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In observance of that service and sacrifice, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall display the POW\/MIA flag on public buildings on the following days each year:<\/p><p>Armed Forces Day &#8212; the third Saturday in May.<\/p><p>Memorial Day &#8212; the last Monday in May.<\/p><p>Flag Day &#8212; June 14.<\/p><p>Independence Day &#8212; July 4.<\/p><p>National POW\/MIA Recognition Day &#8212; the third Friday in September.<\/p><p>Veterans Day &#8212; November 11.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPLAY OF THE POW\/MIA FLAG (\u00a7 2.2-3310.1)\n\nIt is the sense of the General Assembly that members of the armed forces of the\nUnited States who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action\nshould be honored and remembered for their service and sacrifice. In observance\nof that service and sacrifice, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth\nshall display the POW\/MIA flag on public buildings on the following days each\nyear:\n\nArmed Forces Day &#8212; the third Saturday in May.\n\nMemorial Day &#8212; the last Monday in May.\n\nFlag Day &#8212; June 14.\n\nIndependence Day &#8212; July 4.\n\nNational POW\/MIA Recognition Day &#8212; the third Friday in September.\n\nVeterans Day &#8212; November 11.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 835, \u00a7 2.1-27.3:1.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}