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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, America is the land of freedom, preserved and protected willingly
and freely by citizen soldiers;
WHEREAS, Millions who have answered the call to arms have died on the field
of battle;
WHEREAS, A nation at peace must be reminded of the price of war and the
debt owed to those who have died in war;
WHEREAS, The red poppy has been designated as the symbol of sacrifice of
lives in all wars; and,
WHEREAS, The American Legion Auxiliary has pledged to remind America
annually of this debt through the distribution of the memorial
flower;
THEREFORE, I, Mark A. Mace, Mayor of the City of Laurel, County of
Yellowstone, Montana, do hereby proclaim the 27th day of May,
2016, as Poppy Day and ask that all citizens pay tribute to those
who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by
wearing the Memorial Poppy on this day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the official seal of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 19th
day of April, 2016.
CITY OF LAUREL
Mark A. Mace, M. 'or
Attest:
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Shirley Ewan, C erk/Treasurer