National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007

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Part IV

The President

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Proclamation 8177--National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007

Proclamation 8178--Family Day, 2007

Proclamation 8179--Gold Star Mother's Day, 2007

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8177 of September 20, 2007

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

America has been blessed by the brave men and women of
our Armed Forces who have answered the call to defend
our country and protect liberty around the world. On
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor a special
group of patriots: those who have been prisoners of war
and those who are still missing in action. We remain
forever in their debt, and we renew our commitment to
them and to their families never to rest until we have
accounted for every missing service member.

To commemorate this day, the National League of
Families POW/MIA flag is flown over the White House,
the Capitol, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean
War Veterans Memorial, the World War II Memorial, and
other locations across our country. This flag is an
enduring symbol that reflects our solemn commitment to
our courageous service members who have been imprisoned
while serving in conflicts around the world and to
those who remain missing. America will always remember
these heroes, and we underscore our pledge to achieve
the fullest possible accounting for every missing
member of our Armed Forces.

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 21, 2007,
as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the
people of the United States to join me in honoring and
remembering all former American prisoners of war and
those missing in action who valiantly served our great
country. I also 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
twentieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.