[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 47525-47526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-23177]
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[Federal Register: September 16, 1994]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 179
Friday, September 16, 1994
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Title 3--
The President
Proclamation 6718 of September 14, 1994
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 1994
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year marks the 50th anniversary of America's
participation in the largest single amphibious assault
in history. Considered by many to be a turning point in
the Second World War, the D-Day invasion at Normandy
serves as a clear reminder of our Nation's long-
standing commitment to fight for the principles of
democracy and to defeat the forces of oppression.
We must always remember the dedication and sacrifice of
our service men and women who, throughout our history,
have risked their lives to preserve freedom for future
generations. As a Nation, we are forever indebted to
these outstanding Americans for their selfless devotion
to duty. In expressing our gratitude, we should also
pause to recognize those patriots who were held as
prisoners of war and those who remain unaccounted for
as a result of their heroic service.
On September 16, 1994, the flag of the National League
of POW/MIA Families, a black and white banner
symbolizing America's missing, will be flown over the
White House; the Capitol; the U.S. Departments of
State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs; the Selective
Service System headquarters; the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial; and national cemeteries across the country.
This flag is a powerful reminder to people everywhere
of our country's firm resolve to achieve the fullest
possible accounting of every member of the United
States Armed Forces.
On this day, we pay tribute to our missing service
members and civilians. In their names, we reaffirm our
national commitment to securing the return of all
Americans who may be held against their will and to
repatriating all recoverable remains of those who died
in service to our country. That effort ranks among our
highest and most solemn national priorities. America's
heroes, and their families and loved ones, deserve no
less.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 196, has
designated September 16, 1994, as ``National POW/MIA
Recognition Day'' and has authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation in observance of this
day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim September
16, 1994, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I ask
that every American take time to honor all former
American POWs, as well as those service members and
civilians still unaccounted for as a result of their
service to our great Nation. I encourage the American
people to recognize the families of these missing
Americans for their ongoing dedication to seek the
truth and for their determination to persevere through
many long years of waiting. Finally, I call upon State
and local 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
nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and nineteenth.
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[FR Doc. 94-23177
Filed 9-14-94; 4:46 pm]
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