[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58865-58866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23467]


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                Proclamation 9021 of September 19, 2013

                
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our country endures because in every generation, 
                courageous Americans answer the call to serve in our 
                Armed Forces. They represent the very best of the human 
                spirit, stand tall for the values and freedoms we 
                cherish, and uphold peace and security at home and 
                around the globe. Today, we pay tribute to the service 
                members who have not returned from the battlefield, we 
                stand beside their families, and we honor those who are 
                held captive as prisoners of war. We will never forget 
                their sacrifice, nor will we ever abandon our 
                responsibility to do everything in our power to bring 
                them home.

                America remains steadfast in our determination to 
                recover our missing patriots. Our work is not finished 
                until our heroes are returned safely to our shores or a 
                full accounting is provided to their loved ones. We 
                must care for the men and women who have served so 
                selflessly in our name, and we must carry forward the 
                legacy of those whose fates are still unknown. Today, 
                and every day, we express our profound appreciation to 
                our service members, our veterans, our military 
                families, and all those who placed themselves in harm's 
                way to sustain the virtues that are the hallmarks of 
                our Union.

                On September 20, 2013, the stark black and white banner 
                symbolizing America's Missing in Action and Prisoners 
                of War will be flown over the White House; the United 
                States Capitol; the Departments of State, Defense, and 
                Veterans Affairs; the Selective Service System 
                Headquarters; the World War II Memorial; the Korean War 
                Veterans Memorial; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 
                United States post offices; national cemeteries; and 
                other locations across our country. We raise this flag 
                as a solemn reminder of our obligation to always 
                remember the sacrifices made to defend our Nation.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 20, 2013, 
                as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I urge all 
                Americans to observe this day of honor and remembrance 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-23467
Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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