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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 44-02-03
of the
City Manager of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING THE DISPLAY OF THE POW/MIA FLAG SPECIFICALLY AT 777
PEARL STREET AND ON SPECIFIC DATES
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. The Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 187.220 requires that "a public body shall
display the National League of Families POW /MIA flag with the United States
flag and the Oregon State flag upon or near the principal building of the public
body."
B. Further,ORS 187.220 also specifies that the above-mentioned flag shall be
displayed on the following days: Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in
May; Memorial Day on the last Monday in May; Flag Day on June 14;
Independence Day on July 4; National POW /MIA Recognition Day on the third
Friday of September; and Veterans Day on November 11.
C. Many men and women who reside in the City of Eugene served in our country's
military both at home and abroad defending freedom, liberty and the principles
upon which the United States of America was founded.
D. Further, some of those men and women who served in our country's military did
not return home and have yet to be found or accounted for.
E. The City of Eugene wishes to recognize and honor the commitment and sacrifice
of those men and women and encourages the citizens of Eugene to join in that
recognition.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
1. The City of Eugene, in honor of American veterans who are prisoners of war
(POW) or missing in action (MIA), will display the POW /MIA at the Eugene City
Hall located at 777 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon. This flag will be displayed only
at the City Hall location; other City of Eugene facilities or buildings are expressly
excluded from this order.
2. The POW /MIA flag will be flown on six specific dates which bear significance to
veterans, POW s, MIAs, and the families and friends of all veterans. These six
dates are:
a. Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May)
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b. Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
c. Flag Day (June 14th)
d. Independence Day (July 4th)
e. National POW /MIA Recognition Day (3rd Friday of September)
f. Veterans Day (November 11 th)
3. The City of Eugene personnel responsible for raising the flag of the United States
of America and the State of Oregon will raise the POW /MIA flag beneath the
American flag on the six dates listed above. Further, the POW/MIA flag shall be
stored in a safe and secure place when not in use.
Dated this ;2 .3 day of June, 2002.
~gG~-
James R. Carlson, CIty Manager pro tern
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