
Historical Background
The POW-MIA flag was created in 1972 for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, designed by Newton Heisley, a World War II pilot and advertising artist. Congress recognized it in 1990 as the symbol of the nation’s concern for those still unaccounted for, and the National POW/MIA Flag Act of 2019 requires it to fly at federal buildings, military installations, post offices, and VA facilities every day the American flag is flown. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues the search for the missing.
A POW MIA flag double-sided is the form flown at memorials and on freestanding poles, where the flag is seen from every direction.
Symbolism at a Glance
- Black field: mourning for those lost and missing.
- White silhouette: the prisoner and the missing service member.
- Guard tower and barbed wire: captivity.
- You Are Not Forgotten: the nation’s promise to account for every one.
