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Commissione moved adoption of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 2002- & 1 ,75Z-.?
PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, APRIL, 9, 2002
EAGLE COUNTY FORMER PRISONER OF WAR RECOGNITION DAY
WHEREAS, the noble ideals that became our Nation's constitutional foundation were
formed over two centuries ago in the hearts of courageous patriots who risked their lives in the name
of liberty and justice; and
WHEREAS, in answering the call to defend our ideals, generations of brave Americans have
left home and family to protect our great Nation, some never to return; and
WHEREAS, nearly 50,000 former prisoners of war live among us, including those held
captive during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, throughout the Cold War era, and
during Operation Desert Storm; and
WHEREAS, we owe an incalculable debt of gratitude to these brave heroes who displayed
great honor and indomitable wills and who sacrificed so much for our Nation and our Nation's people
in the face of torture and abuse, enduring the loneliness and resisting despair while suffering the
immeasurable loss of human dignity brought on by captivity; and
WHEREAS, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, has called upon
the people of the United States to remember former American prisoners honoring the memory of their
sacrifices; and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States of America has issued a proclamation on
April 4, 2002 designating April 9, 2002 as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2002,
and calling upon local officials to observe April 9, 2002 with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO:
THAT, the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners hereby designates April 9, 2002,
as Eagle County Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day and calls upon its citizens to honor these
individuals who sacrificed so much for our Country; and
FURTHER THAT, the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners remembers and calls
upon the citizens of the county to remember those brave Americans who are still Missing in Action
from all our wars, and to support their families in the quest for release of information concerning their
loved ones.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Bo d of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle,
State of Colorado, this day of , 2002.
ATTEST
to the Board of
County Commissioners
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COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF
COLORADO, By and Through Its
hOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner
Commissioner seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been calle , the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Michael L. Gallagher
Commissioner Am M. Menconi
Commissioner Tom C. Stone
This Resolution passed by 444Vd7&�,,��G of the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
Commissioner
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Tom C. Stone