HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 86- Poppy Days May 16-17 1986
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PRO C LAM A T ION
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POppy DAYS
May 16-17. 1986
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WHEREAS, each year, our citizens are afforded an opportunity to pay
tribute to those many members of our Armed Forces who sacrified
their lives in the defense of our great Nation and whose
gallantry should continue to be an inspiration to every citizen
who enjoys the freedom and benefits of the United States of
America; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that special honor be given our war
dead, memories of them brightened. and special recognition to be
given to thousands who continue to pay in suffering, disability
and illness resulting from services to their country; and
WHEREAS, wearing a Red Poppy or replicas made by hospitalized veterans
throughout the year is symbolic of reverence and respect; and
WHEREAS, a period is designated each year when these Red Poppies are sold
by the American Legion Auxiliary and the proceeds from these
sales used for rehabilitation of disabled veterans and the
welfare of their dependents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Judith A. Mathre, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do
hereby proclaim Friday, May 16. and Saturday, May 17, 1986, as
"POPPY DAYS"
in the City of Bozeman and urge every citizen to give generous recog-
nition to this program and to obtain and wear a Memorial Red Poppy on
these days.
SEA L IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the City of Bozeman, in the State
of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman,
Montana, this 7th day of April in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine-
teen Hundred and Eighty-Six.
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JUDITH A. MATHRE
Mayor
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