9.072. POW/MIA Recognition Day observed, when. - Missouri Statutes

POW/MIA Recognition Day observed, when.

9.072. The third Friday of September of each year shall be known andis designated as "POW/MIA Recognition Day", and is set apart as a dayacknowledging with special gratitude and profound respect those who paidfor our freedom with their own freedom, and as a day for remembering withdeep sorrow those whose fate has never been resolved. The people of thestate of Missouri, and the educational, commercial, political, civic,religious and fraternal organizations of the state of Missouri arerequested to devote some part of the day to solemn contemplation on theplight of those Americans who were held, and those who may still be held,as prisoners of war throughout our history and who endured the indignitiesand brutality of captivity without surrendering their devotion to duty,honor and country, and to remembering with compassion and concern thefamilies who persevere in their quest to know the fate of their missingloved ones. The state of Missouri reaffirms its commitment to continueefforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting for every American,especially every Missourian, missing in service to our country, and pledgeto their families to search unceasingly for information about those whohave died and those whose remains have not been recovered.

(L. 1999 H.B. 528 § 9.130)