HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 87- Poppy Days May 15-16 1987
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PRO C LAM A T ION
POPPY DAYS
May 15-16, 1987
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WHEREAS, each year, our citizens are afforded an oDDortunity to pay
tribute to those many members of our Armed Forces who sacri-
ficed 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, dis-
ability 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 Popuies 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 15, and Saturday, May 16, 1987, as
"POPPY DAYS"
in the City of Bozeman and urge every citizen to give generous recogni-
tion to this program and to obtain and wear a Memorial Red poppy on
these days.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the City of Bozeman, in the State
SEA L of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman,
Montana, this 9th day of March in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Eighty-Seven.
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JUDI H A. MATHRE, Mayor