[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8290--SEPT. 17, 2008

Proclamation 8290 of September 17, 2008
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2008
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the brave and patriotic
Americans who were held as prisoners of war, and we remember those who
are still missing in action. For their valor and selfless devotion to
protect the country they love, our Nation owes them a debt we can never
fully repay. On this day we underscore our commitment and pledge to
those who are still missing in action and to their families that we will
not rest until we have achieved the fullest possible accounting for
every member of our Armed Forces missing in the line of duty.
To observe this important day, the National League of Families POW/MIA
flag is flown over the Capitol, the White House, the World War II
Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, and other locations across our country. The flag is a solemn
reminder of our Nation's enduring obligation and promise to our
courageous service members who remain missing and a tribute to those who
have been imprisoned while serving their country in conflicts around the
world.
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 19,
2008, 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 for their valiant service
to our Nation. 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 seventeenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
third.
GEORGE W. BUSH