[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 26, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54807-54808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4766]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8177--National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007



Proclamation 8178--Family Day, 2007



Proclamation 8179--Gold Star Mother's Day, 2007


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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 26, 2007 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                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 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.

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                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. 
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