WHEREAS, the State of Idaho honors the sacrifice of the men and women in the Armed Forces; and

        WHEREAS, The Silver Star Families of America was formed to make sure we remember the sacrifice of our wounded by designing and manufacturing a Silver Star Banner and Flag; and

        WHEREAS, to date The Silver Star Families of America has freely given hundreds of Silver Star Banners to the military wounded and their families; and

        WHEREAS, members of The Silver Star Families of America have worked tirelessly to provide the wounded of this State and Country with Silver Star Banners, Flags and care packages; and

        WHEREAS, The Silver Star Families of America's sole mission is that every time someone sees a Silver Star Banner in a window or a Silver Star Flag flying, they remember the blood sacrificed for this State and Nation; and

        NOW, THEREFORE, I C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2007 to be

SILVER  STAR  DAY

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at Boise, Idaho, on this 1^st day of May in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE