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POW/MIA FLAG.      Display of the POW/MIA flag by the Town of Benton coincides with the federal display of the flag as prescribed in the Federal Register dated May 27, 2008 --

   The POW/MIA flag is flown "on the following six days: 1) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May; 2) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; 3) Flag Day, June 14; 4) Independence Day, July 4; 5) National POW/MIA Recognition Day (...the third Friday of September); and 6) Veterans Day, November 11."

   "Display of the POW/MIA flag serves as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to achieving the fullest possible accounting of all Americans who still remain, or in the future may become, unaccounted for as prisoners of war, missing in action or otherwise unaccounted for as a result of hostile action."  [Emphasis (bold) added.]

   "The official POW/MIA flag is the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, as designated by 36 U.S.C. Sec. 902."

   "When displayed from a single flag pole, the POW/MIA flag should fly directly below, and be no larger than, the flag of the United States.  If on separate poles, the flag of the United States always should be placed to the right of other flags."

POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the 3rd Friday in September.