[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

120 STAT. 3882
 
PROCLAMATION 8051--SEPT. 14, 2006


Proclamation 8051 of September 14, 2006
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2006
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a Nation, we look to our service men and women as examples of courage
and sacrifice. When our country and the world have needed brave
Americans to advance the cause of freedom, our men and women in uniform
have proudly stepped forward and selflessly endured hardships to defend
liberty. We are grateful to all who have served, and on National POW/MIA
Recognition Day, we give special honor to the extraordinary patriots who
have been prisoners of war and to those who are still missing in action.
We take inspiration from their valor and loyalty and will not rest until
we have accounted for them all.
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the National League of Families
POW/MIA flag is flown over the White House, the Capitol, the Departments
of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Korean War Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, U.S. military
installations, national cemeteries, and other locations across our
country. The POW/MIA flag is a symbol of our Nation's resolve never to
forget the service and great sacrifice of the heroes who have carried
out liberty's urgent and noble mission, even at the cost of their own
freedom. On this day, we express our deep appreciation to each of our
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines and our enduring commitment to
achieve the fullest possible accounting for all of our men and women in
uniform who have been prisoners of war or are missing in action.
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 Friday, September 15, 2006,
as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to join me in paying solemn tribute to all former American
prisoners of war and those missing in action who valiantly served our
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 fourteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH