POW*MIA
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POW*MIA is the iconic emblem used in the United States to honor and remember military personnel who were prisoners of war or went missing in action.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POW–MIA issue | 1 |
| United States military personnel missing in action in the Korean War | 1 |
| POW*MIA emblem | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative emblem
ⓘ
logo ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Armed Forces personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
accounting for the missing
ⓘ
military remembrance ⓘ war casualties ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
POW/MIA flag NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States military symbols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remembrance symbols ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | National POW/MIA Recognition Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
barbed wire
ⓘ
guard tower ⓘ silhouette of a man’s head ⓘ |
| hasText |
POW*MIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN ⓘ |
| honors |
missing in action service members
ⓘ
prisoners of war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motto | YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of unreturned service members
ⓘ
public awareness of POW and MIA issues ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
veterans’ advocacy groups ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States military history
ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shape | flag design ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
commitment to account for POW and MIA personnel
ⓘ
sacrifice of captured and missing service members ⓘ |
| use |
to honor missing in action service members
ⓘ
to honor prisoners of war ⓘ to promote remembrance of POW and MIA personnel ⓘ |
| usedOn |
decals
ⓘ
flags ⓘ government buildings ⓘ memorials ⓘ military installations ⓘ patches ⓘ veterans’ organizations materials ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States military personnel missing in action in the Korean War
this entity surface form:
POW–MIA issue