[Federal Register: September 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 183)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Part IV
The President
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Proclamation 8290--National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2008
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8290
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2008
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the brave
and patriotic Americans who were held as prisoners of
war, and we remember those who are still missing in
action. For their valor and selfless devotion to
protect the country they love, our Nation owes them a
debt we can never fully repay. On this day we
underscore our commitment and pledge to those who are
still missing in action and to their families that we
will not rest until we have achieved the fullest
possible accounting for every member of our Armed
Forces missing in the line of duty.
To observe this important day, the National League of
Families POW/MIA flag is flown over the Capitol, the
White House, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War
Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and
other locations across our country. The flag is a
solemn reminder of our Nation's enduring obligation and
promise to our courageous service members who remain
missing and a tribute to those who have been imprisoned
while serving their country in conflicts around the
world.
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 19, 2008,
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 for their valiant service to
our Nation. I also call upon Federal, State, and local
government officials and private organizations to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
third.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. E8-22181
Filed 9-18-08; 11:15 am]
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