Gov. Youngkin orders POW/MIA flag be flown at full staff Saturday
Armed Forces Day is celebrated each year on the third Saturday in May. This year, it falls on Saturday, May 17.
May is also Military Appreciation Month.
Gov. Youngkin's flag order states:
Pursuant to § 2.2-3310.1 of the Code of Virginia, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall display the POW/MIA flag at full staff on public buildings on Armed Forces Day in honor and remembrance of the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action.
I hereby order that the POW/MIA flag shall be flown on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Ordered on this, the 16th day of May, 2025.
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