PRINTER'S NO. 2451
No. 365 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, COY, CREIGHTON,
CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL,
GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HARRIS, HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KELLER,
LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER, LEWIS, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARKOSEK, McGILL, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MELIO,
METCALFE, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PERZEL,
PETRI, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REICHLEY,
ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO,
SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
T. STEVENSON, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO,
WASHINGTON, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND
YUDICHAK, JULY 17, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 17, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating September 19, 2003, as "POW/MIA Recognition Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, For many Americans, the Korean War and the Vietnam
4 Conflict bring difficult memories; and
5 WHEREAS, For former prisoners of war and the families of
6 missing personnel, these memories and emotions are particularly
7 painful; and
8 WHEREAS, In the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict, hundreds
9 of thousands of brave Americans left their homes and families to
10 defend freedom and democracy in the face of communist
11 aggression; and
1 WHEREAS, Thousands lost their lives in battle, and the fate
2 of 88,000 Americans from past conflicts is still unknown; and
3 WHEREAS, Many Americans held captive were subjected to
4 unspeakable horrors but maintained their honor, strong faith in
5 our nation and indomitable spirit; and
6 WHEREAS, There are approximately 50,000 courageous former
7 prisoners of war living among us, including those held captive
8 during World War II, who all still cope with the physical and
9 emotional effects of their captivity; and
10 WHEREAS, We owe a profound debt of gratitude to the quiet
11 heroes who served our nation so well and sacrificed so much, and
12 to the families of those still missing in action we pledge our
13 unwavering commitment to achieve the fullest possible accounting
14 of their loved ones and to seek the recovery, repatriation and
15 identification of the remains of those who have died; and
16 WHEREAS, The flag of the National League of Families of
17 American Prisoners of War and Missing in Southeast Asia, a black
18 and white banner, symbolizing America's missing service members
19 and our unshakable resolve to ascertain their fate, is flown as
20 a powerful reminder of our duty to honor and account for all
21 persons who have so faithfully served America; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
23 September 19, 2003, as "POW/MIA Recognition Day" in
24 Pennsylvania.
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