The Daily Flag

UPDATE! Corrected Information about POW/MIA flag at this post.

Flickr Photo courtesy
“RebelCam 2006″ October 28, 2006 Winona, Minnesota

I’ve been researching information about the POW/MIA flag. While I have discovered some interesting things about the flag, for today I wanted to mention the protocol regarding the POW/MIA flag.

In order of precedence, the POW/MIA flag flies next in line to the United States flag. On a single pole, the U.S. flag would be the highest, then the POW/MIA flag, then the state flag.

If two flag poles are used, then the POW/MIA flag is to fly directly below the U.S. flag, and the state flag would fly alone on the adjacent pole. Subsequent flags would fly underneath the state flag, such as municipality or corporate flags. The photo at right is an excellent illustration.

Single Flag Pole

1. U.S. Flag
2. POW/MIA flag
3. State flag
4. City flag
5. Corporate flag

Two Flag Poles

Pole to its own Right*

1. U.S. flag
2. POW/MIA flag

Pole to its own Left

1. State flag
2. City flag
3. Corporate flag

Three or more Flag Poles

Beginning Right to Left*

• U.S. Flag
• POW/MIA flag
• State flag
• City flag
• Corporate flag

*From the flags’ perspective, standing behind the flagpoles looking out.
From the front (or street) side, it would look the opposite—with the U.S. flag on your left.

Tags: flag protocol, Minnesota State flag, POW/MIA flag, U.S. flag