National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019

Citation84 FR 50709
Record Number2019-20980
Published date25 September 2019
SectionPresidential Documents
CourtExecutive Office Of The President
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
                [Presidential Documents]
                [Pages 50709-50710]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-20980]
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                Vol. 84
                Wednesday,
                No. 186
                September 25, 2019
                Part VThe President-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                Proclamation 9930--National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019
                 Presidential Documents
                Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2019
                / Presidential Documents
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                Title 3--
                The President
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                 Proclamation 9930 of September 19, 2019
                
                National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2019
                 By the President of the United States of America
                 A Proclamation
                 Our American story is filled with countless examples of
                 patriots who have gone beyond the call of duty to
                 defend our precious liberties and cherished freedoms.
                 National POW/MIA Recognition Day is an opportunity for
                 our Nation to honor the intrepid spirit and admirable
                 bravery of all former American prisoners of war, while
                 also reaffirming our promise never to relent in our
                 quest to locate the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen,
                 Coast Guardsmen, Merchant Marines, and civilians who
                 remain missing in action.
                 Seventy-five years ago, more than 150,000 American and
                 Allied troops took part in the D-Day invasion on the
                 beaches of Normandy. Among the stalwart heroes who
                 helped alter history for the betterment of humankind on
                 the morning of June 6, 1944, are 261 American service
                 members missing in action. Their immeasurable sacrifice
                 will forever be preserved in the hearts of those who
                 continue to enjoy the hard-earned blessings of peace
                 and prosperity.
                 As Americans, it is our sacred duty to pay tribute to
                 the brave men and women of our Armed Forces for their
                 service and sacrifice, especially those who endured
                 unimaginable physical and emotional trauma as prisoners
                 of war and those who never returned to American soil.
                 It is also our solemn obligation never to leave a
                 service member behind. My Administration is dedicated
                 to locating and identifying the more than 81,000
                 American service members unaccounted for--many of whom
                 were former prisoners of war--to help alleviate the
                 grieving and prolonged uncertainty of their families.
                 We vow to pursue the fullest possible accounting of
                 these gallant patriots.
                 On September 20, 2019, the black and white flag
                 symbolizing America's Missing in Action and Prisoners
                 of War will be flown over the White House; the United
                 States Capitol; the Departments of State, Defense, and
                 Veterans Affairs; the Selective Service System
                 Headquarters; the World War II Memorial; the Korean War
                 Veterans Memorial; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial;
                 United States post offices; national cemeteries; and
                 other locations across our country. Our Nation salutes
                 our former prisoners of war, and we show reverence to
                 the service members who remain missing in action and to
                 their waiting families. America will always preserve
                 their legacy.
                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
                 United States of America, by virtue of the authority
                 vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
                 United States, do hereby proclaim September 20, 2019,
                 as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the
                 people of the United States to join me in saluting all
                 American POWs and those missing in action who valiantly
                 served our country. I 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
                 nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
                 two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
                 United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                 fourth.
                
                
                 (Presidential Sig.)
                [FR Doc. 2019-20980
                Filed 9-24-19; 11:15 am]
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