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.

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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

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POW MIA flag featuresText POW*MIA
Pool of Remembrance honors POW*MIA
this entity surface form: United States military personnel missing in action in the Korean War
United States prisoners of war relatedTo POW*MIA
this entity surface form: POW–MIA issue