thedrifter
09-13-02, 07:34 AM
"Since our country's birth, Americans have
responded to military threats against liberty and
democracy, whether at home or in remote areas of
the world. The young men and women of our Armed
Forces understand the need to resist oppression,
and they have willingly put themselves in harm's
way around the globe to do so. Those young
Americans who stand in the defense of freedom are
our country's most precious natural resource.
"It is particularly painful when these brave
Americans are made prisoners of war, or are
classified as missing in action. They have earned
our deep appreciation and respect for the great
sacrifices they have made so that all of us can
continue to enjoy the privileges of liberty. In
keeping faith with them, we continue our concerted
efforts to determine the fate of all those who are
unaccounted for and to bring home the remains of
those who have perished.
"The grief for our prisoners of war and those
missing in action is most intense, of course,
among their families and loved ones at home, who
wait -- often for years, and sometimes in vain --
for confirmation of their fate. These families
display their own courage too, by their endurance
in the face of deep anxiety. Their cause is our
cause, and we pledge ourselves to them anew on
this special day.
"On September 20, the flag of the
National League of Families of American prisoners
of war and those missing in action in Southeast
Asia, a black-and-white banner symbolizing all of
America's missing, will be flown over the White
House, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Departments of
State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the
Selective Service System Headquarters, the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans
Memorial, and National Cemeteries across the
country.
Sempers,
Roger
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responded to military threats against liberty and
democracy, whether at home or in remote areas of
the world. The young men and women of our Armed
Forces understand the need to resist oppression,
and they have willingly put themselves in harm's
way around the globe to do so. Those young
Americans who stand in the defense of freedom are
our country's most precious natural resource.
"It is particularly painful when these brave
Americans are made prisoners of war, or are
classified as missing in action. They have earned
our deep appreciation and respect for the great
sacrifices they have made so that all of us can
continue to enjoy the privileges of liberty. In
keeping faith with them, we continue our concerted
efforts to determine the fate of all those who are
unaccounted for and to bring home the remains of
those who have perished.
"The grief for our prisoners of war and those
missing in action is most intense, of course,
among their families and loved ones at home, who
wait -- often for years, and sometimes in vain --
for confirmation of their fate. These families
display their own courage too, by their endurance
in the face of deep anxiety. Their cause is our
cause, and we pledge ourselves to them anew on
this special day.
"On September 20, the flag of the
National League of Families of American prisoners
of war and those missing in action in Southeast
Asia, a black-and-white banner symbolizing all of
America's missing, will be flown over the White
House, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Departments of
State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the
Selective Service System Headquarters, the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans
Memorial, and National Cemeteries across the
country.
Sempers,
Roger
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