U.S. Armed Forces; the dining halls, mess halls, and chow halls display a single table and chair in a corner draped with the flag as a symbol for the missing, thus reserving a chair in hopes of their return. POW/MIA Flag is also present at Veterans' organizations local chapters, state and national conventions. The National POW/MIA Flag Act ensure that the POW/MIA Flag is displayed whenever the U.S. flag is displayed, Those locations include the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, every national cemetery, the buildings containing the official offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the office of the Director of the Selective Service System, each major military installation (as designated by the Secretary of Defense), Each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, clinics and Veterans Benefits Administration offices. Each United States Postal Service post office.. See also List of black flags References Further reading "Symbol of a Nation's Concern: The POW/MIA flag and Newton Heisley, The VVA Veteran, July/August 2009 "The Story of the POW/MIA flag" in Vietnam magazine, June 2012 External links Activism flags Flags introduced in 1972 Flags of organizations Flags of the United States Flag Title 36 of the United States Code