PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued a flag order to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Friday.
The order calls for all Commonwealth flags to be flown at full staff on public buildings and grounds in Virginia and to display the POW/MIA flag, according to Code of Virginia, section 2.2-3310.1 .
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is celebrated yearly every third Friday in September, honors the service and sacrifice of servicemembers who are, or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action.
The POW/MIA flag is also displayed on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.
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