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Re: Permanent POW-MIA Observance Day Petition

From: POW-MIA InterNetwork

Date: April 23, 2003

FROM AII POW-MIA: Although there is a National POW-MIA Recognition Day, which is observed on the third Friday of every September, it is not a permanent or fixed observance. The President of the United States must authorize its observance every single year.

Even though National POW-MIA Recognition Day has been authorized every year since its inception, some feel that at some point in time, a President may not be as empathetic to the issue of Unaccounted-For Prisoners and Missing, and the day will not be authorized by Presidential Proclamation.

As a result, Robert Seelbach (the Scott Speicher sign flap veteran) has started a petition to make National POW-MIA Recognition Day a fixed and permanent observance.

"From: ROBERT SEELBACH <powmia83@hotmail.com>
Subject: POW/MIA Petition for a National Holiday

I'm requesting the support of this entire organization, National, State, Local, and Auxiliary groups. I created a petition online to The U.S. Congress to Change POW/MIA Recognition Day to a National Holiday. I would appreciate, you to add a link to the petition. The URL is: http://petitiononline.com/powmianh/petition.html

If you have a problem linking to it , you can link to it through the POW/MIA Memorial website. The URL is: http://community.cleveland.com/cc/powmiamemorial
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Robert Seelbach
Commander Amvets Post 1990
620 N. Broadway
Medina, Oh 44256
330 825 9850"