[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8177--SEPT. 20, 2007

Proclamation 8177 of September 20, 2007
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America has been blessed by the brave men and women of our Armed Forces
who have answered the call to defend our country and protect liberty
around the world. On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor a
special group of patriots: those who have been prisoners of war and
those who are still missing in action. We remain forever in their debt,
and we renew our commitment to them and to their families never to rest
until we have accounted for every missing service member.
To commemorate this day, the National League of Families POW/MIA flag is
flown over the White House, the Capitol, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the World War II Memorial, and other
locations across our country. This flag is an enduring symbol that
reflects our solemn commitment to our courageous service members who
have been imprisoned while serving in conflicts around the world and to
those who remain missing. America will always remember these heroes, and
we underscore our pledge to achieve the

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fullest possible accounting for every missing member of our Armed
Forces.
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 21,
2007, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to join me in honoring and remembering all former American
prisoners of war and those missing in action who valiantly served our
great country. I also 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 twentieth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
second.
GEORGE W. BUSH