TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS, GREETINGS:

WHEREAS, the United States has been involved in many wars; and

WHEREAS, evidence, documentation and testimony continue to raise legitimate questions regarding the fate of American service personnel Missing in Action or held as Prisoners of War; and

WHEREAS, the whereabouts and fates of many Americans who were “last known alive” in enemy hands, including those held in a “Missing/Captured” status in the Global War on Terror have yet to be determined, and information regarding these men has not been made available to the American people; and

WHEREAS, a full and accurate accounting still has not been made regarding more than 35 servicemen from the State of Kansas; and

WHEREAS, an American soldier, SGT Bowe Bergdahl, remains a captive of the Taliban in Afghanistan since June 2009, and televised by the Taliban on at least five occasions; and

WHEREAS, the POW/MIA flag is flown daily at the State Capitol in Topeka and at many other state, city and local buildings across Kansas in recognition of our missing men:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sam Brownback, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF KANSAS, do hereby proclaim

September 16th – 22nd of 2012, as

KANSAS POW/MIA RECOGNITION WEEK

and Friday, September 21st, 2012, as

POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

in Kansas and ask all citizens of Kansas to pursue a final and accurate accounting of these Americans as a national priority by taking part in activities promoting awareness of this issue.