Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:      The United States has been involved in many wars; and

WHEREAS:      Evidence, documentation, and testimony continues to raise legitimate questions regarding final accountings for Americans Missing in Action or believed held as Prisoners of War in foreign countries; and

WHEREAS:      The whereabouts and fates of those Americans who were “last known alive” in enemy hands have yet to be determined; and

WHEREAS:      A full and accurate accounting still has not been made regarding more than 30 men from the State of Kansas; and

WHEREAS:      Congress has designated Friday, September 16, 2005, as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis “Boog” Highberger, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the week of September 11 – 17, 2005, as

“POW/MIA RECOGNITION WEEK”

and Friday, September 16, 2005, as

“POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY”

in Lawrence and ask all Kansans to pursue a final accounting of these Americans as a national priority by taking part in activities promoting awareness of this issue.

                                                                        Dennis “Boog” Highberger

                                                                        Mayor

September 13, 2005