Why Are POW/MIA Flags Flying in Virginia?

Governor's Flag Order - May 16, 2025

Tweet Pursuant to § 2.2-3310.1 of the Code of Virginia, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall display the POW/MIA flag at full staff on public buildings on Armed Forces Day in honor and remembrance of the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action. I hereby order that the POW/MIA flag shall be flown on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Ordered on this,…

Why are POW/MIA flags flying in Virginia?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a flag order for Virginia and Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flags to be flown at full staff on Saturday. Youngkin ordered all Virginia flags to be flown at full staff on public buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth on Saturday, May 17, for National POW/MIA Recognition Day, according to a release from the governor's office. The governor's office also urges all agencies and insti…

POW/MIA flag to fly for Armed Forces Day

All agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall display the POW/MIA flag at full staff on public buildings on Saturday.