To us there is no sadder sight than the American Flag flying at half-staff. In that position the Flag represents and honors the death of an individual who served his/her country. The Flag never flies at half-staff for the living. The American Flag at half-staff is an honor and remembrance only for the dead.

Clearly, dead is the message the Defense POW/MIA Office (DPMO) wants to send, with the 2009 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster.

All the POWs, World War II, Korea, Cold War, Southeast Asia and the Gulf, are dead… dead… dead…

We'd like your opinion. Do you think the 2009 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster properly represents the live POW and MIA issue?