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 information concerning these men is being withheld from the American people; and
WHEREAS: A full and accurate accounting still has not been made regarding more than 29 men from the State of Kansas; and
WHEREAS: Congress has designated Friday, September 21, 2012, as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day”;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert J. Schumm, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the week of September 16 - 22, 2012, as
and Friday, September 21, 2012, as
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.
Robert J. Schumm, Mayor
September 11, 2012