US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day is an awareness holiday created in 2023 with the passage of the US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act.[1][2] The holiday is observed on March 9th of every year.
In addition to the designation of the holiday, the U.S. Hostages and Wrongful Detainee Day Act also designates and federally recognizes a flag of US Hostages and Wrongful Detainees.[1][4] The flag was originally designed for the Bring Our Families Home campaign by University of Oregon professor David Ewald, in collaboration with family members of US hostages and wrongful detainees in the early 2020's.[5]
Under law, the U.S. Hostages and Wrongful Detainees Flag is to be displayed on U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and on any day on which a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States returns to the United States from being held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, or dies while being held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.[1] When displayed together, the U.S. Hostages and Wrongful Detainees Flag should fly below, and not be larger than, the United States flag. It is generally flown immediately below or adjacent to the United States flag as second in order of precedence.[6]
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