National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2005

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7930 of September 16, 2005

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2005

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

In every generation, members of our Armed Forces have
answered the call of service in our Nation's hour of
need. These patriots have defended our freedom and way
of life, triumphed over brutal enemies, and answered
the prayers of millions. On National POW/MIA
Recognition Day, we honor the Americans who have been
prisoners of war and recognize them for enduring
unimaginable hardships while serving in military
conflicts around the globe. We also remember those who
are still missing in action, and we renew our
commitment to keep searching until we have accounted
for every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine missing
in the line of duty.

On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the flag of the
National League of Families of American Prisoners and
Missing in Southeast Asia is flown over the White
House, the Capitol, the Departments of State, Defense,
and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service System
Headquarters, the National Vietnam Veterans and Korean
War Veterans Memorials, U.S. Military Installations,
national cemeteries, and other locations across our
country. The flag is a reminder of our continued
commitment to those brave patriots imprisoned while
serving in conflicts around the world and of our pledge
to continue to achieve the fullest possible accounting
for all our men and women in uniform who are still
missing. Americans are blessed with the freedom made
possible by the service and sacrifice of so many. On
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, our entire Nation
honors and pays special tribute to our prisoners of war
and those who remain missing.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 16, 2005,
as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the
people of the United States to join me in saluting all
American POWs and those missing in action who valiantly
served our country. I call upon Federal, State, and
local government officials and private organizations to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand five, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

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