    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    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 peo

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    ple 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.
    GEORGE W. BUSH