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National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

America has been blessed by the brave men and women of our ArmedForces who have answered the call to defend our country and protectliberty around the world. On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honora special group of patriots: those who have been prisoners of war andthose 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 restuntil we have accounted for every missing service member.

To commemorate this day, the National League of Families POW/MIAflag is flown over the White House, the Capitol, the Vietnam VeteransMemorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the World War II Memorial,and other locations across our country. This flag is an enduring symbolthat reflects our solemn commitment to our courageous service memberswho have been imprisoned while serving in conflicts around the world andto those who remain missing. America will always remember these heroes,and we underscore our pledge to achieve the fullest possible accountingfor every missing member of our Armed Forces.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United Statesof America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitutionand laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 21,2007, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the people ofthe United States to join me in honoring and remembering all formerAmerican prisoners of war and those missing in action who valiantlyserved our great country. I also call upon Federal, State, and localgovernment officials and private organizations to observe this day withappropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth dayof September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of theIndependence of the United States of America the two hundred andthirty-second.

GEORGE W. BUSH