[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 54 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.J.Res. 54
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                            Joint Resolution

  
 
  Designating April 9, 1994, as ``National Former Prisoner of War 
Recognition Day''.

Whereas the United States has fought in many wars;
Whereas thousands of members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
  who served in such wars were captured by the enemy and held as 
  prisoners of war;
Whereas many such prisoners of war were subjected to brutal and inhumane 
  treatment by their captors in violation of international codes and 
  customs for the treatment of prisoners of war and died, or were 
  disabled, as a result of such treatment; and
Whereas the great sacrifices of such prisoners of war and their families 
  deserve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That April 9, 1994, is 
designated as ``National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day'' in 
honor of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have 
been held as prisoners of war, and the President is authorized and 
requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
States to commemorate such day with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.