[Federal Register: September 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 184)]
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                Proclamation 7707 of September 18, 2003

 
                National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2003

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The sacrifice and service of America's veterans, 
                including those who became prisoners of war or who went 
                missing in action, have preserved freedom for America 
                and brought freedom to millions around the world. On 
                National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the 
                extraordinary courage of the Americans who have been 
                prisoners of war, and we pray for those who are still 
                missing in action and unaccounted for. This Nation also 
                remembers the challenges and heartache endured by the 
                families of prisoners of war and missing in action. We 
                seek answers for the families of those who are still 
                missing, and we will not rest until we have a full 
                accounting.

                To mark this important day, on September 19, 2003, the 
                flag of the National League of Families of American 
                Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia will again be 
                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. We raise this flag 
                as a reminder and a promise. The black-and-white flag 
                is a symbol that these missing Americans will not be 
                forgotten, and is flown as a testament to our 
                Government's unwavering commitment to pursue the 
                fullest possible accounting for all our missing in 
                action service members.

                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 September 19, 2003, as 
                National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to join me in saluting all 
                American POWs who valiantly served this great 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 
                eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
                eighth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 03-24219
Filed 9-22-03; 11:38 am]

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