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POW MIAs National League history and flag origin
The text outlines the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia formed in Washington DC on May 28 1970, its purpose to secure release and accounting for POWs and MIAs, structure with regional coordinators, and staff. It also details the creation of the POW MIA flag in 1971 by Hoff and Rivkees, its display in the Capitol Rotunda, and the 1990 congressional recognition under Public Law 101355 as a symbol of national concern and commitment.
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National League of Families of
Southeast Asia
District of Columbia
U.S
League
West Coast
National League of Families
MIA
Michael Hoff
Jacksonville
Florida
Times/Union
Hoff
Norman Rivkees
Annin & Company
United Nations
The
People’s Republic of
China
Rivkees
Annin
America
101St