[Peter Ansoff]

Hi, again!

I've seen this language on several web sites that deal with the POW/MIA flag:

Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action come from every state, thus the POW/MIA flag has precedence over state flags. The following guidelines should be followed in flying the POW/MIA flag:

If flying the flag from ONE FLAG POLE, the POW/MIA flag is flown directly below the National Colors. . . .

I don't know who originally wrote this language. However, the statement that the POW/MIA flag has precedence over state flags not correct according to US military regulations -- they are clear that state flags take precedence over the POW/MIA flag. (See my previous post for the references.) According to military precedence, the order should be US flag, state flag, POW/MIA flag if they are all on the same pole.

Civilians don't have to follow military regulations, and non-military organizations are free to make up their own rules. However, one would think that they would want to follow military regs on a matter of this sort.

Peter Ansoff

[namvet]

thank you gentlemen, have a lovely day, and by trhe way what are your locations? iam in south central tennessee.

[american_flag_uk]

well firstly.... i am a female !

im 23 years old from England

[YCHistorian]

Originally Posted by Peter Ansoff

BTW, I presented a paper at the annual NAVA conference back in 2002 on the history of the First Navy Jack. My conclusion was that it probably did not exist during the Revolutionary War, but was the result of a misunderstanding by 19th century historians. The paper was published in the NAVA Journal, "Raven" in 2004.

I hope this answers your questions.

Peter Ansoff

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Peter,

I would really like to read your paper. Do you have an electronic copy (PDF) that you can email to me? Alternatively, a hard copy would suffice. I checked the NAVA website and it's not online. Thanks!
-YC