[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