PROCLAMATION 6025—SEPT. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 3095 court personnel. They play a major role in the pursuit and capture of fugitives from justice, and Federal prisoners awaiting trial or sentenc- ing are entrusted to their custody. They also operate the Witness Pro- tection program, which is responsible for protecting persons who testify for the Goverrmient in major criminal cases. In one of their most important cxurent functions, U.S. marshals adminis- ter the program under which the assets and profits of drug traffickers are seized, managed, and sold. The proceeds from such sales are used in our Nation's fight against crime and drug abuse. This summer alone, the U.S. Marshals Service led an anti-drug effort involving ten local police agencies in the Nation's Capital and its suburbs. That initiative resulted in the arrest of hundreds of career drug criminals and the clos- ing of scores of suspected "crack houses." An unfailing respect for the rule of law and the rights of individual Americans has motivated the courageous men and women of the United States Marshals Service throughout its history. Their legacy of personal sacrifice and public service merits the appreciation of every American. In recognition of the vital efforts of our Nation's oldest law enforce- ment agency, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 352 (Public Law 100-683) has designated September 24, 1989, as "United States Mar- shals Bicentennial Day" and has authorized and requested the Presi- dent to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 24, 1989, as United States Marshals Bicentennial Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activi- ties, in recognition of the United States marshals' important role in de- fending individual rights and upholding the rule of law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of September, 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 6025 of September 21, 1989 General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Forced to flee his native Poland after fighting in its xmsuccessful strug- gle for independence, General Casimir Pulaski later became a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin once praised him as a man "famous throughout Europe for his bravery and conduct in defense of the liberties of his country." In the ultimate expression of that bravery, and in solidarity with the American colonists, Pulaski vol- unteered for the Continental Army and eventually became the leader of his own cavalry unit. While leading a charge during the siege of Savan-
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