RESOLUTION 91-06 ADOPTED FOR POW/MIA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
RESOLUTION NO. 91-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF REDINGTON BEACH, FLORIDA SUPPORTING
AMERICAN SERVICEMEN LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION AND SUPPORTING
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER'S EFFORTS TO BRING NATIONAL A'ITENTION TO
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WHEREAS; our country, which was founded on the principals of Freedom, Justice, and Equality, was given
life by common citizens with uncommon courage who took up arms to fight for their beliefs, and
WHEREAS; the freedoms that we, Americans, enjoy; the privilege to support or protest against our
government, to worship as we please and to think, speak and vote as our conscience and our hearts dictate,
has always been and will always be secured by average citizen-soldiers who place the love of Liberty and
a devotion to God and country above their own personal comfort, and,
WHEREAS; 2296 of America's best citizen-soldiers are still listed as missing-in action in Southeast Asia
18 years after the involvement of the United States in that conflict ceased, and,
WHEREAS; there have been more than 11,000 live sighting reports since 1973 of American servicemen
being held against their will as prisoners in Southeast Asia, and,
WHEREAS; the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in October 1990, released an "Interim
Report on the Southeast Asian POW/MIA Issue" which concluded that United States military personnel
were, indeed, being held against their will in Southeast Asia and,
WHEREAS; these Americans have endured, and continue to endure unimaginable hardship and
degradations, while their families have continued to hold out hope, postponing grief, and,
WHEREAS; the City of Clearwater has seen fit to help bring these facts to the attention of the nation by
honoring its citizens still listed as missing-in-action in Southeast Asia at a ceremony on March 30, 1991,
to be known as "AMERICAN DON'T ABANDON AMERICANS",
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington
Beach, Florida, supports the valiant American servicemen now being held as prisoners of war in Southeast
Asia and their families, and further supports the City of Clearwater in an effort to enhance the American
public's understanding of the plight of these American servicemen. The Board also urges President Bush
and our elected officials in the Senate and House of Representatives not to abandon our fellow Americans,
for when one American is not worth the effort to be found, we, Americans, have lost.
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