Patches - The POW Flag Dianne L. Ray Rolling Thunder XIII		In 1971, Mrs.Mary Hoff, an MIA wife and member of the National League of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, recognized the need for a symbol of our POW/MIAs. Mrs. Hoff contacted Norman Rivkees of Annin & Company. Mr. Rivkess, along with Annin's advertising agency, designed a flag to represent our missing men. Following League approval, the flags were manufactured for distribution. On March 9,1989, a POW/MIA Flag, which flew over the White House on the 1988 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, was installed in the US Capitol Rotunda as a result of legislation passed during the 100th session of Congress. This POW/MIA Flag, the only flag displayed in the Capitol Rotunda, stands as a powerful symbol of our national commitment to our POW/MIAs until the fullest possible accounting for Americans still missing in Southeast Asia has been achieved.