103 STAT. 3068 PROCLAMATION 6002—JULY 28, 1989 United States and urge interested organizations, groups, and individ- uals to fly the American flag at half-staff on July 27, 1989, in honor of those Americans who died as a result of their service in Korea. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6002 of July 28, 1989 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Freedom is precious because it has been won for America at a very high price. Much of its cost has been borne by the brave and selfless members of our Armed Forces. Few Americans could more fully appre- ciate the value of liberty and self-government than those servicemen who were captiu-ed and imprisoned while defending those ideals. Many of these Americans were subjected to brutal treatment and torture by their captors in violation of fundamental standards of morality and international codes for the treatment of war prisoners. Many never sur- vived. The courage, faith, and devotion to duty demonstrated by these serv- icemen who risked theirfreedom—^indeed,their lives—for ovu* sake has moved the hearts of all Americans. Our Nation will not forget these heroes and the tremendous sacrifices they made for our country, nor will we forget our obligation to their families. All Americans recognize the profound suffering of those who continue to await word of their loved ones' fate. The U.S. commitment to securing the release of any U.S. servicemen who may still be held against their will, to obtaining the fullest possi- ble accounting for the missing, and to repatriation of all recoverable American remains, is unshakable. Because this Nation recognizes the dignity and worth of every individual and the inestimable value of every human life, we will not allow oxu- POWs and MIAs to become lost to us. We shall continue to seek the truth about their fate and to ensure the peace of certainty for their families. The fullest possible ac- counting for the missing will continue to be a matter of highest priority. In March, a POW/MIA Flag was raised in the Capitol Rotimda as a symbol of our Nation's concern for those servicemen who remain miss- ing and unaccounted for, and as an expression of our determination to obtain a full and satisfactory accounting for them. That flag shall remain on display there until the POW/MIA issue is thus resolved. To reaffirm our promise to keep faith with America's missing service- men and their families, the POW/MIA Flag will be flown over the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service System headquarters, and the Vietnam Veterans
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