State of Idaho - Executive Order Establishing the Schedule for Flying the POW/MIA Flag Over the Capitol

T H E O F F I C E O F   T H E    G O V E R N O R

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF IDAHO
BOISE

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2003-03

Establishing the Schedule for Flying the POW/MIA Flag Over the Capitol

      WHEREAS, the State of Idaho owes a lasting debt of gratitude to all heroic members of our Armed Forces who have risked their safety to defend the lives and liberty of others; and

       WHEREAS, the State will not forget our Nation's prisoners of war and those missing in action (POWs/MIAs) and the devoted service they have bravely rendered to our country, and neither will the State of Idaho fail to meet its obligation to their families; and

       WHEREAS, Idaho remembers those Americans who remain missing and unaccounted for an expression of our State's determination to keep faith with those who have so faithfully served and defended the United States; and

       WHEREAS, Idaho recognizes the profound suffering of those who continue to await word of the fate of their loved ones, and the State is determined to help them gain the peace and consolation that word will bring; and

       WHEREAS, the POW/MIA flag symbolizes Idaho's firm and united commitment to securing the release of any Americans who may still be held against their will, to obtaining the fullest possible accounting for the missing, and to repatriation of all recoverable American remains.

       NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Governor of the State of Idaho, by the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this state do hereby order as follows:

The POW/MIA flag shall be flown over the Idaho State Capitol Building on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, POW/MIA Recognition Day, Armed Forces Day, July 4th and Flag Day each year throughout the duration of my term as governor, as a symbol of the gratitude of the citizens of this state to all the men and women who are listed as missing in action, or who are or have been forcibly detained as a prisoner of war by our enemies. These persons have sacrificed and suffered much for their country while fighting for the cause of freedom.