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y • BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR POW /MIA RECOGNITION WEEK 2012 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we reaffirm our commitment to resolve the fate of those Americans who continue to be unaccounted for while serving our nation during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War; and WHEREAS, North Carolina continues to provide a strong commitment to our state's active military, National Guard, and Reserve personnel; and WHEREAS, we remember those who are still missing in action, more than 74,384 from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, of which 2,300 are from North Carolina; and WHEREAS, on this day, the National League of Families POW /MIA flag, which is a black and white banner symbolizing America's missing, is flown over the White House, the U.S. Capitol, military installations and many homes throughout our great nation; and WHEREAS, this flag is the symbol that reflects America's commitment, to those service members who were imprisoned or missing while serving in the armed forces, to never rest until there is a full accounting of those who are still missing; and WHEREAS, today, North Carolina citizens are asked to remember in prayer and thoughts those service members who are unaccounted for, as well as the courageous families left behind; NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 16-22,2012, as "POW/MIA RECOGNITION WEEK" in North Carolina, dedicated to all former American prisoners of war, and to those still missing and their families. I urge all residents of the State ofNorth Carolina to join me in this week of remembrance. - BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-sixth day of July in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, and ofthe Independence,ofthe United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
Object Description
Title | Perdue, Bev. Proclamation, 2012-07-26, POW/MIA Recognition Week |
Other Title | 2012-07-26, POW/MIA Recognition Week |
Creator |
North Carolina. Office of the Governor Perdue, Bev, 1947- |
Date | 2012-07-26 |
Subjects |
Perdue, Bev, 1947- Governors--North Carolina Proclamations--North Carolina |
Time Period | (1990-current) Contemporary |
Description | Records contain official proclamations issued by the Governor on behalf of various organizations and individuals, or in relation to public events. |
Collection | Beverly Perdue. Governors' Papers. State Archives of North Carolina |
Type | Text |
Format | Proclamations |
Digital Collection | Governors Papers, Modern |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Full Text | y • BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR POW /MIA RECOGNITION WEEK 2012 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we reaffirm our commitment to resolve the fate of those Americans who continue to be unaccounted for while serving our nation during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War; and WHEREAS, North Carolina continues to provide a strong commitment to our state's active military, National Guard, and Reserve personnel; and WHEREAS, we remember those who are still missing in action, more than 74,384 from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, of which 2,300 are from North Carolina; and WHEREAS, on this day, the National League of Families POW /MIA flag, which is a black and white banner symbolizing America's missing, is flown over the White House, the U.S. Capitol, military installations and many homes throughout our great nation; and WHEREAS, this flag is the symbol that reflects America's commitment, to those service members who were imprisoned or missing while serving in the armed forces, to never rest until there is a full accounting of those who are still missing; and WHEREAS, today, North Carolina citizens are asked to remember in prayer and thoughts those service members who are unaccounted for, as well as the courageous families left behind; NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 16-22,2012, as "POW/MIA RECOGNITION WEEK" in North Carolina, dedicated to all former American prisoners of war, and to those still missing and their families. I urge all residents of the State ofNorth Carolina to join me in this week of remembrance. - BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-sixth day of July in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, and ofthe Independence,ofthe United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. |