From: Jack Kinney               To: All                       Orig: SANCTUM
 Subj: OSCEOLA CO FL PROCLAMATIO Area: 101-VIETNAM_VETS        Date: 08/31/96
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PROCLAMATION
   WHEREAS, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces
 are trained and dedicated to protecting the security of our 
 Nation; and
   WHEREAS, these men and women have devoted themselves to the
 task of protecting our lives and liberty, as United States 
 citizens; and
   WHEREAS, we take inspiration and resolve from the sacrifices
 of these brave Americans, who have endured captivity for their
 allegiance to our Nation; and
   WHEREAS, we admire the courage of the families of those for
 whom remain missing or unaccounted; and
   WHEREAS, to recognize the special debt of gratitude all 
 Americans own those who have and will sacrifice their freedom
 in the service or our country and to reaffirm our commitment 
 to their courageous families, the Osceola County Board of 
 County Commissioners pledges to officially inquire upon any 
 Osceola County resident whom the United States Government may
 classify as a POW/MIA.
   NOW THERE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that we, the Osceola Board of 
 County Commissioners, proclaim May 13, 1996, as 
                                "POW/MIA DAY"
 in Osceola County, Florida, and call upon all County residents
 to join in honoring all former American Prisoners of War, those
 still missing and their families.  We further promise upon 
 official notification of any Osceola County resident classified
 as a United States Military POW/MIA that we, the Board of County
 Commissioners of Osceola County, Florida, will officially act,
 through our Veteran's Affairs Office, monthly, to ascertain the
 POW/MIA's well being and do everything in our power to ensure
 their safe return to our midst.  Furthermore, Osceola County 
 will provide an information area for the awareness of the 
 POW/MIA issue regarding these Osceola County residents.
   DONE AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of
 Osceola County, Florida at its meeting of the 13th day of 
 May 1996, A.D.
                                   BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
                                   OF OSCEOLA, COUNTY FLORIDA
                                   BY: ________/s/______________
                                       Charles Owen, Chairman
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    Other than the date listed, the above proclamation has been adopted by
    the County Commissions of both Pasco and Hernando Counties in Florida.
    This is an excellent idea as it in effect looks at FUTURE POW/MIA and
    obligates the commissions to apply pressure at the outset of a capture/
    incident and to continue checking on a monthly basis until there is no
    problem. I did this with a simple phone call and have yet to get any
    negatives back from anyone. It is a political plus and the commissions
    are elected. This can be done by anyone reading this by simply printing
    it out as is and giving it to the right person. Maybe the next POW/MIA
    will not have to wait 10 years before the shouting starts!
    
    Giving credit where credit is due, I understand that this Proclamation 
    was iniatiated originally by Jose N. Proenza Sanfiel who would appreciate
    hearing from anyone via E Mail that wants to take action or who has
    already done so. His E mail address is    powmiast@phoenixat.com
    Jose lives in Florida so don't let the phoenix thing throw you off...
    
    So let me close by saying IMHO, this is the best idea I have seen in my
    20+ years of wearing a POW/MIA bracelet daily. 20 G.D. years of being
    pissed off. Maybe we can save our future brothers this kind of anguish!
    
                                         Semper Fi Jose....
                                         Jack Kinney navy@sanctum.com
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