POW-MIA Flag in Martin Luther King Jr. Playground - Manhattan, New York
N 40° 48.019 W 073° 57.014
18T E 588553 N 4517120
Amongst the fun of this beautiful playground is a somber reminder of the sacrifices that soldiers have given in the name of liberty.
Waymark Code: WMZDRD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2018
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The POW/MIA flag was created for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and officially recognized by the United States Congress in conjunction with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, "as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus ending the uncertainty for their families and the Nation."
The flag consists of a silhouette of a prisoner of war before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. "POW/MIA" appears above the silhouette and the words "You Are Not Forgotten" appear below in white on the black field.
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